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Benjamin M. Jacobs

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

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...
Philip Davis and his family celebrate his bar mitzvah at Temple Rodef Shalom on June 30.

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

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...