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You Should Know … Jacob Scharf Jacob Scharf is a triple threat as the youth director at Kehilat Pardes – The Rock Creek ...
01/14/2025

You Should Know … Jacob Scharf
Jacob Scharf is a triple threat as the youth director at Kehilat Pardes – The Rock Creek Synagogue, and a learning specialist and basketball coach at Berman Hebrew Academy. Sometimes he is at the school from 8 a.m.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/you-should-know-jacob-scharf

Jacob Scharf is a triple threat as the youth director at Kehilat Pardes, and a learning specialist and basketball coach at Berman Hebrew Academy.

Or Chadash’s Shabbat Potluck Dinners Bring Community Together The rule that one must contribute a dish to the potluck go...
01/14/2025

Or Chadash’s Shabbat Potluck Dinners Bring Community Together
The rule that one must contribute a dish to the potluck goes out the window at Congregation Or Chadash, a small Reform temple in Damascus, Maryland. If you’ve had a particularly busy day and no time to run to the store, you’re still welcome at Or Chadash’s monthly Shabbat potluck dinner.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/or-chadashs-shabbat-potluck-dinners-bring-community-together

The rule that one must contribute a dish to the potluck goes out the window at Or Chadash, a small Reform temple in Damascus, Maryland.

Tired of Trudeau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced last week that he would step down in the coming month...
01/14/2025

Tired of Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced last week that he would step down in the coming months, having been forced out by an angry electorate, political infighting and uncertain economic prospects. Trudeau said that he would stay on as prime minister until his Liberal Party picks a new leader, a process that could take months.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/tired-of-trudeau

Canada faces very serious challenges — some of which can be blamed on Trudeau’s failed leadership and what many see as his lack of clear vision, moral compass and purpose.

Meta Opens the Sewer of Hate Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the social media giant is ending its thir...
01/14/2025

Meta Opens the Sewer of Hate
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the social media giant is ending its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system modeled after the community notes feature on Elon Musk’s X. Meta’s decision to dismantle its extensive fact-checking activity in the U.S.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/meta-opens-the-sewer-of-hate

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the social media giant is ending its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system

Local Holocaust Survivor Donates $66,000 to Leket Israel Food Bank Myron Mehlman has long made it a priority to feed oth...
01/14/2025

Local Holocaust Survivor Donates $66,000 to Leket Israel Food Bank
Myron Mehlman has long made it a priority to feed others, so it came as no surprise that the 91-year-old Holocaust survivor donated $66,000 to Leket Israel, the country’s largest food rescue organization. The donation will help Leket rescue and redistribute surplus food to feed more than 415,000 Israelis in need each week, including Holocaust survivors, at-risk youth and families experiencing food insecurity, according to a press release.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/local-holocaust-survivor-donates-66000-to-leket-israel-food-bank

Myron Mehlman has long made it a priority to feed others, so it came as no surprise that the Holocaust survivor donated to Leket Israel.

‘We’re All in This Together’: Panelists Discuss Antisemitism, Interfaith Efforts at DC Legislative Breakfast Two Distric...
01/13/2025

‘We’re All in This Together’: Panelists Discuss Antisemitism, Interfaith Efforts at DC Legislative Breakfast
Two District council members and a local rabbi talked Jewish safety, combating antisemitism and interfaith efforts at a legislative breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8, ahead of the 2025 legislative session and an incoming presidential administration. This event marked the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington’s inaugural “Lox and Legislators” gathering in the nation’s capital.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/were-all-in-this-together-panelists-discuss-antisemitism-interfaith-efforts-at-dc-legislative-breakfast

Two D.C. council members and a local rabbi talked interfaith efforts and combating antisemitism at a D.C. legislative breakfast on Jan. 8.

Israel Policy Forum Hires First DC Managing Director, Senior Fellow The Israel Policy Forum announced its new hire for t...
01/13/2025

Israel Policy Forum Hires First DC Managing Director, Senior Fellow
The Israel Policy Forum announced its new hire for the inaugural role of Washington managing director and senior fellow, who began in the role today. Rachel Brandenburg brings almost two decades of experience working on issues impacting United States national security and U.S.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/israel-policy-forum-hires-first-dc-managing-director-senior-fellow

The Israel Policy Forum announced its hire for the inaugural role of Washington managing director and senior fellow.

Jewish Community Springs Into Action as Devastating Los Angeles-Area Fires Widen Among the thousands of people who have ...
01/09/2025

Jewish Community Springs Into Action as Devastating Los Angeles-Area Fires Widen
Among the thousands of people who have lost their homes are several Jewish celebrities and at least one area rabbi. Philissa Cramer
Daniel Sher’s voice broke as he related the latest to members of his Pacific Palisades synagogue.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/jewish-community-springs-into-action-as-devastating-los-angeles-area-fires-widen

Daniel Sher’s voice broke as he related the latest to members of his Pacific Palisades synagogue.

Be Afraid, America. Be Very Afraid. Thane RosenbaumThe terrorist attack by an American citizen turned Islamic State amba...
01/07/2025

Be Afraid, America. Be Very Afraid.
Thane Rosenbaum

The terrorist attack by an American citizen turned Islamic State ambassador in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, which killed 14 and left 35 seriously injured, was about as predictable as an unfulfilled New Year’s resolution. Problem is: New Year’s resolutions usually involve a nation without the self-discipline to lose weight.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/be-afraid-america-be-very-afraid

In the U.S., we clearly missed the signs. When it comes to Islamic extremism and its direct line to terrorism, we have gotten very sloppy.

Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) For much of the pro-Israel community, former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week at age ...
01/07/2025

Jimmy Carter (1924–2024)
For much of the pro-Israel community, former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week at age 100, presented a significant challenge. On the one hand, there were aspects of his life that were inspirational and impressive.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/jimmy-carter-1924-2024

For much of the pro-Israel community, former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week at age 100, presented a significant challenge.

Rabbi Matthew Bellas, Lower School Principal of Local Jewish Day School, Dies at 50 For 10 years, Rabbi Matthew Bellas w...
01/07/2025

Rabbi Matthew Bellas, Lower School Principal of Local Jewish Day School, Dies at 50
For 10 years, Rabbi Matthew Bellas wrote the script and song lyrics for the annual Chanukah musical he started at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, where he was the Lower School principal.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/rabbi-matthew-bellas-lower-school-principal-of-local-jewish-day-school-dies-at-50

For 10 years, Bellas wrote the script and song lyrics for the annual Chanukah musical he started at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School.

Hundreds of Volunteers Spread Holiday Cheer Through DC JCC’s Day of Service Local Jewish community members step up when ...
01/07/2025

Hundreds of Volunteers Spread Holiday Cheer Through DC JCC’s Day of Service
Local Jewish community members step up when everyone is home for Christmas

When nonprofits and social service agencies are understaffed on Christmas Day, the local Jewish community has historically stepped up, part of a tradition that’s nearly four decades old. The Edlavitch D.C.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/hundreds-of-volunteers-spread-holiday-cheer-through-dc-jccs-day-of-service

When nonprofits and social service agencies are understaffed on Christmas Day, the local Jewish community has historically stepped up

3 Israelis Killed in West Bank Terror Attack Ben SalesThree Israelis were killed and eight wounded in the northern West ...
01/06/2025

3 Israelis Killed in West Bank Terror Attack
Ben Sales

Three Israelis were killed and eight wounded in the northern West Bank after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a key highway that runs through the area. The attack is the latest in a year that has seen heightened violence in the West Bank alongside Israel’s wars with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/3-israelis-killed-in-west-bank-terror-attack

Three Israelis were killed and eight wounded in the northern West Bank after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a key highway that runs through the area.

Women of Beth Chaverim’s Second Annual Pop-Up Chanukah Shop a Success We all have that one storage closet or drawer pile...
01/06/2025

Women of Beth Chaverim’s Second Annual Pop-Up Chanukah Shop a Success
We all have that one storage closet or drawer piled with things from years past, and Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation is no stranger to that. The Ashburn, Va., synagogue’s storage space had long been full of Judaica items from a gift shop that Beth Chaverim Sisterhood — now known as Women of BCRC — started up in 2002.

“But with the rise of e-commerce and online shopping, we just kind of held on to inventory over the years,” Felicia Schwartz, the president of Women of BCRC, said. “We decided last year, we have all this inventory that’s been sitting here, let’s just see if anybody is interested in buying any of our menorahs or candles or Judaica items.”

Beth Chaverim’s first pop-up Chanukah shop was “really successful,” and Women of BCRC coordinated the effort again in 2024 in the weeks leading up to Chanukah.
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/women-of-beth-chaverims-second-annual-pop-up-chanukah-shop-a-success

We all have that one storage closet or drawer piled with things from years past, and Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation is no stranger to that.

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