Thousands of Chabad rabbis convene in New York amid banner year for movement
By Philissa Cramer
It was unseasonably cold on Sunday morning when thousands of rabbis crowded on risers in front of Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn to...
Saving lives at work and off hours: David Vitberg
Flashing lights, ear-splitting sirens, fire trucks, rescue ambulances. For David Vitberg, then a yeshivah boy in Setauket, N.Y., it was a teenage kid’s dream.
At...
The physical into the spiritual: Challah speaks to women and tradition
Women from all around the Baltimore area gathered in the ballroom of the Harborview Towers on Monday night with one goal in mind: to...
With a dark winter looming in Ukraine, Jewish groups send generators and other support
Philissa Cramer | JTA
Since Feb. 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Jewish groups from around the world have flooded the country with support —...
Back to the ‘I Do’s’ in a post-pandemic wedding world
By Jesse Berman and Heather Ross | Staff Writers
Those who grieved over the emptiness of their pandemic-era social calendars are enjoying a better 2022...
97-year-old Holocaust survivor tells family’s harrowing brush with Kristallnacht
Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore commemorated the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), the wide-scale Nazi-led pogrom...
Online support for those dealing with suicide moved to Sunday to accommodate Jewish attendees
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is meant to be a healing experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Yet due...
Making decisions with care and vigilance: Government liaison Rabbi Ariel Sadwin
How does one go from learning in kollel to becoming a government liaison for the region’s Jewish community? “That was a leap,” said Rabbi...
Some US Jewish groups are staying quiet on far-right extremists’ election success in Israel
Ron Kampeas | JTA
Few of the American Jewish groups who would not speak out about the prospect of extremists in government before Israel’s elections...
Associated board chair Barbara Levin Himmelrich, 91, stood at forefront of change
Talking about Barbara Levin Himmelrich and looking at her numerous accomplishments, it becomes immediately apparent that she was tenacious, a go-getter and a steadfast...
