Local DC Shots for Purim 5772!

Happy belated Purim! Wasn’t able to get out much, unfortunately, due to school, so I decided to show a more unique side to the local offerings for Purim. Photos include from Adas Israel’s Rose Ruth Freudberg Memorial Sisterhood Library, GatherTheJews, Washington Jewish Week, and The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. Hope you enjoy! Also [...]

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DC Chanukah Happenings 5772!

The winter season is upon us- the weather turns cold and icy and people begin to count the days until they get a little time off from work or school. Why not warm yourself by the kindling Chanukah lights? Local Jewish groups are getting ready to roll out the red carpet for this well-known religious [...]

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Simchat Torah in the District for 5772!

As our autumn Jewish holidays continue to roll along we stop to commemorate Simchat Torah, a celebratory day that immediately proceeds Sukkot. This holiday traditionally details the receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, leaving descendants for many years to come to celebrate the Jewish way…late night study parties!! Oh yeah! Today, festivities are more [...]

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Sukkot 5772 and the DCJCC National Jewish Literary Festival on the Horizon!

Fall is a festive time for the Jews, particularly in DC! From October 23 to November 2, the Washington, DC Jewish Community Center is hosting its annual Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival.With authors ranging the gamut from fiction to nonfiction, children’s stories to memoirs, the festival features such events as readings, lectures [...]

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Jewnity DC Brings Vibrancy to the Summer

Summers in DC can be pretty slow for the Jewish community. Increased vacation time and a lack of major religious holidays thin out the crowds and the community offerings. So what intrigued me most about Jewnity DC 2011, tomorrow night’s big bash sponsored by 18 local organizations, is that it reminded me of the annual [...]

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