After 17 years at Camp Rodef Shalom in various roles as camper and staff, Jay Rapoport departs as Camp Director. He is succeeded by Danielle Heyman Feist.

Nathan Weiner departs as Principal for Grades 7-12 and is succeeded by Courtney Anthony.

Rabbi Amy Schwartzman’s 20 years as a Rabbi at TRS are celebrated. In her honor, the Fund for Youth and Jewish Identity is created to increase opportunities for children and teens to engage with Judaism and forge an abiding connection to Jewish life.

Haitian Ambassador Raymond Joseph addresses Rodef Shalom concerning the devastating Haitian earthquake. The Temple adopts the town of Petit-Goâve to provide assistance.

TRS begins its association with Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE), a non-partisan coalition of over 45 faith communities and civic organizations in Northern Virginia working together to make positive change in communities. This new organizing work will later take seed as Hineinu—Standing Together, a Temple-wide effort to organize members for joint deliberation and […]

TRS undergoes a multi-year examination of educational engagement, resulting in the unveiling of the JJourneys initiatives in 2011 and the hiring of Dara Holop as JJourneys Engagement Specialist in the Summer of 2012. N’tivot (“Pathways”), a new approach in teen education, launches, adding a new focus on community building and living Jewish values, with multiple […]

Cantor Tracey Scher joins the clergy team bringing the number of Cantors on staff at TRS to four (including Rabbi Saxe and Cantor Leider)! Major renovations begin in the Sanctuary to make the bema accessible.

After a three-year term, Student Cantor Rebecca Robins receives her Master of Sacred Music degree from HUC-JIR and became Cantor at a congregation in Milwaukee; Summer Rabbinic Intern Neil Hirsch becomes our first Camp Educator.

Mishkahn T’filah becomes the new service prayer book.

Babette Cohn becomes Principal for Grades 4-6.