Montgomery Community Media

A man is under arrest this morning in connection with the vandalism of the Shaare Torah Synagogue on Main Street in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Police announced Wednesday morning that the man was arrested this morning but provided no additional details. More information is expected at noon. Last week police said they had identified a “person of […]

It is a special time of the year for the Jewish community. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is celebrated this year starting on the evening of October 3 to the evening on October 4. Rabbi Elhanan ‘Sunny’ Schnitzer, from Bethesda Jewish Congregation, said there are two holidays during a 10 day period: Rosh Hashanah, the […]

Sunset marks the first night of Passover, a holiday to commemorate the exodus of the Jews from Egyptian slavery. Passover begins the evening of April 14 and ends on April 22. “Jews celebrate the holiday by telling the story around a dinner table with a special book called the Haggadah,” said Rabbi Jonah Layman of the Shaare […]

When rapper Ari Lesser steps up to the mic for his next performance, he won’t be singing the songs heard on the radio. He’ll instead be spreading the message of Purim, a Jewish holiday observed in commemoration of events described in the biblical book of Esther that takes place on March 15 and 16. A rap concert, […]