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Rabbi Shankman’s Installation

On Friday, May 12, Rabbi Susan N. Shankman was officially installed as Washington Hebrew Congregation’s 7th senior rabbi.

Rabbi Susan Shankman outside Temple

The clergy stand together outside in front of the

A large crowd gathered in the Kreeger Lobby

Rabbi Fischel, Rabbi Miller, Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Bortnick, and Cantor Hamstra on the bima.

Jake Tapper at podium looks over at clergy

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center, and a high school friend of Rabbi Shankman

Clergy sitting and smiling on the bima

Rabbi Shankman speaks to the congregation.

Rabbi Emeritus M. Bruce Lustig prepares to pass the torah to Rabbi Shankman

Rabbi Shankman with a tall Black woman and a woman in a hijab

Young woman with older woman holding a rose

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