You Should Know… Sara Evangelista
Sara Evangelista, of Washington, has some thoughts about the Pew Research Center’s new report, “Jewish Americans in 2020,” especially on its findings about interfaith...
ADL’s Meredith Weisel on rising antisemitism
As one day of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza led into another, antisemitic incidents surged, both in the United States and Europe....
You Should Know… Zach Goldberg
Zach Goldberg likes to hang out with Jews wherever he can find him. And at the University of Maryland, the Berman Hebrew Academy graduate...
Building community in Northern Virginia with Jenn Rafael
When the pandemic hit and Jenn Rafael couldn’t gather with her friends in person, she improvised. The Fairfax Station resident met with people at...
Giving credit to the teachers with Steve Mazer
Steve Mazer has two lifelong passions: opera singing and glassblowing. He has performed in operas at The Kennedy Center in Washington, as a chorus...
You Should Know… Jessika Portney
Jessika Portney is on a journey that she says has taken her from “bossy and bubbly little girl” to “confident and engaging woman leader.”...
You Should Know… Sammy Rabinowitz
Sammy Rabinowitz was 4 when he started playing drums. He hasn’t missed a beat since.
Now 17, Rabinowitz is studying instrumental music at Duke Ellington...
Understanding Jewish history with Michael Brenner
Michael Brenner describes himself as a Jew first. Other aspects of his identity come second: Germany, where he was born. And the United States,...
You Should Know… Joel Griffith
Joel Griffith is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, but that’s not all he does.
Griffith, 40, also works to...
Graphing the game with David Appelman
On a typical day David Appelman wakes around 4:30 a.m., the time when FanGraphs updates. The website hosts statistical analysis, graphs and projections for...