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Students named as Bronfman fellows

Five 11th graders from the Washington area are among the 26 students selected for the 35th cohort of the Bronfman Fellowship. They are: Benjamin Guggenheim,...

Yael Roza Fox

Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzy and Chana Tzirel (Zaks) Fox, of Silver Spring, announce the birth of their daughter, Yael Roza Fox, on April 12....
Shlomo Fantl

Shlomo Fantl joins Garden of Remembrance

Shlomo Fantl has joined the staff of The Garden of Remembrance (Gan Zikaron) Memorial Park in Clarksburg as a memorial counselor and funeral coordinator....

Temple B’nai Shalom

Participating in Temple B’nai Shalom’s confirmation on May 23 are: Front row, from left: Rabbi David S. Widzer, Amanda Draznin, Judah Widzer, Maxwell Goldring,...
Talia Ruth Stein

Talia Ruth Stein

Talia Ruth Stein, daughter of Dr. Robyn Miller and Stephen Jacob Stein and sister of Maya Eve Stein, will become a bat mitzvah on...

How the pandemic changed these couples’ wedding plans

Fancy attire, guests dancing the horah in a crowded ballroom... This might be what a wedding used to look like. In 2021, after a...
Rabbi Daniel Novick

Novick to lead Hillel at George Mason University

George Mason University Hillel has named Rabbi Daniel Novick as its new executive director. Novick is currently the assistant director at the Hillel at the...
Benjamin ‘Benji’ Whiting-Eisemann

Benjamin ‘Benji’ Whiting-Eisemann

Benjamin “Benji” Whiting-Eisemann will celebrate his bar mitzvah on April 24, virtually at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation. Benji is the son of Vanessa Eisemann...

Zoe Shrank

Zoe Shrank, daughter of Miriam Vogel and Will Shrank, became a bat mitzvah on April 3 at Adas Israel Congregation. Zoe is the granddaughter of...
Elliott Datlow

Elliott Datlow gets Pro tennis award

Elliott Datlow of Bethesda was named Professional Tennis Registry Member of the Year for Maryland, at the PTR annual meeting in February. This award...