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February 3, 2016, 11:34 am
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Employees of Charles E. Smith Life Communities worked through the weekend to keep more than 1,100 residents across the 38-acre campus safe and warm during the recent blizzard. Pictured are Olivia Kitcher-Yamikeh, assistant director of nursing services, left, and Dr. Elisa Gil-Pires, vice president of medical affairs/medical director. Photo courtesy of Charles E. Smith Life Communities

Employees of Charles E. Smith Life Communities worked through the weekend to keep more than 1,100 residents across the 38-acre campus safe and warm during the recent blizzard. Pictured are Olivia Kitcher-Yamikeh, assistant director of nursing services, left, and Dr. Elisa Gil-Pires, vice president of medical affairs/medical director.
Photo courtesy of Charles E. Smith Life Communities

Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon called it a snow day on Jan. 28 after the Blizzard of 2016 buried the Washington area in more than two feet of snow. Photo by Susan Berger

Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon called it a snow day on Jan. 28 after the Blizzard of 2016 buried the Washington area in more than two feet of snow.
Photo by Susan Berger

Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac presented its Snow Day Party on Jan. 26. The event featured music, games, movies, arts and crafts, snowballs, food and friends.Photo courtesy of Congregation Har Shalom

Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac presented its Snow Day Party on Jan. 26. The event featured music, games, movies, arts and crafts, snowballs, food and friends.
Photo courtesy of Congregation Har Shalom

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David Bruce Smith of Bethesda and Elizabeth Smith of Arlington announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra, to Jordan Lipp, son of Alan and Peggy Lipp of Beachwood, Ohio. Smith is the granddaughter of Clarice Smith of Arlington, and the late Robert H. Smith, and Dorothy Medwedeff of Arlington, and the late David Medwedeff. Lipp is the grandson of Audrey Richter of Grand Rapids, Mich., and the late Richard Richter, and the late Elaine and Si Lipp. He earned a master’s degree in health promotion management from American University. Presently, he is a pharmaceutical sales representative with Boehringer Ingelheim. Smith has a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University; she will complete her master’s in social work from USC in August. An October wedding is planned.Photo provided

David Bruce Smith of Bethesda and Elizabeth Smith of Arlington announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra, to Jordan Lipp, son of Alan and Peggy Lipp of Beachwood, Ohio. Smith is the granddaughter of Clarice Smith of Arlington, and the late Robert H. Smith, and Dorothy Medwedeff of Arlington, and the late David Medwedeff.
Lipp is the grandson of Audrey Richter of Grand Rapids, Mich., and the late Richard Richter, and the late Elaine and Si Lipp. He earned a master’s degree in health promotion management from American University. Presently, he is a pharmaceutical sales representative with Boehringer Ingelheim. Smith has a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University; she will complete her master’s in social work from USC in August. An October wedding is planned.
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February 10, 2016, 10:26 am
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Dana Schwarz, from left, Hillah Culman and Michelle Sara King were among more than 100 people who attended ACCESS AJC DC’s winter party at U Street Music Hall to celebrate 110 years of AJC - Global Jewish Advocacy. Net proceeds of the Jan. 28 event were to go toward AJC's efforts to combat global anti-Semitism. Photo courtesy of AJC

Dana Schwarz, from left, Hillah Culman and Michelle Sara King were among more than 100 people who attended ACCESS AJC DC’s winter party at U Street Music Hall to celebrate 110 years of AJC – Global Jewish Advocacy. Net proceeds of the Jan. 28 event were to go toward AJC’s efforts to combat global anti-Semitism.
Photo courtesy of AJC

Jerusalem U President Amy Holtz has been named CEO of the new Israel-Diaspora Initiative. Holtz will continue to serve on Jerusalem U’s board of directors. NGO Jerusalem U connects young Jews to Judaism and to Israel through films and educational initiatives.Photo courtesy of Jerusalem U

Jerusalem U President Amy Holtz has been named CEO of the new Israel-Diaspora Initiative. Holtz will continue to serve on Jerusalem U’s board of directors. NGO Jerusalem U connects young Jews to Judaism and to Israel through films and educational initiatives.
Photo courtesy of Jerusalem U

Accessibility Partners’ President and Principal Partner Dana Marlowe was named one of Washington’s top executives by SmartCEO Magazine. She will be honored with other executives in the region in a reception on March 1.Photo by Emily Goodstein

Accessibility Partners’ President and Principal Partner Dana Marlowe was named one of Washington’s top executives by SmartCEO Magazine. She will be honored with other executives in the region in a reception on March 1.
Photo by Emily Goodstein

Reform Jewish movement leaders, including Rabbi Esther Lederman, director, Communities of Practice for the Union for Reform Judaism, pictured, participated in a press conference at Realco Guns in District Heights on Feb. 2 to demand that gun manufacturers not do business with crime-gun dealers. According to a Washington Post investigation, Realco sells the most number of guns in the Washington region that are later found at crime scenes. Photo courtesy of Union for Reform Judaism

Reform Jewish movement leaders, including Rabbi Esther Lederman, director, Communities of Practice for the Union for Reform Judaism, pictured, participated in a press conference at Realco Guns in District Heights on Feb. 2 to demand that gun manufacturers not do business with crime-gun dealers. According to a Washington Post investigation, Realco sells the most number of guns in the Washington region that are later found at crime scenes.
Photo courtesy of Union for Reform Judaism

Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains held its annual conference last month in Baltimore. The Washington region was represented by, from left, Linda Yitzchak, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes; Sabrina Sojourner, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Rabbi James Michaels, Charles E. Smith Life Communities; Tamar Jaffe, Holy Cross Hospice; Rabbi Sandra Rubenstein, Montgomery Hospice; Rabbi Yaffa-Shira Sultan, JSSA Hospice; and David Balto, Washington Hospital Center.Photo by Rabbi Stanley Asekoff

Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains held its annual conference last month in Baltimore. The Washington region was represented by, from left, Linda Yitzchak, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes; Sabrina Sojourner, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Rabbi James Michaels, Charles E. Smith Life Communities; Tamar Jaffe, Holy Cross Hospice; Rabbi Sandra Rubenstein, Montgomery Hospice; Rabbi Yaffa-Shira Sultan, JSSA Hospice; and David Balto, Washington Hospital Center.
Photo by Rabbi Stanley Asekoff

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February 25, 2016, 8:37 am
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Lia Allie Cohen was born on Sept. 12, 2015, to Shay and Anna Cohen, of Washington. Celebrating her birth are grandparents Laurie and Gregory Wood of Silver Spring and Rachel and Nissim Cohen of Rishon LeZion, Israel.Family photo

Lia Allie Cohen was born on Sept. 12, 2015, to Shay and Anna Cohen, of Washington. Celebrating her birth are grandparents Laurie and Gregory Wood of Silver Spring and Rachel and Nissim Cohen of Rishon LeZion, Israel.
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Area teens, from left, Jack Markowitz, Tamar Jacobsohn, Isaac Eichenbaum, Jake Bennett, Alina Gorban and Evelyn Gruen are among 63 North American students on the NFTY-EIE (Eisendrath International Experience) High School in Israel program. Their four-month session ends in May.Photo courtesy of URJ/NFTY-EIE High School in Israel

Area teens, from left, Jack Markowitz, Tamar Jacobsohn, Isaac Eichenbaum, Jake Bennett, Alina Gorban and Evelyn Gruen are among 63 North American students on the NFTY-EIE (Eisendrath International Experience) High School in Israel program. Their four-month session ends in May.
Photo courtesy of URJ/NFTY-EIE High School in Israel

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March 2, 2016, 12:37 pm
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Bagel Brunch at the Hebrew Home on Feb. 21 featured a panel discussion on medical, legal and creative steps that can help older adults ease the stress of end-of-life decision-making and build a meaningful legacy for family and friends. From left, Yale Ginsburg, principal, estates and trusts at Ober Kaler; Elisa Gil-Pires, vice president, medical affairs/medical director at Charles E. Smith Life Communities; Catherine Zacks Gildenhorn, editor of Redefining Moments: End of Life Stories for Better Living by Gordon B. Zacks; and Joe Hoffman, chair of Charles E. Smith Life Communities.Photo courtesy of Charles E. Smith Life Communities

Bagel Brunch at the Hebrew Home on Feb. 21 featured a panel discussion on medical, legal and creative steps that can help older adults ease the stress of end-of-life decision-making and build a meaningful legacy for family and friends. From left, Yale Ginsburg, principal, estates and trusts at Ober Kaler; Elisa Gil-Pires, vice president, medical affairs/medical director at Charles E. Smith Life Communities; Catherine Zacks Gildenhorn, editor of Redefining Moments: End of Life Stories for Better Living by Gordon B. Zacks; and Joe Hoffman, chair of Charles E. Smith Life Communities.
Photo courtesy of Charles E. Smith Life Communities

Dr. Louis Nagel was elected president of the Jewish Educators Assembly at the organization’s January 2016 conference. Nagel serves as education director at B'nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. Other local leaders include: executive board: Steve Kerbel (B'nai Israel Congregation); board of directors: Sharon Safra (B'nai Israel Congregation), Elisha Frumkin (Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County); and regional president: Debra Beland Ackerman (Congregation Olam Tikvah).Photo provided

Dr. Louis Nagel was elected president of the Jewish Educators Assembly at the
organization’s January 2016 conference. Nagel serves as education director at B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. Other local leaders include: executive board: Steve Kerbel (B’nai Israel Congregation); board of directors: Sharon Safra (B’nai
Israel Congregation), Elisha Frumkin (Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County); and regional president: Debra Beland Ackerman (Congregation Olam Tikvah).
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Ben Cooper, left, shares his thoughts about his role as a liberator, while wearing part of his original uniform, on Feb. 13 in Crystal City at a Jewish War Veterans of the USA celebration honoring the liberators of Nazi concentration camps.Photo courtesy of The Jewish War Veterans of the USA

Ben Cooper, left, shares his thoughts about his role as a liberator, while wearing part of his original uniform, on Feb. 13 in Crystal City at a Jewish War Veterans of the USA celebration honoring the liberators of Nazi concentration camps.
Photo courtesy of The Jewish War Veterans of the USA

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March 18, 2016, 7:39 am
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Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County presented honors at the 44th annual Kavod Awards on March 6. From left: Michael Feinstein, Brad Stillman, David Jacobsohn, David Rifkind, Sid Getz, Doug Davison, Max Davison, Larry Sidman, Bob Litman and Rabbi Greg Harris.Photo provided

Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County presented honors at the 44th annual Kavod Awards on March 6. From left: Michael Feinstein, Brad Stillman, David Jacobsohn, David Rifkind, Sid Getz, Doug Davison, Max Davison, Larry Sidman, Bob Litman and Rabbi Greg Harris.
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The Israeli Dance Festival DC welcomed 150 dancers to the stage at the Bullis School in Potomac. The March 6 festival, which attracted an audience of 650, honored Ken Avner, a longtime session leader, dance instructor and fixture of the Israeli dance community locally and nationally.Marlayna Photography - Marlayna Demond

The Israeli Dance Festival DC welcomed 150 dancers to the stage at the Bullis School in Potomac. The March 6 festival, which attracted an audience of 650, honored Ken Avner, a longtime session leader, dance instructor and fixture of the Israeli dance community locally and nationally.
Marlayna Photography – Marlayna Demond

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Andrea Kristal Goldberg, daughter of Marion and Daniel Goldberg of Chevy Chase, and David Mark Slutsky, son of Renée and Joel Slutsky of West Nyack, N.Y., were married Saturday, March 12. Rabbi Gary Fink officiated at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington. The groom is the grandson of Nat Singer of Hollis Hills, Queens, N.Y. The bride is a director of financial planning and strategy in Jersey City, N.J. for the Nautica brand at VF Sportswear. She graduated cum laude from Washington University and received an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. The groom is a partner at the law firm of Levy Ratner in Manhattan, where he practices labor and employment law. He graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton. After a honeymoon to Australia, the couple will reside in Manhattan.

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Andrea Kristal Goldberg, daughter of Marion and Daniel Goldberg of Chevy Chase, and David Mark Slutsky, son of Renée and Joel Slutsky of West Nyack, N.Y., were married Saturday, March 12. Rabbi Gary Fink officiated at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington.

The groom is the grandson of Nat Singer of Hollis Hills, Queens, N.Y.

The bride is a director of financial planning and strategy in Jersey City, N.J. for the Nautica brand at VF Sportswear. She graduated cum laude from Washington University and received an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

The groom is a partner at the law firm of Levy Ratner in Manhattan, where he practices labor and employment law. He graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton. After a honeymoon to Australia, the couple will reside in Manhattan.

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March 23, 2016, 12:11 pm
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Judy and Michael Mael of Potomac announce the marriage of their daughter, Allison Nicole Mael, to Michael David Lieberman, on Nov. 14, 2015, at the Fairmont Washington. Rabbi Adam Raskin of Congregation Har Shalom and Cantor Mikhail Manevich of Washington Hebrew Congregation officiated.

Michael is the son of Elizabeth Wagner and Brian Lieberman. The couple met as teenagers while planning a BBYO convention and reconnected seven years later at a gathering of mutual friends.

Allison is the granddaughter of the late Samuel and Helen Maler of Baltimore, and Phyllis and the late Irvin Mael of Northridge, Calif. Michael is the grandson of K. Peter and Yvonne Wagner of Miami Beach, Fla., and the late Morris and Shirley Lieberman. Allison and Michael reside in Washington.

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Former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, right, congratulates Oseh Shalom Rabbi Doug Heifetz.Photo by Harvey Rapp

Former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, right, congratulates Oseh Shalom Rabbi Doug Heifetz.
Photo by Harvey Rapp

The hora is danced in celebration of Oseh Shalom’s 50th birthday. Photo by Joody Carton Photography

The hora is danced in celebration of Oseh Shalom’s 50th birthday.
Photo by Joody Carton Photography

Members and friends of Oseh Shalom, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Laurel, gathered on March 5 for a dinner and celebration of the synagogue’s 50 years. From its inception in a 1966 meeting in a bank building, Oseh Shalom has grown to serve the communities of Prince George’s, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties.

Six local Jewish Committee on Scouting volunteers of the National Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts of America were among the participants in the BSA Northeast Region Jewish Committee on Scouting 29th Annual Conference on March 13 in West Orange, N.J. Front, from left: Phil Sternberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Seth Distler, Ed Scheidt; Back: Yehuda Katz, Ze’ev KatzPhoto provided

Six local Jewish Committee on Scouting volunteers of the National Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts of America were among the participants in the BSA Northeast Region Jewish Committee on Scouting 29th Annual Conference on March 13 in West Orange, N.J. Front, from left: Phil Sternberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Seth Distler, Ed Scheidt; Back: Yehuda Katz, Ze’ev Katz
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The Dunkin for Dollars 3v3 charity basketball tournament was organized by three seventh graders at Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon. From left, they are Zachary Levine, Spencer Schwartz and Nathan Reed. The March 13 event raised almost $6,000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Peace Players International/Middle East Program. The boys became b’nai mitzvah recently and decided to organize the tournament as a community service and mitzvah projectPhoto provided

The Dunkin for Dollars 3v3 charity basketball tournament was organized by three seventh graders at Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon. From left, they are Zachary Levine, Spencer Schwartz and Nathan Reed. The March 13 event raised almost $6,000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Peace Players International/Middle East Program. The boys became b’nai mitzvah recently and decided to organize the tournament as a community service and mitzvah project
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Marcus Appelbaum, right, director of law, justice and society initiatives for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, accepts the 2016 Chief of Police Special Award, which honors community partners, from Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy L. Lanier.Photo by Anthony Brown, Metropolitan Police Department

Marcus Appelbaum, right, director of law, justice and society initiatives for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, accepts the 2016 Chief of Police Special Award, which honors community partners, from Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy L. Lanier.
Photo by Anthony Brown, Metropolitan Police Department

For her bat mitzvah project, Eliana Goldsamt held a fundraiser on March 6 for Dr. Conklin and the team at Children’s National Medical Center, who helped her go into remission after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She raised nearly $1,000 from raffle sales and donations, and HBF Boutique donated 15 percent of sales from the event. Her bat mitzvah is planned for April 2 at Shaare Torah. Pictured are patients and their parents with staff from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department of Children’s National Medical Center. Eliana is in the second row, third from left.Herb Perone / Perone Photo and Video

For her bat mitzvah project, Eliana Goldsamt held a fundraiser on March 6 for Dr. Conklin and the team at Children’s National Medical Center, who helped her go into remission after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She raised nearly $1,000 from raffle sales and donations, and HBF Boutique donated 15 percent of sales from the event. Her bat mitzvah is planned for April 2 at Shaare Torah. Pictured are patients and their parents with staff from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department of Children’s National Medical Center. Eliana is in the second row, third from left.
Herb Perone / Perone Photo and Video

 

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March 30, 2016, 11:17 am
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DR. DANIEL AND SUSAN Marder of Silver Spring announce the marriage of their son, Jacob Marder, to Tamar Boussina. The wedding ceremony will be held on April 3 in Sacramento, Calif. Rabbi Alan Levinson will officiate.

Tamar is the daughter of Touraj and Kathy Boussina of San Carlos, Calif. Jacob is the grandson of Dorothy and Stanley Marder of Columbia. The bride earned a B.S. and M.A. in evolutionary anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and is a data analyst at the California Department of Public Health. The groom received a B.A. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, with a Ph.D. in Economics expected from the University of California, Davis, in June. He will be starting a position as an economic consultant at Robins Kaplan LLP in September.

The couple reside in Sacramento and will move to New York City in September.

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Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Peter Newsham discusses the relationship between law enforcement and the Anti-Defamation League at the launch on March 17 of ADL’s NextGen young professionals initiative at the Center for American Progress.Photo courtesy of ADL

Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Peter Newsham discusses the relationship between law enforcement and the Anti-Defamation League at the launch on March 17 of ADL’s NextGen young professionals initiative at the Center for American Progress.
Photo courtesy of ADL

Mia Goodman, a ninth grader at the Washington International School and a member of Temple Micah, is playing the role of Anne Frank at the Compass Rose Theater’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The show runs until April 17. Photo by Clinton Brandhagen

Mia Goodman, a ninth grader at the Washington International School and a member of Temple Micah, is playing the role of Anne Frank at the Compass Rose Theater’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The show runs until April 17.
Photo by Clinton Brandhagen

Courtesy of Chabad of Upper Montgomery County

Courtesy of Chabad of Upper Montgomery County

CHABAD OF Upper Montgomery County used a 300-year-old Spanish Megillah for reading the story of Esther on Purim. It was the first time that the Megillah was used in more than a century, according to Rabbi Sholom Raichik.

He said the scroll was discovered in a Catholic church in Spain by the late Jack Hurwitz of Bethesda, who purchased it and brought it back to the United States. Hurwitz gave it to his son, Donald Hurwitz, who loaned it to Chabad to be used on Purim.

Winning in the “Best Family-Themed Costume” category at Purim Palooza, held March 13 at Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon, was the Zaret family, front, from left: Solly, Ori, Isaac, and back, Elliot and Zoe.Photo courtesy of Beth Emeth

Winning in the “Best Family-Themed Costume” category at Purim Palooza, held March 13 at Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon, was the Zaret family, front, from left: Solly, Ori, Isaac, and back, Elliot and Zoe.
Photo courtesy of Beth Emeth

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April 7, 2016, 10:24 am
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Judith and Mark Stein of Seattle, Wash., are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jeffrey Stein to Caroline Solís, daughter of Olivia and Lee Solís of Austin, Texas. The wedding is planned for February 2017.Photo provided

Judith and Mark Stein of Seattle, Wash., are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jeffrey Stein to Caroline Solís, daughter of Olivia and Lee Solís of Austin, Texas. The wedding is planned for February 2017.
Photo provided

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Danielle Galitzer, second from left, of Potomac was one of four recent AMIT volunteers to participate in an American Zionist Movement Purim initiative to show appreciation for Jerusalem’s Border Patrol. A graduate of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School who plans to attend the University of Maryland in the fall, Galitzer is shown with, from left, Ariela Golish, Elissa Candelario and Hannah Halpern.Photo provided

Danielle Galitzer, second from left, of Potomac was one of four recent AMIT volunteers to participate in an American Zionist Movement Purim initiative to show appreciation for Jerusalem’s Border Patrol. A graduate of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School who plans to attend the University of Maryland in the fall, Galitzer is shown with, from left, Ariela Golish, Elissa Candelario and Hannah Halpern.
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Cantor Rochelle Helzner, front row, third from left, of Tikvat Israel Congregation in Rockville assembled a Minyan of Minions for the synagogue’s evening Purim celebration March 24. USY members and the synagogue’s education and youth programming director, Rachel Denrich, front row, far left, helped make the minyan. Also shown are Hannah Smith, front row, second from left, and back row, from left, Jordan Herling, Jacob Mannes, Matthew Kaminow, Joseph Gelula, Sophia Kram, Jacob Schwartz and Micah Shull.Photo by Felicia R. Black

Cantor Rochelle Helzner, front row, third from left, of Tikvat Israel Congregation in Rockville assembled a Minyan of Minions for the synagogue’s evening Purim celebration March 24. USY members and the synagogue’s education and youth programming director, Rachel Denrich, front row, far left, helped make the minyan. Also shown are Hannah Smith, front row, second from left, and back row, from left, Jordan Herling, Jacob Mannes, Matthew Kaminow, Joseph Gelula, Sophia Kram, Jacob Schwartz and Micah Shull.
Photo by Felicia R. Black

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue celebrated Purim with a costume party on March 23.Photo by Yoav Magid

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue celebrated Purim with a costume party on March 23.
Photo by Yoav Magid

The Pentagon celebrated Purim with five rabbis/chaplains embracing three military services. From left: Lt. Col. Shmuel Felzenberg (Army), Capt. Irving Elson (Navy), Rabbi Marvin Bash (Pentagon), Maj. Raphael Berdugo (Air Force), Capt. Heather Borshoff (Army).Photo provided

The Pentagon celebrated Purim with five rabbis/chaplains embracing three military services. From left: Lt. Col. Shmuel Felzenberg (Army), Capt. Irving Elson (Navy), Rabbi Marvin Bash (Pentagon), Maj. Raphael Berdugo (Air Force), Capt. Heather Borshoff (Army).
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United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer, second from left, with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), center, and United Hatzalah’s Director of International Operations Dov Maisel at the recent AIPAC conference in Washington.Photo by United Hatzalah

United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer, second from left, with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), center, and United Hatzalah’s Director of International Operations Dov Maisel at the recent AIPAC conference in Washington.
Photo by United Hatzalah

A delegation of interfaith activists led by Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, leaning forward, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, meets with Rep. Ted Deutsch (D-Fla.), upper left, in chair.Photo by Karen Sayre

A delegation of interfaith activists led by Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, leaning forward, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, meets with Rep. Ted Deutsch (D-Fla.), upper left, in chair.
Photo by Karen Sayre

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Attending the April 3 inaugural Sondra D. Bender Community Service Awards: Honoring Rather Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County are, from left, Rabbi Bill Rudolph; Fatima Savage, whose work includes creation of an in-home elder assistance network; Hannah Lieberman, executive director of the D.C. Neighborhood Legal Services Program; Danielle Ruderman, a recent Beth El bat mitzvah who has volunteered with organizations that serve children with special needs; Danny Siegel, who received a lifetime service award for creating the Ziv Tzedakah Fund; and Rabbi Greg Harris.Photo by Mitchell Solkowitz

Attending the April 3 inaugural Sondra D. Bender Community Service Awards: Honoring Rather Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County are, from left, Rabbi Bill Rudolph; Fatima Savage, whose work includes creation of an in-home elder assistance network; Hannah Lieberman, executive director of the D.C. Neighborhood Legal Services Program; Danielle Ruderman, a recent Beth El bat mitzvah who has volunteered with organizations that serve children with special needs; Danny Siegel, who received a lifetime service award for creating the Ziv Tzedakah Fund; and Rabbi Greg Harris.
Photo by Mitchell Solkowitz

Attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony April 4 at Jewish Council for the Aging’s 50+ Employment Expo are, from left, Chuck Short (special assistant to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett), JCA board member Sidney Kramer, Maryland Secretary of Aging Rona Kramer, JCA President Sheldon Grosberg, Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen, JCA Assistant CEO Micki Gordon and JCA CEO David Gamse.Photo by Harvey and Ira Levine

Attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony April 4 at Jewish Council for the Aging’s 50+ Employment Expo are, from left, Chuck Short (special assistant to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett), JCA board member Sidney Kramer, Maryland Secretary of Aging Rona Kramer, JCA President Sheldon Grosberg, Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen, JCA Assistant CEO Micki Gordon and JCA CEO David Gamse.
Photo by Harvey and Ira Levine

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May 11, 2016, 9:18 am
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Madelyn Etman, the daughter of Lawrence and Marci Etman, celebrated her bat mitzvah at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac on March 7.

Maya Erd, the daughter of Steven and Stacey Erd, will become a bat mitzvah on May 14 at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac.

Maya Erd, the daughter of Steven and Stacey Erd, will become a bat mitzvah on May 14 at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac.

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June 1, 2016, 10:57 am
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Rachael (Love) and David Abramson announce the birth of their son, Ari Hudson, on Feb. 28 in Rockville. Sharing in their happiness are his grandparents, Wendy and Danny Abramson of Olney and Maria and Jeffery Love of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Ari Hudson is the great-grandson of Hinda Exler and the late Herbert Exler, Miriam Abramson and the late Seymour Abramson, Libby and Alvin Love, and Margarita Tsouderos and the late John Tsouderos. Joining in welcoming him are Ari’s sister, Stella; Uncle Steven; and Uncle Adam, Aunt Bizette, Uncle Jamie and cousin Jacob; Uncle Josh, Aunt April and cousin Everly. Ari Hudson is named in loving memory of his great-grandfather Herbert Exler and his great-uncle Harold Abrams. Photo courtesy of Wendy Abramson

Ella Rose Gorodetzky was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on May 28 at B’nai Israel Congregation in North Bethesda. She is the daughter of Tamara and Mark Gorodetzky of Rockville, and granddaughter of Sharyn and Arthur Fuchs, and Barbara and Charles Gorodetzky. For her mitzvah project, she volunteered at Comfort Cases and donated items to children entering the foster care system.
Photo courtesy of Tamara Gorodetzky

Elana Beth Renbaum was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on May 21 at Kol Shalom in Rockville. She is the daughter of Adi and Lawrence Renbaum of Bethesda, and the younger sister of Jonah. Joining her on the bimah to celebrate were her grandparents, Dr. Avigdor and Yaffa Niv, and Dr. Malcolm and Rosalie Renbaum of Pikesville. Elana attends the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School.
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celebrations_engagement_Heideman-TipographPhyllis and Richard Heideman of Bethesda announce the engagement of their daughter, Ariana Michal Heideman, granddaughter of Esther Greenberg, to Joseph Harris Tipograph, son of Sandi and Lew Tipograph and grandson of Gloria Harris and Doris and Norman Tipograph. An August wedding is planned.
The bride-to-be, 34, is a graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville. She received a bachelor of science degree from Philadelphia University and a master of arts degree from American University. She is founder and president of
Starburst Communications, a Washington-
based communications, marketing and events firm. She is the associate director of the Israel Forever Foundation.
The groom-to-be, 36, also attended the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and is a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Rockville. He received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan. He received law and master of business administration degrees from Emory University in Atlanta. He is founder of Tipograph Law LLC.
Photo courtesy of Starburst Communications

Sherri and Harold Berger of North Potomac announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Michelle Berger, to Dr. Jeffrey Alan Strelzik, son of Holly and Steven Strelzik. The bride-to-be received a bachelor of science degree from Ithaca College and a master of arts degree from the University of Baltimore. She is the production manager at Landscape Architecture Magazine.
Strelzik graduated from the University of Maryland and the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency at Children’s National Medical Center and is a pediatric neurology fellow. A May 2017 wedding is planned in Washington, where the couple resides.
Photo courtesy of the Berger family

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June 8, 2016, 10:58 am
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celebrations_wood_engagementGregory and Laurie Wood of Silver Spring and Shim and Debbie Kurtz of Silver Spring announce the engagement of their children Robert Sherman-Wood to Danielle Kurtz.  Danielle has been working as an autism specialist, and is in her last year of earning a master’s degree in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University. Robert left for Israel after graduation to study at Shapell’s Darche Noam Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is serving in the Israel Defense Forces and is due to return to Maryland in October. A November wedding is planned.

celebrations_ali_justin_engagementBecky and Ted Schumacher are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ali, to Justin Dekelbaum, son of Sharon and Larry Dekelbaum of Potomac. Ali and Justin are graduates of the University of Maryland. A late summer wedding is planned and the couple will reside in Washington.

celebrations_bat_mitzvah_SAMI-JAN-2016Samantha Weston, daughter of Jim and Debra Weston, was called to the Torah on June 4, at B’nai Shalom of Olney. Joining in the simcha was her older brother, Zach, an architectural student at Cal Poly in Pomona, Calif., as well as grandparents David and Sandi Schwartz of Boca Raton, Fla., and Bill and Marcia Weston from San Diego, Calif. Samantha is a seventh-grade honors student at Neelsville Middle School in Germantown.

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Celebrations for June 22

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Celebrations for June 20

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celebrations_kanner_1Jodi and Bruce Kanner of Darnestown announce the marriage of their daughter Kimberly Holly to Mark Andrew Galiette, son of Ruth and John Galiette of Watertown, Conn. The wedding took place May 29 at The Riverview in Simsbury, Conn., and was officiated by Rabbi Michael Pincus of Congregation Beth Israel in Hartford, Conn. The bride is a graduate of Ohio University and works at ESPN in Bristol, Conn.. Her husband graduated from the University of Connecticut and works at Hartford Hospital in Hartford. The couple resides in Southington, Conn.
Photo by PhotographybyLydia

celebrations_simon_barMichael Simon Sinnott, son of Wendy Simon, will become a bar mitzvah on Aug. 13 at Temple Beth Ami in Rockville.  Michael will be a seventh grade student at The Auburn School in the fall.  Joining him on the bimah to celebrate will be his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simon of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly from West Bloomfield, Mich. For his bar mitzvah project, Michael is collecting new and used items in support of the animals of the Montgomery County Humane Society, and donating them to Wagging Tails Thrift and Gift Store.
Photo courtesy the Simon family

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Celebrations for August 31, 2016

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Version 2Rachel Meira Friedman, daughter of Amy and Michael, will become a bat mitzvah on Sept. 3 at Congregation Olam Tikvah in Fairfax. She will read Torah from parashat Re’eh. Rachel is an eighth grader at Gesher Jewish Day School. For her bat mitzvah project, Rachel has been collecting donations for and organizing groups to volunteer at A Wider Circle, a Silver Spring-based organization that fights poverty. Rachel is excited to celebrate her bat mitzvah with family and friends, and especially with her grandmother Raye Wildfeuer. Rachel is also the granddaughter of Meyer Wildfeuer z”l, who was a Holocaust survivor, and Edwin and Vivian Friedman z”l.

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Celebrations for September 7, 2016

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Engagement EngelShelley and Todd Engel of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter Jayme Engel to Staff Sgt. Justin Boling of Jeffersonville, Ind.
Jayme is the granddaughter of Mickey and Sheila Myers and Lois Engel, all of Silver Spring, and the late Norman Engel.
A New Year’s Eve wedding is planned.

Herbert BlockDr. Herbert Block of Silver Spring, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Sept. 10 with a gathering of friends and family from around the country. He was born on Sept. 10, 1916, in Syracuse, N.Y., to parents who immigrated from what was then the Lithuanian province of the Russian Empire. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a doctorate from New York University. Between 1955 and 1974, Block held positions in the Post Office, retiring as deputy assistant postmaster general. He has three children, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
In honor of his birthday, Block has donated a set of Shabbat/festival prayerbooks to his synagogue, Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney, where he will be honored at Shabbat morning services.  He plans to lead his great-grandchildren in singing “Adon Olam.”

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Celebrations for Sep. 14, 2016

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vivian-bassVivian G. Bass was elected chair of the board of trustees for Jewish Women International. Bass has been a member of the board since 2011 and was elected vice chair in  2013. After 30 years of leadership at the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes (JFGH), she serves as the organization’s CEO emeritus.
“I didn’t know much about JWI when they named me a ‘Woman to Watch’ in 2007, but I quickly fell in love,” said Bass. “To feel like I am part of an organization that helps all women and girls thrive in safe homes and healthy relationships is a gift.”
WJW profiled Bass and her career in September 2015. In that article, Bass traced her passion for helping people with disabilities to fourth grade, when she “would always spend my recess and free time down the hall” helping those in a special education classroom. She continued her caring ways through summer camp, later making a vocation out of it.

 

celebrations-michael-simon-sinnottMichael Simon Sinnott, son of Wendy Simon, became a bar mitzvah on Aug. 13 at Temple Beth Ami in Rockville. Michael is a 7th-grade student at The Auburn School. Joining him on the bima to celebrate were his cherished Nana and Papa, Jeanie and Jack Simon of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of West Bloomfield, Mich., and other close family and friends. For his mitzvah project, Michael is collecting new and used household items to donate to the Montgomery County Humane Society Wagging Tails Thrifts and Gifts store to help support and care for homeless and neglected animals.

celebrations-sloan-bernsteinSloane Bernstein, daughter of Brett and Jennifer Bernstein,  became a bat mitzvah on Sept. 10. She is an eighth-grade student at the Bullis School. Sloane has a younger sister, Summer. The morning service was held at Temple Beth Ami, followed by an evening celebration at Lakewood Country Club.

celebrations-kline-fulopThe engagement of Suzanne Heather Kline, daughter of Kurt Kline of Darnestown and the late Gail Butkowitz, to Ilan Fulop, son of Tom Fulop of Rockville and Linda Fulop of Gaithersburg, is announced.
The bride-to-be graduated from Quince Orchard High School and Ohio University and is employed by Montgomery County Public Schools as a third grade teacher. The groom-to-be is a graduate of Indiana University and is the vice president of motorized shades at Rockville Interiors.
A November wedding is planned. The couple will reside in Rockville.

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Celebrations for Sept. 28, 2016

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celebrations-gabriel-david-juskowicz-9-29Kelly Paul and Yisroel Juskowicz of Rockville joyfully announce the birth of their son, Gabriel David Juskowicz, born on June 7 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. Also welcoming Gabriel were big brother Noah, and grandparents Dr. Ronald and Toni Paul of Potomac and Jechiel and Hadassa Juskowicz of Baltimore.
Gabriel was named in memory of his maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy (Fogel) Paul. The brit milah took place in Rockville.

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Celebrations for October 5, 2016

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celebrations-schnitzerDavid Ari Schnitzer, son of Beverly and Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer of Rockville, and Claire Murphy Bergeron, daughter of Patricia and Arthur Bergeron of Marlborough, Mass., were married at the Codman Estate in Lincoln, Mass., on May 29.

Rabbi Schnitzer, senior rabbi at B’nai Israel Congregation of Rockville, officiated at the ceremony and Arthur Bergeron represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

David graduated from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary and Claire graduated from Northwestern University. They met while students at the Georgetown Law Center, where they completed their law degrees. Claire is an associate at Wilmer Hale and David is an associate at Gibson Dunn.

The couple resides in Dupont Circle, Washington.

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