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Meet Shoshana: Jewish Bunny Lover of the Week!

Want to bring some much needed joy to a friend right now? Nominate them to be Jewish Person of the…

DC Passover Guide 2020

Why is this Passover different from all others? Well, this year, on top of the usual twice-dipped vegetables, matzah overload,…

Observing Jewish Traditions While Social Distancing

A few days ago my wife and I watched Rabbi Fischel from Washington Hebrew Congregation and her husband Rabbi Abbot…

Quarantine Playlist to Keep You Dancing

As an introvert, it’s very easy for me to self isolate during COVID-19 since I’m somewhat of a feral cat….

Permission to Breathe

On Wednesday night, during one of my weekly classes which I’m now doing online, I asked everyone to go around…

Meet Connor: Jewish Uncle of the Week

Editor’s note: Full disclosure here – Connor Jacobson is no stranger to me. In fact, we share a nephew (his…

“Choosing Life” During the Time of Coronavirus: Parshat Ki Tisa

At our GatherDC team meeting yesterday, our Executive Director, Rachel Gildiner asked the staff to consider the paradoxes we are…

Meet Maddie: Jewish Vegan Instagrammer of the Week!

Madeline Reich is the Jewish Instagram queen we didn’t know we needed, but desperately do. If you’re cooped up at…

A Poem for Purim: Women in the Mikvah (for Vashti)

Vashti of Iran, so gorgeous and true, Yet tainted by the world around – what were you to do? Misused…

Not Being Alone In Our Loneliness: Why We Need to Take the Conversation Outside the Jewish World

As the rabbi at GatherDC, I spend a lot of time talking with Jewish 20s and 30s about how hard…