4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (622+ words) Planned talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland were canceled on Friday after U. S. Vice President JD Vance postponed a trip to meet Iranian negotiators, amid mounting tensions over the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon. Switzerland's Foreign Ministry confirmed that…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1154+ words) Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA Fireworks, parades, maybe a mixed martial arts smackdown on the White House lawn? Those are a few of the ways Americans will be marking the country's 250th birthday. A Jerusalem-based yeshiva and an interfaith project started by a…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (68+ words) Washington Jewish Week Members of Temple Micah's Beytenu gathered to braid and bake rainbow challah for Pride Month, honoring Jewish culinary traditions and values. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (86+ words) Washington Jewish Week Temple Beth Ami's Rabbi Emeritus Jack Luxemburg filled in the final letters of the community's new Torah. On June 5, the TBA community dedicated its new Torah and celebrated Rabbi Luxemburg's 50th anniversary in the rabbinate. Save my name,…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (76+ words) Washington Jewish Week Students at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School held one last morning meeting and celebrated Moving Up Day on their last day of school June 12. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (74+ words) Washington Jewish Week Washington Hebrew Congregation kicked off Pride Month with its annual Pride Shabbat, joining in prayer, song and commitment as the community recognized its growing LGBTQ+ community. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (76+ words) Washington Jewish Week Members of Bet Mishpachah gathered at the Edlavitch DCJCC for a Pride Shabbat happy hour with an open bar, community and joyful conversation followed by a Shabbat service. Save my name, email, and website in this browser…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (80+ words) Washington Jewish Week Community members celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Capital Jewish Museum's historic synagogue at an opening reception of a new permanent installation exploring 150 years of Jewish history and community. Save my name, email, and website in this browser…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (639+ words) Jarrad Saffren and Zoe Bell | WJW Staff Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. , and James Lankford, R-Okla. , introduced the Jewish American Security Act in May after two days of advocacy on the part of Jewish federations across the country. If passed, the…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (132+ words) beloved husband of Robbie Bostin-Ross, passed away on June 10. In lieu of flowers or food, the family requests that memorial contributions in Hank's honor can be made to Parkinson's Foundation (parkinson. org). Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral…...