Local
Shira Frank Named New Executive Director of the Jewish LGBTQ Donor...
The Jewish LGBTQ Donor Network announced on March 28 the hiring of Shira Frank — an LGBTQ woman with strong Washington, D.C. area ties,...
WJW Podcast
Opinion
Our Misunderstanding of Freedom Emboldens Authoritarian Regimes
By Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
I recently had the freedom to rush to my bomb shelter as Iranian drones and missiles
targeted Israel.
As Israel’s defense systems and...
You Should Know
You Should Know… Nycci Nellis
Nycci Nellis is a well-established local food and wine journalist based in Kensington. She grew up in a Jewish family in New Jersey and...
Last Word
Fostering an Inclusive and Vibrant Jewish Environment at University of Maryland:...
Rabbi Ari Israel, who is in his 22nd year as executive director of the University of Maryland Hillel, recently became the second recipient of...
Nation and World
Iran Launches Missiles, Drones at Israel, Marking Unprecedented Escalation of Regional...
Iran launched missiles and more than 100 drones at Israel late Saturday, in an attack that marks the first time that Israel’s most powerful...
Arts & Culture
Musical Bridge-Building Project Brings Songs and Dialogue to DC
Members of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus came to Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., on April 9 to tell the world that personal connections...
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One Jewish Law School’s Unusually Flexible Study Program: Classes on Sundays Only
Shira Schneeweiss was working as a paralegal when she decided she needed more from her career.
During Covid, Schneeweiss had moved from Canada to New...
Growing Number of Jews Using NY’s First Reform Chevra Kadisha Burial Society
When members of the year-old Reform Communal Chevra Kadisha of New York complete their work preparing a Jewish body for burial, they take a...
Israeli University Launching Unique Mental Health Trauma Center Spurred by Distinct Nature of Oct....
How do you deal with the trauma of the deadliest day Jews have experienced since the Holocaust?
This was the question Israeli trauma experts faced...
From medicine to high-tech: How the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s unique partnership with Israel...
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, the students and faculty at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been focused on their continued...
