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Baltimore City resident Katie Fink receives Zelda Miller Award

Katie Fink, 32, received the Zelda Miller Award from The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, this past September. The award honors young adult leaders...

Toys for Tots: ‘It’s a joy to do every year,’ says Marine sergeant in...

With the holidays come Toys for Tots donation drives, and this year the ubiquitous charity is celebrating its 75th year of operation. The U.S....

Recipient of educational award Pam Solomon has finally found her place

Pam Solomon only started working as a teacher at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore three years ago, but she’s already made...

They have arrived: Torah-study group reaches last page (and starts to turn another)

Molly Zatman | Intern A Torah-study group led by Rabbi Jonah Layman of Shaare Tefila just finished the Five Books of Moses after nearly three...

From overseas and one coast to another, Rabbi Meeka Simerly has found her calling

Rabbi Meeka Simerly never intended to move to the United States. The Israeli native, now 57, came to America on vacation when she was...

Students learn lessons of Shoah, Rwandan and Uganda genocides as part of yearlong program

Students from 10 different schools around the Baltimore area gathered at the John Carroll School in Bel Air for a special program on Nov....

Three young Jewish fellows address needs in Baltimore as part of Repair the World

In September, the Repair the World Jewish service movement announced a new cohort of young adult fellows who will be working with them for...

‘Let’s Soup Together’: Seniors sip and socialize at in-person fundraiser

Residents of the senior living facility Atrium Village in Owings Mills celebrated the lead-up to Thanksgiving in a way that describes the seaon best:...

Suspect pleads guilty to murder of Efraim Gordon; another to be sentenced in December

One of three suspects arrested for the murder of Israeli citizen Efraim Gordon, who was shot to death in May 2021 in front of...

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...