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Jewish Holidays
Kneading Community: Lessons from the Great Big Challah Bake
What would happen if the Pozez JCC and Chabad teamed up to invite Northern Virginia Jewish women across all denominations and observance levels to braid challah together as our foremothers […]
Kehillah, kavod and chesed: How Jewish values and traditions nurture ECLC preschoolers
Last year, the children in the ECLC’s Chaverim class discovered a simple joy: bringing coins in each Friday to add to their classroom’s tzedakah box. This year, they informed their […]
How My Family Celebrates Shavuot One Scoop at a Time
Shavuot begins at sundown on Friday, May 22, and in my house, that means one thing is already being debated: Where are we going for ice cream? Every year, as part […]
A Jewish Lens on Conflict Transformation
This Passover I added an olive branch to my seder plate. After doing a bit of research on how to acknowledge the conflicts around the world, I landed on the olive branch as a sign of peace. In doing so, […]
The Yoms: An American and Israeli Perspective
We, as a Jewish community, are readying ourselves for holidays that call on us to hold joy and sadness at the same time. They are The Yoms: Yom HaShoah, Yom […]
When April Fools’ Day Meets the Seder Table: Leaning Into the Silly This Passover
This year, something wonderfully unexpected is happening: the first night of Passover falls on April Fools’ Day. And honestly? We think that it is worth celebrating. Passover has always had room for joy, […]
Finding Light All Year Long: How the Pozez JCC Helps Jewish Families Feel Seen, Connected, and Proud
December can be complicated for many American Jewish families. While lights twinkle at neighbors’ houses and storefronts fill with Christmas trees, Hanukkah, and Jewish identity more broadly, can feel overshadowed. […]
Find Your Chosen Family at the J
When you don’t have family nearby, holidays can feel more intimidating than joyful. I moved to Northern Virginia in April 2016, the week before Passover. We didn’t know anyone Jewish […]