🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Bethesda leader shaping Potomac’s Jewish community connections

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Bethesda leader shaping Potomac's Jewish community connections
• How a Potomac home studio shaped Andrew Bayer's most personal album

Also on today's calendar: East Coast Swing/Lindy Hop Dance Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bethesda's Rachel Federowicz Is Pillar of Jewish DC (washingtonjewishweek.com) — A Bethesda community leader with deep roots in the area plays a major role at Congregation B'nai Tzedek in Potomac, where she serves as social action chair and helps guide Federation funding for young families. Her extensive volunteer work connects Potomac's synagogue life with regional Jewish schools, camps, and charities, and she's now co-chairing a major youth basketball tournament that will draw families from across Jewish DC.
   

• Andrew Bayer Finds Healing Through Fatherhood On A Light That Guides Weary Travelers Home (freshmusicfreaks.com) — Electronic artist Andrew Bayer's new album was written and produced at his home in Potomac, drawing deeply on his transition into fatherhood and time away from touring. The record and its companion film explore grief, healing, and parenting through genre-blending tracks and intimate visuals, offering Potomac listeners a glimpse of major creative work born right in their community.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• East Coast Swing/Lindy Hop Dance Classes →
  Dawn Crafton Dance Connection, 152 Gibbs St, Rockville
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Pickleball 18+ Drop In
  Clara Barton Neighborhood Rec Center Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
  11:00 am
• 55+ Ping Pong
  Clara Barton Neighborhood Rec Center Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
  2:00 pm
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
  2:00 pm
• Basketball - Family Drop In ( All Ages)
  Potomac Community Center
  2:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• PCV Women's Group →
  Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac
  1:00 pm
Friday September 11
• PCV Cultural Arts Programming, with artist Susan Goldman →
  Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
  10:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Welcome Back Sunday - Potomac United Methodist Church →
  9908 S Glen Rd, Potomac
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Protecting Your Wealth: Insurance Solutions for Business Owners →
  Virtual
  11:30 am
Thursday September 24
• The Playlist of Your Life: A Conversation About What Still Matters →
  Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Language Justice Summit: Beyond Translation →
  McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• PIKEtoberfest (mocoshow.com)
• Full Red Line Service to Resume Monday Following Nine-Week Closure (mocoshow.com)
• PR: Announcing City Wide Events at SPX 2026 (blogspot.com)

Bethesda

• 4530 Avondale St Unit 2, Bethesda, MD 20814 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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