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Columbia scores big in two national rankings on livable cities

Columbia, Md., has made headlines twice in just a few weeks — and for good reason. The fairly new locale in terms of American history...

New J Life program aims to foster direct, creative family interactions under arts umbrella

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is always looking for new ways to engage the Baltimore area’s Jewish population. With the launch of...

Israeli-American pitcher Dean Kremer on Orioles’ strong season, Team Israel in off-season

Howard Blas | Special to the JT Dean Kremer recently completed his best season ever with the Baltimore Orioles—and the Jewish star-wearing pitcher can tell...

Sukkahs in the city: Urban congregations discuss challenges of construction

Sukkot arrives this year just as the temperature is dropping and the air becomes crisp and clear; it’s officially fall sweater weather. The Jewish...

Baltimore steps up to offer hurricane relief rescue and aid to battered Southwest Florida

Faygie Holt | Special to the JT Though separated by more than 1,000 miles, Baltimore’s Jewish community has embraced those in Southwest Florida who have...

Parents and grandparents pull up a chair next to the kids at Kol HaLev

Sunday school is no longer just for youngsters at Kol HaLev, a Baltimore-area Reconstructionist synagogue. Through its new “Making It Real” program, parents will be...

Baltimore chapter of IDF friends honors local lone soldiers at annual gala

At a time when antisemitism is rampant, and support for Israel and the Israel Defense Forces is challenged, Friends of the IDF (FIDF)—an organization...

Working to address the mental-health crisis among children and teenagers

Though many consider the COVID-19 pandemic to be over, the effects it has had on young people’s mental health are not so easily dealt...

Pikesville man, once a refugee from Egypt, pays it forward in Israel

Mara Fahl | Special to JT Joseph Marzouk arrived in Baltimore with his parents and baby sister at the age of 6 following the expulsion...

Accused killer opens fire on police

  The man charged in the August murder of Jewish Baltimore resident Aryeh Wolf remains at large after a shootout with police on Tuesday. Avery Miler,...