Jewish Museum exhibit examines how barriers can protect and exclude
Who feels safe anymore? Can you “circle the wagons,” while keeping open arms? And how has Judaism’s call to “build a fence around the...
Is the Biden-Bennett honeymoon over? Here are 6 US-Israel issues that are raising tensions
“Behind closed doors” is a phrase that crops up a lot in conversation with senior U.S. and Israeli officials these days. That’s the place...
William Fox shows no sign of slowing down
When asked what his proudest accomplishment has been, William Z. Fox, 79, said that, aside from family, it’s how a young Jewish kid from...
Baltimore cream cheese shortage? Local food services weigh in
As if 2020’s toilet paper shortage and this year’s supply chain crisis were not bad enough, rumblings of a possible cream cheese shortage have...
Some Americans are moving to Baltimore’s sister city 9 miles from Gaza
By Linda Gradstein
When people ask Nechama Greenfield why she and her husband chose to move just nine miles from Gaza in June, less than...
Alex Edelman’s new comedy show raises questions about Jewish identity
If you click through Twitter, you may come upon a list of some 250 accounts called “Jewish Nat’l Fund Donors.” But it’s safe to...
Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum (and meet his Chanukah...
By Jacob Gurvis
A crochet museum in Joshua Tree, Calif., features countless crochet animals that appear in airport ads worldwide. The National Mustard Museum in...
Center Stage explores Crown Heights riot in ‘Fires in the Mirror’
One August evening in 1991, long-simmering tensions between the Black and Orthodox Jewish residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, boiled over after 7-year-old Gavin Cato,...
The easiest jelly doughnut recipe ever
By Shannon Sarna
Latkes are far more popular during Chanukah than doughnuts here in the U.S. While you can find latkes in the freezer section...
MIDC welcomes new executive director
As the new executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, David Speer wants to eventually grow the organization and attract a younger and more...
