Local
Tzedek DC Receives Transformative $1 Million Gift
Local Jewish legal organization Tzedek DC received the largest donation in its history on March 19 with a $1 million unrestricted gift from MacKenzie...
WJW Podcast
Opinion
The Fire on the Altar; The Fire Inside Us
By Clifford S. Fishman
This week’s Torah portion is Tzav: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36
Fire is a powerful force — and a powerful symbol.
According to a...
You Should Know
You Should Know… Jenna Israel
Jenna Israel has quickly begun to make an impact in the local DMV area through her work with Jews United for Justice, where she...
Last Word
A Passion for Jewish Education and the Jewish People: Rabbi Mitchel...
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus has spent his entire 23-year professional career in the world of Jewish education, serving as head of school at Charles E....
Nation and World
Joseph Lieberman, Centrist Senator and First Jew on a Major Presidential...
(A note from the Washington Jewish Week: Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman was the featured guest on the first episode of the WJW Podcast,...
Arts & Culture
‘Avaaz’ at Olney Theatre Center
On entering Olney Theatre Center’s Mulitz-Gudelsky Theater Lab now through April 7, the intimate performing space is awash in crystalline light from hanging cut-glass...
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As Ukraine war enters Year 3, Odessa Jewish Children’s Home struggles with new challenges
When Rabbi Avraham Wolff leaves the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine, most evenings, he whispers a silent prayer.
He prays that the 120 children for whom...
A Jewish institution asks: What does Judaism have to say about AI?
Will the advent of artificial intelligence usher in a new age of prosperity and efficiency, or will it hasten the downfall of civilization as...
Through young-adult buddy system, the children of cancer patients find support
Sylvie Slotkin was already struggling with her mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic when, before her sophomore year of high school, she learned that...
For war-related rehab, leading Israeli hospital uses innovative simulation system and unique tools
Even before the smoke began to clear from Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack, Israeli healthcare professionals realized they were facing a series of unprecedented...