Our Greater Washington Jewish community will head into Shabbat with heavy hearts tonight, in the wake of yet another tragic and horrifying shooting that took the lives of 17 innocent people this week.
As we continue to process this incomprehensible act, and try once again to focus on what can be done to prevent this from ever happening again, our thoughts are focused first and foremost on the family members, friends and community of the victims. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Alyssa, Scott, Martin, Nicholas, Aaron, Jaime, Chris, Luke, Cara, Gina, Joaquin, Alaina, Meadow, Helena, Alex, Carmen and Peter. May their memories be for a blessing and bring comfort to all who knew them.
This Shabbat, join us as we remember these men, women and children whose lives were cut far too short. In their honor and memory, learn more about them.
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Meet Jacob, Federation’s Inspirational Intern
In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation’s Disability Inclusion Specialist Lisa Handelman sat down with our colleague Jacob Werbin, a member of the Federation team whose life has not only been affected by inclusive programming in our community, but who has helped shape the future of inclusion in Greater Washington.
Learn more about Jacob »
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Meet Tzachi Levy, Federation’s Senior shaliach (Israeli emissary)
Tzachi Levy is in his first year as The Jewish Agency Senior Shaliach (Israeli emissary) to The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Before coming to our community, he served as Director for The Jewish Agency’s Shinshinim Shlichut Program. As a 13th-generation Israeli, Tzachi’s strong family roots and Zionist youth movement education serve as his motivation and energy for working at Federation and in the Jewish world. Tzachi’s aim is to strengthen the conversation between American and Israeli Jews, and help our communities engage more deeply with each other.
Learn about Tzachi’s background and his love for barbecue »
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