Benjamin Jacobs named co-chair of advisory board
Benjamin M. Jacobs, of Washington, has been appointed advisory board co-chair of Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education, or CASJE. Jacobs is associate...
(PHOTOS) Ponies and Purim
Photos by Eric Schucht
As the story goes, Haman, through his own vanity, set himself up to lead his enemy Mordechai through the streets of...
Molly Gravholt named Federation CFAO
Molly Gravholt on March 1 became the first chief financial and administrative officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.
Gravholt is a certified public...
Here’s how to plan a pandemic bar/bat mitzvah
When the world shut down last March as fear spread that the coronavirus was as lethal as it was unknown, Ben Pollack was days...
Sampling the bar mitzvah speech
The bar or bat mitzvah speech is an opportunity for the child to explain how their Torah portion relates to their lives. It’s also...
Avi Gorodetski named international s’ganit
Avi Gorodetski, of Washington, was named international s’ganit, or vice president of programmning, during the BBYO International Convention.
Avi, a member of the Yachad Chapter...