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Passover meal with matzah ball soup, brisket, roast chicken and kosher wine

Pesach

Passover Pairing Table

The right bottle can change the way you taste your Seder favorites.

ByDovid Riven

Climbers helping one another toward a flag on paper mountains, an illustration about achievable goals

Mental Health

Effective Goal Setting and Self-Compassion for the New Year

Your next breakthrough could begin with a kinder goal.

ByDr. Selena Snow

Dovi Neuberger interviewing Lizzy Savetsky for Washington Jewish Journal

Interviews & Podcasts

Leaders of Faith and Family with Lizzy and Dr. Ira Savetsky

Inside a candid conversation about faith, marriage and the life they built together.

ByDovi Neuberger

Adults carrying Torah scrolls inside the new Beit HaLevi synagogue, surrounded by children and other congregants.

Community Spotlight

When the Neshama Speaks: Celebrating the New Home of Beit HaLevi

A community carries its Torah scrolls into a new chapter.

ByRabbi Dr. Avichai Pepper

A couple facing one another in warm evening light, an editorial illustration about rebuilding closeness in marriage

Mental Health

Can a Marriage Relearn Touch?

Rebuilding closeness can begin with the smallest moments of safety.

ByPinny Roth, LCSW-C

Promotional illustration of a green-and-white DMV Drain Masters plumbing van in Silver Spring, Maryland

Community Spotlight

BUILT TO SERVE

Two Silver Spring founders turn a local need into a business built around service.

ByEditorial Team

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir addresses students at Rabbi Karmi Gross’s Derech Chaim Chareidi hesder yeshiva in Gan Yavne on November 3, 2026

Israel

“Enter Chareidi, Leave Chareidi”: IDF Chief Visits Rabbi Karmi Gross’s Derech Chaim Yeshiva

Inside the IDF chief’s visit to Rabbi Karmi Gross’s Derech Chaim Yeshiva.

ByEditorial Team

Health & Wellness

Healing with the Heart

Aaron Jacob, PA-C, explores empathy in healthcare, the value of truly listening, and the Jewish responsibility to care for the people we meet.

ByAaron Jacob, PA-C

A drop of water creating expanding circles of ripples

Rosh Hashanah

Judged by Our Ripples

Rabbi Ari Koretzky of MEOR Maryland shares a story of kindness and a Rosh Hashanah reflection on the people whose lives we can…

ByRabbi Ari Koretzky

Dr. Tevi Troy at a cabinet meeting in the George W. Bush administration, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and President Bush

Community Spotlight

The View from Kemp Mill: A Conversation with Dr. Tevi Troy

Presidential historian Dr. Tevi Troy reflects on Jewish continuity, life in Kemp Mill, public service and political disagreement in this Washington Jewish Journal…

ByEditorial Team

Frosted branches above a misty valley at dawn

Rosh Hashanah

Faith in the Fog of War

Rabbi Dovid Rosenbaum reflects on the Akedah, Avraham’s faith and approaching Rosh Hashanah with trust, purpose and hope amid uncertainty.

ByRabbi Dovid Rosenbaum

Health & Wellness

Health Screenings

Adam Sragg, NP, covers colon, prostate, breast and cervical cancer screenings and bone health, with current guideline context for preventive-care visits.

ByAdam Sragg, NP

Children exploring a wooded trail with Uru Adventure

Community Spotlight

Awaken in the Woods of Silver Spring

Rabbi Daniel Moses shares how Uru Adventure connects Silver Spring children with nature, Jewish learning, teamwork and confidence through outdoor exploration.

WithRabbi Daniel Moses, M.Ed.

Mental Health

Depression and Anxiety: Will They Take a Summer Vacation and Go Away?

Dr. Selena Snow explores summer depression and anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral activation and five practical strategies for emotional well-being.

ByDr. Selena Snow

A pink envelope, a blank card and a red heart, an editorial illustration about invitations for connection

Mental Health

Understanding Bids for Connection in Marriage

The invitation to connect may be hiding in an ordinary moment.

ByPinny Roth, LCSW-C

Editorial illustration of a letter, pen, car keys and a child’s knitted hat, with a family car outside the window.

Community Spotlight

One Parent, One Letter, and the Power of Showing Up

I am sharing this because grassroots change begins exactly this way, with one constituent and one letter, one conversation at a time.

ByRochel Rabinowitz

Health & Wellness

Diabetes Education

Diabetes is a common health condition that has become more prevalent in our community, but can be well managed with the correct dietary…

ByAdam Sragg, NP

Jeffrey Reches, founder of RC Video, holding a professional video camera.

Interviews & Podcasts

Captured for Generations

Jeffrey Reches, founder of RC Video, speaks with Ilan Cohn about Jewish wedding videography, family memories and filming simchas across Greater Washington.

ByIlan Cohn

Mental Health

Mental Health in Primary Care

Adam Sragg, NP, discusses anxiety, depression, adult ADHD and mental health in primary care, with screening context and links to clinical resources.

ByAdam Sragg, NP

Dr. Despina Markogiannakis shares dentist-recommended oral care advice

Uncategorized

The Smile Files

With so many dental products and so much conflicting advice, it can be hard to know what actually works.

ByEditorial Team

The completed 62-canvas community mural at Ben Yehuda Pizza, with colorful Kemp Mill houses and Washington landmarks.

Community Spotlight

Together Apart: A Patchwork of Achdus

What had started as 62 separate canvases, painted in 62 different homes, had become one colorful neighborhood scene stretching across the wall.

ByTalya Weinberg

Four Makor College Experience graduates celebrating in blue caps and gowns in 2026.

Community Spotlight

The Makor College Experience: A Dream Come True

Stephen Glicksman shares Shua Hoffman's journey from Silver Spring to the Makor College Experience at Yeshiva University, with six campus and graduation photos.

ByStephen Glicksman, PhD

Captain Joseph Cohn, retired U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps officer and neuroscientist.

Community Spotlight

Flying With Faith: An Orthodox Jew’s Journey in the U.S. Navy

Ilan Cohn sits down with Captain Joseph Cohn to discuss neuroscience, naval aviation, keeping kosher, Shabbat and a life of service.

ByIlan Cohn

Pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, alongside fresh tomatoes.

Community Spotlight

The Heart Behind Ben Yehuda Pizza

Ben Yehuda Pizza owner Josh Katz reflects on community, hospitality, hidden acts of chesed, and the people behind one of Silver Spring’s beloved…

ByEditorial Team

Plate of peanut butter chocolate chip protein energy bites beside Qualify whey protein powder in a modern kitchen setting

Community Spotlight

Why Protein Is Important at Any Age

Protein is no longer just for athletes.

ByEditorial Team

KMS Welcomes Rabbi Shmuel Lubin as Its First Assistant Rabbi, Marking a New Chapter for the Growing Kemp Mill Community

Community Spotlight

KMS Welcomes Rabbi Shmuel Lubin as New Assistant Rabbi

Kemp Mill Synagogue in Silver Spring, Maryland, has officially welcomed Rabbi Shmuel Lubin as its new Assistant Rabbi — the first in the…

ByEditorial Team

An open study book in a sunlit library, an editorial illustration for Shavuos

Shavuos 2026

Shavuos: Monumental Steps

Rabbi Shmuel Leigh reflects on the love of Torah he witnessed in Rabbi Dovid Trenk’s yeshiva, and the appreciation that gives lasting strength…

ByRabbi Shmuel Leigh

Two wheat loaves and golden wheat against distant mountains at sunrise, an editorial illustration

Shavuos 2026

The Torah’s Mysterious Name for Shavuos

Why does the Torah call Shavuos “Yom Habikkurim”?

ByMatan Friedman

Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky on Revelation, Purim & Torah | Washington Jewish Journal

Community Spotlight

SHAVUOS: THE JOURNEY BACK TO SINAI

In this powerful Shavuos essay, Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky explores Revelation at Sinai, Purim, longing, and the eternal relationship between Torah and the Jewish…

ByRabbi Ahron Lopiansky

An open book of Torah study and a clock in morning light

Personal Growth

As If It Was Given Today

Rabbi Hillel Shaps reflects on Shavuos, fresh enthusiasm for Torah learning and completing mitzvos with zerizus, purpose and love of Hashem.

ByRabbi Hillel Shaps

Pesach

Second Chances

Josh Seidemann reflects on Pesach Sheini, family photographs, Jewish memory, and the active work of hope in Second Chances.

ByJosh Seidemann

Four glasses of red wine with matzah on a Passover Seder table

Pesach

The Four Cups at the Passover Seder

Four cups, four wines, and a deeper way to experience the Seder.

ByAzik Schwechter, Ph.D.

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