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Pozez JCC To Host ‘Space Torah’ Event

The Pozez JCC is hosting a screening of a documentary about the first Jewish American astronaut to travel to space and the first person...

Maryland Resolution Calls for a ‘Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine”

A nonbinding resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire “in Israel and Palestine” was introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates late last month. The resolution...

Bethesda Couple Organizes Effort to Help Israeli Startups

A Bethesda couple is currently in the middle of a large collaborative effort with several venture capital incubator groups to provide funding through investments...

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Adds Key Player to Its Professional Leadership Team

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington made a big personnel move to further expand its involvement within the DMV community with the recent hiring...

Magen David Sephardic Congregation’s New Rabbi Balances Synagogue Role With Military Service

Rabbi Colonel Henry Soussan of Magen David Sephardic Congregation has a unique employment situation, serving as a community rabbi for the Rockville synagogue since...

DC Man Arrested for Assault and Suspected Hate Crime After Attacking DC Rabbi

The Metropolitan Police Department has made an arrest in a case involving an assault by a Lyft driver on Rabbi Menachem Shemtov, a prominent...

Finally Calling Israel Home: Columbia Heights Resident Makes Aliyah During Israel-Hamas War

After about 50 visits, Andrew Keene, 29, can finally call Israel home. The former Columbia Heights resident made aliyah on Jan. 1, undeterred by...

Rabbi Adam Raskin Celebrates His ‘Bar Mitzvah Year’ at Har Shalom

This year marks the 13th year that Rabbi Adam Raskin has been with Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, and it’s led him to playfully...

Local Community Members Call for Hostages’ Release Outside Qatari Embassy in DC

Roughly 200 people attended a gathering on Jan. 24 organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington outside the Qatari embassy in...

Prominent DC Rabbi Is Assaulted by Lyft Driver

A prominent Orthodox rabbi was physically and verbally assaulted by a Lyft driver in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Jan. 28. After the incident, the...