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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…

Your Purim Playlist

My favorite holiday is approaching, which is a celebration that indulges in drinking and dancing all night. And no, it’s…

Meet Jeff: Jewish Math Teacher of the Week

Have a suggestion for a Jewish Person of the Week? Email allisonf@gatherdc.org to nominate your friend. colleague, partner, or even…

How and Why Do We Party on Purim?

The Jewish comedian Alan King once said, “A summary of every Jewish holiday: they tried to kill us, we won,…

Meet Elyssa: Jewish Leslie Knope of the Week!

Have a suggestion for a Jewish Person of the Week? Email allisonf@gatherdc.org to nominate your friend. colleague, partner, or even…