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This week’s parasha, Eikev, includes these words of caution: “When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to Adonai your God for the good land that God has given you….[When

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER WASHINGTON ARE APPALLED BY TODAY’S HATE CRIME AT JERUSALEM’S GAY PRIDE PARADE

His smile lights up the place. His name is Feivel and “the place” is Cafe Sunflower & Bakery, which recently opened in the lobby of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s

This week’s parasha is the first in the Book of Deuteronomy. Devarim – “words” – is the same Hebrew name for Deuteronomy. Moses begins his long and final sermon to the People

The Greater Washington Jewish Community thanks President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry for their important efforts to safeguard America’s national security interests and those of its allies in

This week’s parasha, Pinchas, describes the devastating news that Moses receives from God that he will not be allowed to enter the Promised Land. After all that he had done to lead the

I was a Surfer Dude.  For about 20 minutes.  In Israel. Surely this requires an explanation. I was in Israel this week for meetings of the Board of Governors of The Jewish

I hate hate. We read with horror the attack of a lone gunman on congregants in the historic African-American Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, resulting in 9 deaths. It

This week’s parasha is Naso, which contains three of the most famous verses in the Torah, known as the Priestly Benediction: May God bless you and keep you; May God