You Should Know…Rabbi Elyssa Cherney
Just as many Gen Z and millennial Jews can be found outside of synagogue walls, Rabbi Elyssa Cherney wants people to know that holiness...
Despite Digital Dating, Jews Still Look for Love In Person
Valentine’s Day — far from a Jewish holiday — is over, and Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love, isn’t for months. But love...
You Should Know…Gevura Davis
Rebbetzin Gevura Davis jokes that she and her family are available 24/6, every hour, every day of the week, except for Shabbat. But even...
YOU SHOULD KNOW…Max Moline
Growing up, Max Moline attended the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, and Camp Ramah in Palmer, Massachusetts. He also participated...
YOU SHOULD KNOW…Rabbi Alex Weissman
Rabbi Alex Weissman remembers walking into the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote for the first time. It was November 2010, and he was a...
Jewish Women International Launching Young Women’s Group in Philadelphia
Jewish Women International, the Washington, D.C.-based social service organization, describes its nationwide Young Women’s Impact Network as a group that will change your life.
An...
You Should Know…Lauren Biederman
In the week between Christmas and New Years — a particularly busy week for Biederman’s Specialty Foods — owner Lauren Biederman processed between 200-300...
You Should Know…Sam Salz
Sam Salz is meticulous in matching his kippah to his football uniform: The white and burgundy of the head covering matches his Texas A&M...
You Should Know…Emma Chasen
Shabbat doesn’t always look like a quiet dinner with candle lighting and prayers over wine and bread. Sometimes, it looks like a Free Britney...
Spruce Street Minyan a Patchwork of Young Jews
If the United States is the “melting pot” — a combination of disparate traditions and cultures blended into one — then perhaps Spruce Street...