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BBYO Leader: ‘Teens Need Tools to Understand Antisemitism and How to Respond’

Growing up in Owings Mills and attending the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Nora Leavey says she has a strong and solid Jewish identity,...

New Grant for Maryland Students to Enable High-Schoolers to Learn in Israel

Mara Fahl High-school students in the state of Maryland have a new way to access Israel-education experiences with the establishment of generous grants towards tuition...

Interfaith concert draws hundreds for inspiration as the calendar turns to 2023

It was billed as a night of music and prayer, a collective and contemplative way to send off one year and ring in the...

Marc Irwin brings musicality everywhere he goes, even to synagogue

The Classic Theatre of Maryland is celebrating a full decade of professional theater in Annapolis. And local Jewish musician Marc Irwin has been along...

Red Cross needs blood donations, say those who make it a habit of volunteering

Faygie Holt | Special to the JT When John Miller was growing up in Owings Mills in the 1970s and ’80s, he watched his father,...

Jewish Community Services selected as one of Baltimore’s top workplaces

Jewish Community Services (JCS) has been ranked by The Baltimore Sun as one of the “Top Places to Work in 2022.” The rankings, announced on...

10 years into the job, Barak Hermann is just getting started

It’s rare these days to come across job longevity; it’s rarer still to discover those who not only relish a position but seek to...

Basketball star comes home for Unity Clinic, to share his court skills and camaraderie

Tamir Goodman, who started his illustrious basketball career at Talmudical Academy (TA) in Baltimore, returned to the city of his youth earlier this month...

It’s been 36 years that MAAD has battled drunk driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the organization that helped make “designated driver” a common term in America and role for people to fill...

Poetry reading merges themes of light and darkness

Members of Chevrei Tzedek Congregation in Baltimore were treated to a poetry reading last Shabbat — the day before the first night of Chanukah...