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Friedland 40th
Melissa and Robert Friedland Melissa and Robert Friedland will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Aug. 7. They met in D.C. in 1981 while attending medical and graduate schools, and married in...
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B’nai Mitzvah
Evan Benjamin Silberglied Evan Benjamin Silberglied (Ezra Binyamin), son of Steve Silberglied and Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, became a bar mitzvah at B’nai Israel Congregation on Nov. 19. He is the...
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Birth
Rose Victoria Altman Rose Victoria Altman (Ayelet bat Binyamin v’Tikvah) was born on May 19. Rose is the daughter of Trina Mizrahi and Benjamin Altman, of Alexandria. She is the granddaughter of...
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Ladies and Gents, it’s the Grayden Goldman Bar Mitzvah Show!
Grayden Goldman. Photo by Photo by Judy Carton Www.joodycartonphotography.com Bimah — the focal point of the synagogue where the Torah is read and the rabbi stands — means “stage.” In December,...
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Kehilat Shalom Celebrates ‘50-Plus-Two’
Rabbi Mark Raphael, center, enters Kehilat Shalom’s anniversary party. Rabbi Charles Arian is at right. (Photo by Marcie Miller Lerner) Before Kehilat Shalom opened in 1971, Gaithersburg was still, as...
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Hazzan Asa Fradkin Provides Necessary Tools for B’nai Mitzvah Preparation
Hazzan Asa Fradkin. Photo by Allison Brown. Hazzan Asa Fradkin knows the stressors and joys of planning a b’nai mitzvah as he regularly works with local tweens preparing for their milestone 13th...
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A Year-Long Checklist for B’nai Mitzvah Planning
Courtesy of Suzy Hazelwood via Pexels. Planning your child’s b’nai mitzvah can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. By getting an early head start, you can square away some of the more...
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8 Local Wedding Venues for Your Special Day
Ben and Jen Litwin tied the knot at Airlie in August. Photo by Kylie Hinson Photography. While some couples prefer a destination wedding on a remote island or across the country, others opt for...
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Using Sports to Do a Mitzvah
Seventh grader Yonah Brown organized “Fun Run for Magen David Adom” in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of Rabbi Randy Brown. Yonah Brown runs six or seven times a week and is a cross country athlete for...
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Israel Is Turning 77. Can You Celebrate in the DC Area?
The Bender JCC’s Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration last year. (Courtesy of the Bender JCC) With the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, deeply etched in memory and global antisemitism on the rise, the celebration...
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