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Bethesda’s Johanna Chanin Leads Edlavitch DCJCC Board
Johanna Chanin. Photo by Aryeh Photo. Johanna Chanin views Judaism as a source of great joy, so it’s only natural that she’s spending her retirement years facilitating Jewish communal life in the...
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You Should Know … Rabbi Amalia Mark
Rabbi Amalia Mark. Photo by Alyssa Craft. Rabbi Amalia Mark doesn’t know the exact moment she decided she wanted to be a rabbi. In fact, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish family, she only knew rabbis as...
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Bethesda’s Lindsey Jacobson Strengthens Community Ties at Sixth & I
Lindsey Jacobson. Photo by Jason Putsche Photography. Lindsey Jacobson is proud to start a career at the very synagogue where she and her husband were married and her grandfather had his bar mitzvah....
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Potomac’s Avery Sudow Helps Build Jewish Institutions
Courtesy of Avery Sudow. As a young teen, Avery Sudow had a “lightbulb moment” about Judaism: the customs her family practiced in their hometown of Charleston matched the Jewish traditions outside of...
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Reston’s Helenka Shy Finds Purpose in Her Work With Federation
Courtesy of Helenka Shy. Helenka Shy consistently seeks purpose in whatever she takes on, whether as a stay-at-home mom or, now, as a working parent. When working in retail at Banana Republic, her team...
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DC’s Austin Van Grack Empowers Local Jewish Women
Austin Van Grack. Photo by Jason Dixson Photography. Austin Van Grack has found solace in working with other women, learning from their intelligence and leadership. She channels those skills into her...
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B’nai Israel Member Liz Weintraub Champions Disability Advocacy
Liz Weintraub. Courtesy of Association of University Centers on Disabilities. Liz Weintraub’s life stands in stark contrast with the 21-year-old woman she once was, living in a residential facility and...
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DC’s Craig Carroll Builds Community Through AU Hillel
Courtesy of Craig Carroll. Like many postgraduates, Craig Carroll wasn’t sure what to do with his life. He knew he wanted to incorporate community and he’d been active in Northwestern Hillel, where he...
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Olney’s Devorah Stolik Creates Community Connections
Devorah Stolik. (Photo by Judy Carton) Devorah Stolik loves networking and forming connections within the community. She often utilizes these “matchmaking” skills whether she’s teaching Hebrew school...
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DC’s Pati Jinich Explores Heritage, Cuisine in New PBS Show
Pati Jinich is based in Chevy Chase. (Photo by Angie Moser) Andrew Guckes | Staff Writer Pati Jinich’s list of accomplishments as a chef, author, journalist and TV star are numerous. Whether it’s a...
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