Federal workers continue to turn to faith institutions a year after mass layoffs

Federal workers continue to turn to faith institutions a year after mass layoffs

Kehilat Pardes Rabbi Uri Topolosky and his family at the Shouk restaurant in Rockville the night the synagogue sent federal employees e-gift cards for dinner. (Photo courtesy Rabbi Uri Topolosky)By Aline Behar Kado and Irit Skulnik Soon after the mass layoffs of federal workers in Maryland last year, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church handed out $100 grocery gift cards and offered dinner boxes for community members in need. “If you suddenly lose employment …