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Temple Micah Breathes New Life Into Haftarah
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (722+ words) For many, the haftarah is the “forgotten stepchild” of Shabbat morning services, according to Rabbi Samantha Frank. “Everyone is so excited about the Torah reading, and then we just kind of have to get through the haftarah reading before we…...
Dog Days: Including Man's Best Friend in Jewish Tradition
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (1137+ words) It’s not every day you see a golden retriever or a poodle mix seated for Shabbat services. But that was the scene outside a Bethesda synagogue Aug. 14. Every summer for three years now, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County has…...
Gaithersburg's Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal Builds, Grows Jewish Community
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (877+ words) Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal’s first paycheck came from leading junior congregation at his childhood synagogue in Bethesda. Little did he know, he would go on to become the founding rabbi of a nearby shul and head the world’s largest network of…...
WRJ Members Get to Know Temple Emanuel's New Cantor
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (102+ words) Members of Women of Reform Judaism gathered, shared stories, engaged in conversation and got to know Temple Emanuel’s new cantor, Emily Short, Aug. 16. The post WRJ Members Get to Know Temple Emanuel’s New Cantor appeared first on Washington Jewish Week....
Editorial: Too Jewish to Publish
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (437+ words) Something deeply troubling is happening in American publishing. What may have begun as hostility toward Israel and Zionism increasingly appears to be bleeding into something broader: discomfort with Jews and Jewish identity itself. The evidence is becoming difficult to dismiss....
Opinion: Don’t Turn Away From Israel and Jewish People — This Is the Time to Lean in and Double Down
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (378+ words) These concerns are real, and they deserve honest discussion and debate. Friends and family can disagree on these issues while remaining committed to Israel’s future. Faced with these pressures, some have begun to distance themselves. They reduce their support for…...
New Study Puts Israel Views of Jewish Studies Faculty Under Scrutiny
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (429+ words) A new study claims anti-Israel sentiment is prevalent not only across U.S. universities but within some Jewish and Israel studies programs. The Olam, a publication headed by Ronn Torossian, an American public relations executive and longtime pro-Israel activist with ties to…...
Thousands of Teens Gather in Israel to Celebrate Their Connection to Jewish Life — And Each Other
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (588+ words) More than 4,500 teens from North America and Israel gathered last month for an outdoor festival that some have described as “Israel’s teen Coachella.” Part music festival, part celebration and part networking event — featuring a musical performance from Noam Bettan, the…...
Bethesda Jewish Congregation ‘Grows Tremendously’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (821+ words) Years ago, Geryl Baer walked into a religious school classroom at Bethesda Jewish Congregation and saw engaged students learning about teshuvah, the repentance typically observed throughout Elul. Instead of sitting at desks with paper and pencil, the kids were turning…...
D'var Torah: No One Left by the Roadside
1+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) By Rabba Daphne Lazar Price This week’s Torah portion is Shoftim: Deuteronomy 16:18 — 21:9 At first glance, Parshat Shoftim seems like a patchwork of unrelated laws: judges and kings, prophets and witnesses, cities of refuge, the conduct of war, and the ritual…...