WJW Guides

Big Jewish Weddings are Back, with a Personal Touch

More than just brides and grooms are saying “I do” this wedding season. Vered Asta, principal event planner at Vela Events serving the Virginia,...

Seniors Recall the Passover Seders of Their Childhoods

Sheldon Goldberg’s early Passovers were filled with mystery. Now 84, the Silver Spring resident remembers seders at his grandparents’ house in Detroit, where the afikoman...

Passover Fondue. Fun-do!

Passover is a joyous holiday and, in addition to the important rituals it involves, it delivers festivity and fun. With that in mind, we...

B’not mitzvah in ASL a milestone for deaf women

By Robert Weinstock Historically, many Jews who are deaf and hard of hearing did not have linguistic or cultural access to a Jewish education. This...

In NoVa, different paths to becoming bar or bat mitzvah

Lisa Downing was raised as a Roman Catholic. But as an adult, she said, she could not find her footing in Christianity. So she...

Fairfax teen creates COVID questions series for bat mitzvah project

Growing up during the pandemic is a strange time, leaving many children and teens feeling powerless. One local teen is using her bat mitzvah...

A camp counselor answers your questions

When I left for my first two-week stint at Jewish camp as a 9 year old, my mother was very worried. She was convinced...

Camps Airy and Louise kick off their 100th anniversary

Mark Fine recalls the most memorable moments of his experience at Camp Airy with humor. During his first summer as a counselor in 1996, he...

The new Florida? Record number of U.S. retirees relocated to Israel in 2021

Sponsored By Larry Luxner TEL AVIV — A few weeks ago, Joel Tenenbaum, 81, and Marilyn Berkowitz, 84, arrived in Tel Aviv on an El Al...

Here’s why counselors can’t get enough of camp

Jill Balk used to count the days until school ended, so she could do what she loved most in the whole world: spend her...