You Should Know

Meet local Jews in their 20s and 30s.

You Should Know…Rabbi Atara Cohen

Rabbi Atara Cohen didn’t initially plan on becoming a rabbi. She studied religion at Princeton University before she said more opportunities opened up in...

Noa Nir… You Should Know

Noa Nir is a longtime resident of Arlington and has ties to the Northern Virginia Jewish community that stretch back to some of her...

You Should Know… Leilah Mooney Joseph

Leilah Mooney Joseph grew up with a reverence for teachers and the teaching profession, which ultimately led to her working alongside educational institutions in...

You Should Know… Amalia Kruszel

When OneTable’s first-ever chief technology officer, Amalia Kruszel of Arlington, works to enhance peoples’ connections to Shabbat, she can often be found hanging out...

You Should Know… Jeremy Frisch

Over the course of Jeremy Frisch’s relatively short career since he graduated from American University in 2018, he explored a wide range of paths...

You Should Know… Erica Milgram

Erica Milgram may have only graduated from college at Elon University a few years ago, but she’s already found her passion, now working as...

You Should Know… Liora Newman

Liora Newman is fresh out of college and new to the Washington, D.C., community, but she brings with her a talent and passion for...

You Should Know… Sarah Fredrick

Sarah Fredrick has served the Jewish community for several years as the director of trainings for Gather, Inc., which includes GatherDC, where she plays...

You Should Know… Jason Pressberg

Jason Pressberg wasn’t always deeply connected to the Jewish community, but that all changed when he went on a Birthright trip to Israel at...

You Should Know… David Lloyd Olson

David Lloyd Olson has loved the theater since his days treading the boards as a kid at the Alterman Star Theater Camp, part of...