OUR TEAM
Cover 1
SENIOR LIFESTYLE
NEWS ARTFUL AFTERNOON
AMOS OZ DIES
Page 20
Page 6
YO U S H O U L D
KNOW DOWN FOR
DUMPLINGS Page 35
January 11, 2019/5 Shevat 5779
washingto .com
Gratefully n e
a z i
M a g
HAPPY 30 years!
for over
& Pasadena
HOLIDAYS EROUS
A PROSP
y NEW YEAR!
A MAGAZINE FOR
PARENTS IN PRINT
MIKE’S PHARMACY
n Vitamins
CEM 1/31/19
Expires Life 1 Extensio
per customer.

Limit Rd
Smallwood MD
8541 Ft. • Pasadena,
Ste G
Pharmacy MIKE’S
Toys & Doug 1/31/19 CEM
Expires Melissa
customer. Limit 1
per Rd
Smallwood MD
8541 Ft. • Pasadena,
Ste G
MIKE’S Your Neighb
orhood Road
21122 3820 Mountain , MD
• Pasadena
9 Suite G
5-009 410-25
Rd Smallwood MD
8541 Ft. • Pasadena,
Ste G
Pharmacy 410-255-1800
410-255-0099 HELPING CHILDREN
OF DIFFERENT
BETTER AGES SLEEP
PAS 410-25
FREE BRAKE
INSPECT ION
12 OFF TER
WIN $
Service® Signature
Jiffy Lube nal Oil Change
be.com Conventio
TEACH YOUR
BLUES Child
Does Your al
Have Season
ion? HIGHWAY, 2610 ANNAPOLIS
AT: 7101 RITCHIE PASADENA •
OFFER VALID RITCHIE HIGHWAY,
• 8037
1 15 OFF
or a
the nationals.

in Her 2018 Maryland golds were
women’s doubles and mixed doubles
two badminton; she took silvers in
50-yard swim events, women’s breast
stroke and freestyle. She’ll compete
one in those swim events and at least
NDING SPEECH
DISORDERS UNDERSTA
AND LANGUAGE
THE CHILDREN
RING D.COM
VALUE OF VOLUNTEE
ERICKSCHIL BREAK
badminton event.

SPRING CAMPS S CHILD ONLINE AT WWW.FRED
Competition is generally stiff er in the
age VIEW FREDERICK’
nationals. She will be in an older
84, bracket than in recent years — 80 to
D which may work in her favor. “Every
IRED ES
SNOW-INSP & STORI
OLYMPICS, page 14
® BEHIND
WORRY www.booker.Jiffylu
Visit us at other offer or used in addition in the LEAVE
with any
Lube locations in any
cannot be combined at participating Jiffy
or altered
This coupon
reproduced value 1/100 c.

Only valid
Cash CONEYESS12
to fleet discounts. Not to be sold, transferred,
trademarks Expires 1/31/19.

or restricted.

United States. prohibited, taxed mark are registered
Inc. where
® MILLERSVILLE
way. Void ® and the Jiffy Lube design Jiffy Lube International
HIGHWAY, ONLY.

LOCATIONS Jiffy Lube ® International, Inc. ©2018
• 8071 VETERANS
ROAD, SEVERN
GLEN BURNIE
of Jiffy Lube
Get Ready
for Winter
PAS BACK TO schoo
l BACK TO class
homeservic t’s Thursday morning and Paul
Werner is sitting inside the Yeshiva
of Greater Washington with the Book
of Esther open. He’s not a student
at the yeshiva but this isn’t a normal
is Thursday. The federal government
shut down and employees like Werner
— who would only say that he works
in the executive branch — have been
esmag.com I
Center. Th ey
work in the kitchen at Father McKenna
D25 day of
Jaron Bourke, left , and Sarinah Kalb
Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center’s
were among 700 volunteers for the
service on Dec. 25. See page 25.

Photo by Lloyd Wolf
Netanyahu dogged by
inquiry as election looms
By Marcy Oster
See SHUTDOWN, page 13
S M
AG AZIN
ANNE ARUNDEL
FOOD ALLERGIES
ONE MOM'S
SEE PAGE 30
CAMP FAIR
VICE Fall 2018
Sum mer
Camps furloughed.

For Werner, the shutdown has its up-
his sides. He can spend more time with
family and use an otherwise lazy week-
the day morning to learn Torah. But at
to end of the day, he wants to get back
work as soon as possible as the prospect
of a missed paycheck looms.

I “I have six children,” he says, “and
pay private school tuition.”
Werner is one of about 400,000
on “non-essential” federal employees
furlough as President Donald Trump
demands more than $5 billion from
Congress to build a wall on the border
• FEB. 24
TEAC HING
BOYS YOU
SHOULD KNOW
TALKING MASSAGE
IN THE
ERA #METOO
Read ers'
Choi IS BACK ce
10 Lo ve
BOOKS to toto
CHECK THE STATS
$ Depress
Service® Oil Change
Signature Jiffy Lube Synthetic Blend & High Milage
be.com NOW!
Highway 7101 Ritchie MD 21061
Glen Burnie, 0183
410-760- At This Location
Available Full Synthetic,
Brake Service
G APPS
5 GOAL-TRACKIN
CRAF TS
Pictured: Student
at Reston
Montessori School
See PAGE 12
jewishtimes.com 1
HIGHWAY, 2610 ANNAPOLIS
AT: 7101 RITCHIE PASADENA •
OFFER VALID RITCHIE HIGHWAY,
• 8037
Road 2610 Annapolis
MD 21144
Severn, 410-551-
Available ®
BEHIND WORRY
www.booker.Jiffylu Visit us at other offer or used in addition in the LEAVE
with any
Lube locations in any
cannot be combined at participating Jiffy
or altered
This coupon
reproduced value 1/100 c.

Only valid
Cash CONEYESS15
to fleet discounts. Not to be sold, transferred,
trademarks Expires 1/31/19.

or restricted.

United States. prohibited, taxed mark are registered
Inc. where
® MILLERSVILLE
way. Void ® and the Jiffy Lube design Jiffy Lube International
HIGHWAY, ONLY.

LOCATIONS Jiffy Lube ® International, Inc. ©2018
• 8071 VETERANS
ROAD, SEVERN
GLEN BURNIE
of Jiffy Lube
4002 At This Location
Highway 8071 Veterans MD 21108
Millersville, 9693
410-969- At This Location
Available E
COUNTY FIGHT
SEE PAGE 51
with Mexico.

an- 0 6> It appeared that Democrats and Re-
Mandelblit has decided to wait to
publicans would be able to narrowly
avoid the third shutdown of the Trump
nounce his decision in the cases known
the as 1000, 2000, and 4000 until aft er
ERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney gen-
eral likely will wait until aft er na-
See ELECTION, page 15
tional elections to announce whether
0 74470 0 1977
7447 19778 8 2
he will indict Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu in three corruption inves-
be tigations, but the allegations could
central to the early elections.

Sources reported to be close to Avichai
Mandelblit told Hebrew media includ-
that ing the KAN national broadcaster
J com
SER By Jared Foretek
Staff Writer
THE Senior Olympics set
ing in the National
HOW TO AVOID
Albuquerque, N.M. — her
for June in PAINS
my second trip to the nationals. “It’s
ACHES AND
hope to bring home S a national ribbon
FROM BACKPACK
medal.” It would be her fi rst in
3820 Pasadena,
Ste G •
FEBRUAR Y
2019 Baltimor
esChild. Story begins on page 24
resident and member of Tikvat
Congregation looks ahead to compet-
al Nutrition
Brand ents CEM
1/31/19 Supplem
Rd Expires
Mountain MD
per customer.

Limit 1
HOME some turn
to study
Lev Bar-Av’s National Photo keeps
the art of image-making alive
ack when Judy Davis was the young-
est of four children growing up in
Bakersfi eld, Calif., she swam and played
badminton — but never competitively,
unless vying against her siblings counts.

Th at changed about 13 years ago. “My
fi rst time competing was the Maryland
AS FEATURED
ResQ PHOTOS
closed, Many hands, light work
TO FOCUS
Olympics,” the 79-year-old says.

FIVE AREAS Senior
medaled in swimming
Now, having TO
ON FOR and BACK
badminton in the 2018 Maryland
Olympics, the longtime Rockville
SCHOOL Senior HYGIENE
Israel Year
% 25 OFF
d Road
Smallwoo MD 21122
8541 Ft. • Pasadena,
Suite G
5-1800 $1.00
| washingtonjewishweek.com
| Havdalah 5:44 | Tevet 26, 5779
Vol. 55, No. 1 | Candlelighting 4:41
FREE Senior
B Rd
MD 3820 Mountain
Pasadena, Ste G •
In the New
410-255-0099 410-255-1800
PHARMACY ON WCBM
Pharmacy cies:
Pharma Candle Lighting: 4:45 p.m.

A LIFE
IN With govt.

6 January 3, 2019
By Andrea F. Siegel
Special to WJW
Rd 3820 Mountain MD
Pasadena, Ste G •
BET TER
HABITS 410-255-0099
410-255-1800 PHARMACY
% OF F DY
25 STU
mac om
Phar armacy.c
mikesph VOLUME 28, ISSUE
athlete looks to
national Olympics
JANUARY 2019
PASADENA 2018-2019
WINTER F
% 25 OF
serving www.my
& ONLINE
$0.75 e
er’ s Ey
Cons um
ER 2019
AUGUST/SEPTEMB m
nFAMILY.co Highway
8037 Ritchie MD 21122
Pasadena, 3311
410-768- At This Location
Available Brake Service
To advertise
please call: 410-902-2300
| Anne
Arundel County
| homeservices
mag.com 410-349-95
WadeLands 07
capes.com 1
Brake Service
Brake Service
MID-ATLANTIC MEDIA
has been covering both
Beltways in a MAJOR
LEAGUE way
for nearly a century.

NOVEMBER 2019
WashingtonFAMILY.com • 301-230-2222
Craig Burke, Publisher
Account Executives
Kim Coates, Tamara Morris, Mary Ramsdale, Stacie Shapero, Sylvia Witaschek
BUSINESS Pattie-Ann Lamp, Accounting Coordinator • 410-902-2311 • plamp@midatlanticmedia.com
EDITORIAL Jessica Gregg, Lifestyle Editor • 410-902-2319 • jgregg@midatlanticmedia.com
Adranisha Stephens, Staff Writer • 410-902-2328 • astephens@midatlanticmedia.com
PU BLICATIO N
EST. Baltimore Jewish Times
.......................................... 19
19 Washington Jewish Week
..................................... 19
30 Baltimore’s Child ..................

.......................................... 19
83 Baltimore Style ........................

........................................ 19
89 Consumer’s Eye Magazin
e .................................... 1991
Frederick’s Child ........................

..................................... 19
91 Washington Family ..................

..................................... 19
92 Mid-Atlantic Custom Me
dia .................................. 2004
Home Services Magazin
e ....................................... 2018
Contributors Zibby Andrews, Michelle Blanchard Ardillo, Ann Dolin PJ Feinstein
Irene Myers-Thompson, Abby Quellen, Kathryn Streeter
CREATIVE Lonna Koblick, Art Director
Bethany Skadin, Graphic Design Intern
James Meskunas, Digital Media Manager
David Stuck, Staff Photographer
MID-ATLANTIC MEDIA
Craig Burke, CEO/Publisher • cburke@midatlanticmedia.com
Jennifer Perkins-Frantz, Director of Production• jperkinsfrantz@midatlanticmedia.com
Bill Sims, Director of Circulation & Audience Development • bsims@midatlanticmedia.com
Jeni Mann, Director of Marketing & Custom Media • jmann@midatlanticmedia.com
Table of
Contents 301-230-2222
410-902-2300 midatlanticmedia.com
Single Page
Design Calendar of
Events © Washington Family. Washington Family is published 12 times a year by Mid-Atlantic Media, and is distributed free of charge
throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Correspondence and editorial submissions from our readers are
welcomed. We reserve the right to edit, reject or comment on all editorial and advertising material submitted. We are not responsible
for the return of any unsolicited materials. The acceptance of advertising by Washington Family does not constitute an endorsement of
the products, services or information. All rights reserved. Any reproduction of this publication, in whole or in part, is strictly forbidden
without expressed written permission.

11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 300 | Rockville, MD 20852 | 301-230-2222 or 703-318-1385 | washingtonfamily.com
6 Washington FAMILY
NOVEMBER 2019