Religion

When he heard the news last month that a gunman had shot and killed 11 Jews inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, Joshua Lopez texted Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld with his condolences. Herzfeld, of Ohev Sholom — The National Synagogue, replied with an…

The D.C. Council is at a tipping point. In a time of elevated racial and economic tensions, councilmembers are searching for a constructive way forward. They’re looking to prepare for future conflicts. But they’re stumbling along the way.