In newest Passover children’s books, a lion reads the Haggadah and a Depression-era mitzvah
By Penny Schwartz
On the eve of Passover during the Depression, a juggler in ragged clothes is invited into the home of a poor family...
‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix release date announced
Season 3 of the hit haredi Orthodox drama series “Shtisel” will debut on Netflix on March 25, Israel’s Yes Studios announced Tuesday.
The first two...
Dialogue across religious communities: Ben Sax
As the Jewish scholar at The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Beth Am Synagogue member Ben Sax has made it his mission...
Unique Jewish reality TV-style program lets artists, and viewers, show off their artistic talent
By Larry Luxner
Alix Kramer, 25, wants to be a pediatric gastroenterologist. To reach her goal, she’s working toward a degree at the University of...
Continuing a family legacy: Michael Greenebaum
Michael Greenebaum’s great-great-grandfather was on a train headed to Washington, D.C., when he got off a stop too early and wound up in Baltimore....
‘Masel Tov Cocktail’ explodes stereotypes about being young, Jewish and misunderstood in Germany
By Joe Baur
There’s a swastika drawn inside of a high school bathroom stall. Dima Liebermann, the protagonist of the German short film “Masel Tov...
You Should Know … Tzipora Korman
Pikesville native Tzipora Korman, 22, is a frontline worker, in more ways than one.
She is a critical care technician in the Sinai Hospital emergency...
NBC under fire for portrayal of Orthodox Jews on Canadian series ‘Nurses’
Update (Feb. 25, 2021): NBC has pulled this episode of "Nurses."
Original story by Andrew Lapin:
Jewish groups are criticizing NBC for airing an offensive portrayal...
Playing the kernel of American music: Brian Berele
By Bob Jacobson
Pikesville native Brian Berele, 64, majored in history at William & Mary college in Virginia. Though his passion for history endured,...
