Tu B’shevat around DC: 5772!

Tu B’shevat,sometimes referred to as “the Jewish arbor day,” was a tithing holiday in ancient Israel and a way to count the seasons. It was never, however, without environmental impact; the Talmudic rabbis revered the trees of the land and dedicated this “birthday” for protecting fruit trees. By the medieval ages the Kabbalists added a [...]

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Thanksgiving 2011: Events around Jewish DC

It’s that time of year again, when red and brown leaves fall from trees, friends and relatives make plans for road trips or plane rides, and Turkey, rolls and cranberry sauce are suddenly in short supply at the grocery store. Thanksgiving is less than a week away! Though primarily a family holiday, there’s plenty of [...]

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Third Annual Jewish Community Hero Award Features Local Jewish Leaders

Who do you know who should be honored as a Jewish communal leader? The Jewish Federations of North America ask this question for a third year with their Jewish Community Heroes project. Individuals were allowed to nominate their mentors until late September. Official public voting wraps up the night of Nov. 10, then a panel [...]

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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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Jewish identity meets LGBT activism in “Breaking Down Stonewall”

In the first partnership between Sixth & I and DCJCC’s GLOE, a veteran, political panel of activists and allies spoke to a charged audience on Thursday evening. Hearkening to a series of riots instigated in 1969, cited as a leading example of the LGBT community fighting against government-sponsored discrimination, this panel convened Anne Kronenberg, campaign [...]

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Jewish activists meet for candlelit vigil tonight to mourn murder of LGBT youth in Tel Aviv

This afternoon, GLOE sent out an email mailing, announcing a candlelit vigil for tonight, August 3, 8:15 p.m., in Dupont, to condemn last week’s murders of two LGBT youths in Tel Aviv. The unknown shooter, a man in black, is still at large, according to CNN. Speakers confirmed for this evening’s event, according to the [...]

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Indecision 5769- coming together to herald in the next president

Just a few hours ago, when the Presidency of the United States was still undecided (go Obama!!!) Indecision 5769 kicked off at the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center. I can’t even type it without thinking about Jon Stewart. Co-sponsored with B’nai B’rith Young Leadership, American University Hillel, JIRS, AJC’s Access DC, The Jewish Study Center, [...]

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Bowling for Bears

…I contemplated using a picture of people actually bowling, but that might force me to confront my own poor showing. Despite my lack of skill in this area, I, along with 22 college students and young professionals, schlepped to GWU’s Hippodrome Thursday evening to throw a ball at a bunch of pins. Believe it or [...]

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