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Opinion: For Jewish Charities, a Chance to Serve Without Leaving Faith at the Door
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) By David J. Benger Same meal. Same neighbors. Different rules. On Aug. 25, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that this arrangement is not merely strange. It is unconstitutional. The Office of Legal Counsel is the component of the Justice…...
Opinion: At 129, the Zionist Congress Still Calls Us to Action
4+ day, 53+ min ago (608+ words) In 1897, more than 200 Jewish delegates from 17 countries (including five Americans) gathered in Basel, Switzerland, for three days—from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31—for an audacious purpose: to transform the ancient Jewish longing for Zion into an organized political movement. Convened by…...
Schuster Takes Helm of Washington Jewish Week
1+ week, 3+ day ago (436+ words) I am thrilled to announce I have joined Mid-Atlantic Media as the new editor of Washington Jewish Week. We will work to deepen our engagement with our audience and create a publication that people turn to not only for news,…...
Opinion: Maryland Jews Safer at High Holidays Thanks to Bipartisan Leadership
1+ week, 4+ day ago (796+ words) Jody Goldsmith and Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi As we approach the High Holidays, we have much to celebrate and, understandably, reasons to worry. Fortunately, Jews in Baltimore and the Greater Washington area have long benefited from strong Jewish federations and Jewish…...
Opinion: Fastest 10 Minutes in Jewish Philanthropy
3+ week, 2+ day ago (464+ words) By Warren H. Cohn Full disclosure: Chai Lifeline is a client. I have spent years telling their story professionally, placing coverage of the camps, the crisis teams, the volunteers who show up when a family hears the worst sentence a doctor…...
Opinion: Don’t Turn Away From Israel and Jewish People — This Is the Time to Lean in and Double Down
3+ week, 4+ day ago (378+ words) These concerns are real, and they deserve honest discussion and debate. Friends and family can disagree on these issues while remaining committed to Israel’s future. Faced with these pressures, some have begun to distance themselves. They reduce their support for…...
‘We’re Still Carrying,’ Maryland Synagogue Security Volunteers Say
3+ week, 5+ day ago (963+ words) Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS An Orthodox Jewish security volunteer in Silver Spring, Maryland, told JNS that he brought his gun to synagogue on Aug. 1 as usual, despite a new Montgomery County ordinance barring guns within 100 yards of houses of worship and…...
DC's Sydney Tepper Makes an Impact at Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
4+ week, 1+ day ago (718+ words) When she was 15 and at Camp Starlight in Pennsylvania, Sydney Tepper was cast as Yentl in “Fiddler on the Roof.” A self-described “theater kid,” she was not happy with the role, as she had only a few lines and limited…...