Tag Archives: Jewish leadership

Local Teen Elected BBYO International Teen President

Adi Shankman, a senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda and the newly elected international teen president of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, knew he wanted to serve as president when he was wrapping tefillin in the Poconos. Read more » »

DC’s Izzy Arbetter Helps Jews in Their 20s, 30s Find Home

When Izzy Arbetter first moved to the nation’s capital, knowing no one, she was drawn to Jewish communal events to make friends.“Being part of the Jewish community has been … really important to me,” the Washington, D.C., resident said. Read more » »