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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…

Your DC Purim Guide: 2020!

DC knows how to party like its 357 BCE. So get ready, because the best in DC-area Purim parties, hamantaschen…

Meet Andrew: Jewish Dog Lover of the Week

Allie: What brought you to DC? Andrew: I’m originally from Orlando, Florida and was most recently living in Boston. I…

Meet Maurissa: Jewish Millennial Grandma of the Week!

Allie: What brought you to the DC area? Maurissa: I’m a Northern Virginia girl born and raised. I grew up…

Coping with Winter: Why Judaism Asks Us to Learn from Trees 

Tu B’shevat (the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat) is a strange Jewish holiday. It’s technically the New…

Meet Trey: Jewish Community Organizer of the Week!

  Allie: What brought you to DC? Trey: I’m a native Hoosier (born and raised in Indiana), went to Butler…

Your 2020 Tu B’Shevat Playlist

Being the nice Jewish hippie that I am, Tu B’Shevat has always been my favorite Jewish holiday. Tu B’Shevat celebrates…