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Maryland Primary Election Date Moved, Avoiding Passover

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed legislation officially moving the date of the 2024 Maryland primary election following a push to do so from...

Baltimore Celebrates Lag B’Omer With Parades and Fun

Lag B’Omer may not be one of the most well-known Jewish holidays, but Jewish organizations across Baltimore are preparing to host community gatherings and...

Bolton Street Synagogue Religious School Students Host Yad Vashem Exhibit

Students at Bolton Street Synagogue’s religious school are getting an education about the Holocaust straight from the source, thanks to a new initiative from...

Adamah Launches Climate Action Fund

Adamah, the new name for the merged organization of Reisterstown-based Pearlstone and New York-based Hazon, is launching a Climate Action Fund for Jewish community...

New Slate of Community Members Inducted Into Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame

Ten people, and one organization, in the Baltimore area have been selected this year to be inducted into the Jewish Community Center’s Baltimore Jewish...
Rabbi Yanky Baron

Chabad of Ellicott City Celebrates Maimonides’ Teachings With Dedicated Class

On April 22, Chabad houses around the world will mark the end of a daily study cycle of the scholar Maimonides’ seminal work, “Mishneh...

Run For Remembrance Honors Fallen IDF Soldiers

On Sunday, April 23, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore held Run for Remembrance, their first 5K walk and run since the COVID-19...

Temple Isaiah Counts the Omer With Cereal Drive

In ancient times, the Jewish people would deliver sheaves of grain — known as omer — to the Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the...

Baltimore to Celebrate Israel’s 75th Anniversary in Style

April 26 marks Yom Ha’atzmaut, more commonly known as Israel Independence Day. The holiday honors the founding of Israel in 1948, when David Ben-Gurion...

Jewish Volunteer Connection Marks Good Deeds Day With Community Aid

Members of Baltimore’s Jewish community joined with people from more than 110 countries to do good for others. Jewish Volunteer Connection was just one...