Local
In Baltimore, a Group Looks to ‘Rekindle’ Black and Jewish Relations
When Darius Beckford was growing up in Park Heights, he came to understand there was a line that cut the neighborhood in half.
Northern Parkway...
Opinion
D’var Torah: Names Are Not Just Labels
By Rabbi Jon Roos
This week’s Torah portion is Devarim: Deuteronomy 1:1 — 3:22
I can tell how and from where people know me by the...
You Should Know
Ben Rock: Pikesville Resident Creates Community for Young Jews
Ben Rock has always been diligent about his Judaism.
The Pikesville resident attended Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, and even at a Jewish day school,...
Around Town
Last Word
Rabbi Zev Pomeranz, Etz Chaim Director Helps Jews Find Their Way
Rabbi Zev Pomeranz, director of Etz Chaim Baltimore, says the turning point that made him want to be more connected to his Judaism was...
Food & Dining
Liquid Kosher: A Club for Connoisseurs Expands Its Range
By Jules Polonetsky
The serious evaluation of any wine starts the same way regardless of what’s on the label: soil composition, canopy management, harvest decisions,...
Sizzle Reels
Arts & Culture
Nathan Straus Made His Fortune at Macy’s — and Spent It...
Charles Munitz | JTA
What do the ultra-wealthy owe the rest of us? It may be the defining argument of our second Gilded Age.
While Elon...
Nation and World
JD Vance Tells Joe Rogan that Jeffrey Epstein had ‘Connections’ to...
Grace Gilson | JTA
Vice President JD Vance claimed that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had ties to the “highest levels” of Israeli...
Podcast
Meet the North American families who are moving to Israel right now
By Peter Ephross
At first glance, the recent celebration outside a northern New Jersey synagogue looked a lot like a bar or bat mitzvah party. Dance...
These Schools Build Druze Israeli Identity, One Student at a Time
By Elana Sztokman
The front courtyard of the Amal high school in the western Galilee village of Yanuh Jat, with its stone terraces, flower-lined walkways and...
How Teachers are Harnessing AI to Democratize Israeli Education
An ambitious new educational initiative seeks to emphasize personalized learning and strengthen Israeli society.
By Elana Sztokman
When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school...
More than a GPA: Inside the Movement to End Letter Grades in Jewish Education
Grades can ‘make kids feel judged as Jews,’ according to an organization dedicated to improving and innovating Jewish day schools.
By Debra Rubin
At least three times...
5 things Jewish women should know about breast cancer
From AI to weight-loss medications, here are the ways that breast cancer diagnoses and treatments are changing.
The rumors that you’ve heard are true: A...




















































