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CESJDS Names Sephardic Minyan, Dining Hall for Alum Killed in IDF washingtonjewishweek.com/ces…

CESJDS Names Sephardic Minyan, Dining Hall for Alum Killed in IDF

In memory of their late son and brother, the Balva family has dedicated memorials in his name across Ecuador and Israel. The Rockville family thought it only fitting to return to the place Omer Balva...

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Marleen May, Lifelong Caregiver and Community Volunteer, Dies at 74 washingtonjewishweek.com/mar…

Marleen May, Lifelong Caregiver and Community Volunteer, Dies at 74

When Marleen May’s children attended Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, they rarely had to wonder whether their mother would be nearby. If there was a field trip, she might be chapero...

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Ohev Sholom Rings in Spring, Honors Lay Leaders washingtonjewishweek.com/ohe…

Ohev Sholom Rings in Spring, Honors Lay Leaders

Themed cocktails at Ohev Sholom Congregation’s June 7 spring celebration were named for each of its three honorees. Short videos played on a screen, featuring the honorees’ children expressing their...

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Earl Rosenthal washingtonjewishweek.com/ear…

Earl Rosenthal

On March 17, Earl Robert Rosenthal of Silver Spring, Maryland, beloved husband, son and brother, passed away.

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Dr. Mark Esrick washingtonjewishweek.com/dr-…

Dr. Mark Esrick

On March 16, Dr. Mark Allen Esrick of Washington, D.C., beloved husband, son, brother and grandson, passed away.

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Opinion: As a Genocide Law Professor, I’d Give the US Brief Supporting Israel at the ICJ a Failing Grade washingtonjewishweek.com/as-…

Opinion: As a Genocide Law Professor, I’d Give the US Brief Supporting Israel at the ICJ a Failing...

A detailed legal analysis of the United States' intervention in the International Court of Justice case, South Africa v. Israel.

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Exploring Jewish Heroes of the Revolution, Religious Freedom in DC washingtonjewishweek.com/exp…

Exploring Jewish Heroes of the Revolution, Religious Freedom in DC

It may very well be that the main reason Gen. George Washington welcomed Jews into the army was because he desperately needed more men. Whatever the reason, “bringing diversity aided America to...

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8 Interesting Events Coming Up in Jewish DMV: June 19-25 washingtonjewishweek.com/8-i…

8 Interesting Events Coming Up in Jewish DMV: June 19-25

Explore these upcoming events in Jewish DMV, from a Juneteenth Shabbat to a screening of Oscar-winning film “The Way We Were.”   FRIDAY, JUNE 19 BOOK TALK: ‘THE LAST ROSE OF SHANGHAI’ Join the Bender...

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Online Hub for Jewish Events to Launch in Northern Virginia washingtonjewishweek.com/onl…

Online Hub for Jewish Events to Launch in Northern Virginia

In a few months, northern Virginians will be able to consult one app to find out what’s happening in the region’s Jewish community. JLive, a digital platform designed to make discovering and sharing...

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Potomac’s Rabbi Michael Namath Merges Jewish Faith and Activism washingtonjewishweek.com/pot…

Potomac's Rabbi Michael Namath Merges Jewish Faith and Activism

Rabbi Michael Namath checked all the boxes to be a rabbinic student, according to the head of admissions for Hebrew Union College at the time.

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Letter to the Editor: ‘The War Netanyahu Always Wanted’ washingtonjewishweek.com/let…

Letter to the Editor: ‘The War Netanyahu Always Wanted’

Your otherwise thoughtful March 12 editorial is poorly titled in a way that distorts the editorial’s actual focus.

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Letter to the Editor: Emotional Responses to the Attacks on Iran washingtonjewishweek.com/let…

Letter to the Editor: Emotional Responses to the Attacks on Iran

WJW’s March 12 issue provided some interesting reading for those interested in world affairs, as authors offered different interpretations of the current attacks on Iran.

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D’var Torah: Forming a Holy Community washingtonjewishweek.com/dva…

D'var Torah: Forming a Holy Community

In large measure, Sefer Vayikra — the Book of Leviticus — deals with expiation of sin, not a very popular subject in modern society.

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Trump Says Peace Deal With Iran Completed washingtonjewishweek.com/tru…

Trump Says Peace Deal With Iran Completed

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the peace deal with the Iranian regime has been completed.

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New Chabad House Serves Clarksburg, Germantown washingtonjewishweek.com/new…

New Chabad House Serves Clarksburg, Germantown

Upon chatting with dozens of Jewish residents of Germantown, Clarksburg, Boyds and Damascus, Rabbi Yossi and Chanie Kagan found one commonality: many felt isolated.

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Rita Segerman, Teacher Who Shaped Generations of Montgomery County Students, Dies at 96 washingtonjewishweek.com/rit…

Rita Segerman, Teacher Who Shaped Generations of Montgomery County Students, Dies at 96

Rita Segerman, of Chevy Chase, died peacefully on March 2 surrounded by her family. She was 96.

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Israel Says It Killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official washingtonjewishweek.com/isr…

Israel Says It Killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it had killed Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was believed to be leading the country.

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Arlene Finger washingtonjewishweek.com/arl…

Arlene Finger

On March 13, Arlene Karsch Finger of Chevy Chase, Maryland, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away.

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Meet the Israeli Woman Breaking Barriers in Space washingtonjewishweek.com/mee…

Meet the Israeli Woman Breaking Barriers in Space

Dr. Shimrit Tirosh Maman is the first woman to be appointed chairperson of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.

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Local Teen Elected BBYO International Teen President washingtonjewishweek.com/loc…

Local Teen Elected BBYO International Teen President

Adi Shankman, a senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda and the newly elected international teen president of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, knew he wanted to serve as president when he...

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