Exciting news to share: Mayim Bialik, known for playing Amy Farrah Fowler on the hit show, The Big Bang Theory, recently took a trip with her son to Israel in honor of his Bar Mitzvah. While in Israel, Mayim and her son volunteered in the logistics center of the one and only Leket Israel. You may remember
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By Miri Bernovsky Tibon Miri Bernovsky Tibon is finishing her first year of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Congregational Shlichim Program, working at Agudas Achim Congregation. How do you sum up one year on the job? Last August, I arrived at an unknown destination. A new country, a new city, a new community. I had
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By Noy Peri Noy Peri is finishing her first year of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Congregational Shlichim Program, working at Gesher Jewish Day School and Congregation Olam Tikvah. She is excited to be continuing for a second year! Flashback to August 2017: Right before I arrived in DC, I spoke to my Rabbi
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By Rena Ableman Rena Ableman is finishing her second year of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Congregational Shlichim Program, working at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah. I remember early last year, I was invited, together with two fellow congregational shlichim, to speak at a Federation board meeting. The former CEO, Steve Rakitt, asked
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By Ella Tesler Ella Tesler is finishing her second year of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Congregational Shlichim Program, working at Shaare Torah Congregation. What I Learned from My Last Two Years as a Shlicha (Emissary) in America I learned I’m a Zionist. I learned I’m authentic. I learned I have a thick accent…I
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By: Ayelet Levi Ayelet Levi is finishing her second year of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Congregational Shlichim Program, working at both Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation and MoEd. Before I came to DC, I never thought about how my workplace could have such a significant impact on my life. I quickly learned that being
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By Shelli Putterman-Kenett, Hebrew teacher at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and program head of the Triangular Partnership for CESJDS The experience I had with the Triangular school program has been unique. I first learned about the “dialogue through cinema” program when I was approached by JDS to create a program for our school
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