Chanukah in September in Washington, as USPS releases holiday stamp A stamp “can travel from Alaska to the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Maine to Guam,” Michael Gordon, the Postal Service’s government liaison director, told JNS. “Much like Chanukah, it can be a family, unifying event.” Menachem Wecker Sept. 21, 2024
Klezmer band parades 150-year-old Torah to Capital Jewish Museum The Torah scroll, from Adas Israel Congregation, is on permanent loan to the new Jewish museum. Oct. 6, 2023
New Capital Jewish Museum seeks to connect Washington area’s past to its present “We’re telling lots of different stories. Some of them will be familiar to our visitors, and many will not be,” said the museum’s curator. Mike Wagenheim July 14, 2023
Capital Jewish Museum opens in Washington, DC The museum includes an 1876 restored synagogue building that was moved on wheels through the city to its new home. June 19, 2023