Beth Ahabah Voices

by Natan Berenshteyn

On November 15 Atlee High School’s top mixed choir, Illusion, was invited to sing at the Virginia School Board Association conference at Williamsburg, VA.  Illusion is a show choir, where 21 girls and 21 boys sing and dance...Read more...

By Vicki Lynn

This summer Miles and I traveled to Israel—a trip that has long been on our bucket list. Our trip was made possible through the Charles E. Noell '70 Travel Grant from St....Read more...

by Laura Davidson

I think my children, Liz, 27 and Sarah, 24, were genuinely concerned about how I would occupy my time when Sarah left for college. I managed – supplementing my hobbies (mostly sewing) with more volunteerism. An important part...Read more...

by Rena Berlin

I’m a weaver. I was a middle school social studies teacher, an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program coordinator, a Director of Education with the Virginia Holocaust Museum. Now I am a weaver. My husband, Bert,...Read more...

by Anne Blankman

We never know where our passions will lead us. For Anne Blankman, her love of writing brought her to Judaism.

A few years ago, Anne was a part-time librarian and new mom living in Yorktown, VA when she had an idea...Read more...

by Roberta Opper

We all know the grim statistics—each year approximately 250,000 American women and men are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and about 40,000 die. Since my breast cancer diagnosis 25 years ago, I have spent an enormous...Read more...

by Susan Adolf

My name is Susan Weiner Adolf and I am a retailer. Since as long as I can remember I worked or pretended to work for my parents who owned Saxon Shoes. Before I could even see over the front desk I was trying to be a cashier. As our...Read more...

by David Gardner

As I approached my 70th birthday and retirement about three years ago, I began to think about new adventures and challenges. In the past I had run marathons, cycled, skied, played tennis, etc.—all of which provided...Read more...

After retirement, I revived a passion that had been dormant for the 35 years that I practiced clinical social work. I have always loved poetry, and had even tried writing some poems in my high school and college years and then again as a young...Read more...

One of the most delightful parts of my position as Chair of North American Camping and Israel Programs for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is that I get the opportunity to visit the various camps around North America.  Most of our congregants...Read more...

When I was about to turn 60 and planning to retire from almost 30 years practicing law, I had a major problem. What was I going to do? My brain was going to turn to mush! I was having lunch with a friend and expressed my concerns. She suggested I...Read more...