Local NewsBHC To Hold Annual Rosh Hashanah Service It’s a Baltimore Jewish institution that has grown each year for thousands. This year, on September 8th, Rosh Hashanah Under… Rosh Hashanah: Jewish Baltimore’s Past YearEvery year sees its share of ups and downs. Over the past year, the Baltimore Jewish community has certainly had… Camp Moshava Celebrates 75 Years There’s just something special about Habonim Dror Camp Moshava, known to alums, campers, family and friends simply as ‘Mosh’. In… Jewish Museum Fetes John Paul II’s Ties To Jews A church bell’s chime is constantly heard in the large room, a space tastefully transformed into unpredictably curving pathways and… |
National NewsD.C. Interfaith Summit Denounces Anti-Muslim BigotryAn interfaith summit of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders denounced anti-Muslim bigotry. Major Pro-Israel Giver Funding Jihad WatchA woman who with her husband has contributed large sums to pro-Israel and Jewish groups is the principal funder of… High Holidays are Free at Some Shuls, and Worshipers FlockWhen the waiting list for High Holidays tickets reached 700, leaders of the downtown Sixth and I Historic Synagogue decided… Middle-Class Families Forced to Turn to Jewish Food BanksRobert M., 58, worked for a news organization in the San Francisco Bay area until September 2008, when he lost… |
International NewsLibya Will Allow Two Jews to Visit HomesLibya will allow two Italian Jewish women to visit their ancestral homes. Al Hayat, a Saudi-owned daily based in London,… EU Commissioner Apologizes for ‘Irrational Jews’ RemarkThe European Union’s trade chief apologized for comments he made about Jews. Karel De Gucht, a former Belgian foreign minister… Introducing Non-Jewish Europeans to Jewish LifeIn Italy, where there are only about 25,000 affiliated Jews in a population of 60 million, most Italians have never… Peres Visits Pope to Talk Mideast PeacePope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres discussed prospects for the new round of Middle East peace negotiations. During… |
Israel NewsConversions Performed by Israeli Military Called InvalidThe conversions to Judaism of perhaps thousands of Israeli soldiers that were performed by the military rabbinate are not valid,… Sounds Of SobbingA move to a new house in a new city involves so much tachlis – logistics of buses, boxes, bureaucracy,… Palestinians to Ahmadinejad: Butt OutA spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to stop criticizing the Palestinian Authority president for entering into… Non-Koshered Meat Banned from Israeli ChainsIsrael’s chief rabbi has banned the sale of non-koshered meat to Israeli supermarket chains. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger ordered… |