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Jewish Teens Participate in DC Teaching Assistant Fellowship
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (129+ words) The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington partnered with Moving Traditions for the DC Teaching Assistant Fellowship, where 36 teen participants will step into a year of leadership skill-building, learning how to be confident leaders in their synagogue communities. The post Jewish…...
Helene Ruth Diamond Slonin
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (162+ words) On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Helene Slonin of West Palm Beach, FL (and previously of Potomac, MD). Wife of the late Nathan Slonin. Mother of Stephen Sigelman, and step mother to Iris Slonin, Ilene Rotstan, and Ina Colbert; Daughter of the late Aaron…...
Opinion: For Jewish Charities, a Chance to Serve Without Leaving Faith at the Door
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) By David J. Benger Same meal. Same neighbors. Different rules. On Aug. 25, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that this arrangement is not merely strange. It is unconstitutional. The Office of Legal Counsel is the component of the Justice…...
Norman Gelman, Longtime Montgomery County Political Activist, Dies at 97
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (718+ words) Norman Ira Gelman, a longtime Montgomery County political activist, policy analyst, writer and Jewish community leader who spent decades involved in public affairs in the Washington area, died July 20. He was 97. Judy Gelman said Judaism was “a source of his…...
Bethesda's Rachel Federowicz Is Pillar of Jewish DC
1+ week, 2+ day ago (855+ words) Rachel Federowicz grew up in Bethesda with the idea of being an active community member and continues to carry that torch in the local Jewish community. “It’s thrilling to be raising my own kids here in this community, and I…...
10 Ways to Observe the High Holidays in Jewish DMV
1+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) Choose from Rosh Hashanah services, tashlich experiences and more in Jewish DMV next week. MACHAR ROSH HASHANAH FAMILY SERVICE HIGH HOLIDAYS WITH THE JEWISH STUDIO Join the Jewish Studio and Rabbi Evan Krame for meaningful and joyful High Holidays services,…...
DC's Emma Fensterheim Makes Adas Israel Feel Like Home
1+ week, 2+ day ago (662+ words) When she began as a staff member at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., Emma Fensterheim didn’t need orientation or a building tour. She grew up there. Now, the Cleveland Park resident serves as the membership and program manager at the…...
Herbert Louis Tanenbaum
1+ week, 3+ day ago (236+ words) 98, a prominent cardiologist, passed away August 20th at Fairfax Hospital, in Falls Church, VA.. Dr. Tanenbaum was born and raised in Washington, D.C. living with his family in their small family corner grocery store. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1948 and was…...
Schuster Takes Helm of Washington Jewish Week
1+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) I am thrilled to announce I have joined Mid-Atlantic Media as the new editor of Washington Jewish Week. We will work to deepen our engagement with our audience and create a publication that people turn to not only for news,…...
Dana Fink, Who Fought for Accessibility and Inclusion, Dies at 38
1+ week, 4+ day ago (930+ words) When Dana Fink was growing up in Atlanta, her two older sisters went to an orthodontist whose office had a step at the entrance. When it was Dana’s turn to become a patient, she refused to go until the office…...