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Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake celebrate achievements, look to the future

Congregations of different religions and ethnic backgrounds gathered from across the Baltimore area on Aug. 10 to celebrate the impact of their shared commitment...
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DC police name suspect in murder of Aryeh Wolf

D.C. Metropolitan Police have released the name and photos of a suspect wanted in the Aug. 10 murder of Aryeh Wolf, 25, a Baltimore...

Local athletes delight in opportunities to connect with other Jewish athletes, Jewish identity and...

For Owings Mills resident Jeff Rubin, participating in the 2022 World Maccabiah Games in Israel meant more than a chance to nail some perfect...

Man arrested and charged in connection with antisemitic vandalism

Baltimore County police said Tuesday that they arrested and charged a man with vandalism after linking him to a string of antisemitic graffiti and...

Motive still unkown in killing of Aryeh Wolf

The Baltimore Jewish community lost a son, a brother, a husband, a father, and a friend when Aryeh Wolf, 25, was shot and killed...

Jewish private schools are bringing community home

When Anna Klein’s daughter, Mia, was a 4-year-old preschooler at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (BT), her class was asked to bring in brown...

A Greek family hid a Jewish family during the Holocaust. 70 years later, they...

Vasilios Kanaras was struggling. His Towson restaurant The Crabby Greek fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was forced to shut it down...

Jewish Baltimore man, 25, killed in Washington, DC

The JT extends its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. May his memory be a blessing. A member of the Baltimore Jewish...
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County reaches settlement with ARIEL and Rabbi Belinsky in religious land-use discrimination suit

Marking the end of an eight-year saga, Rabbi Velvel Belinsky and the ARIEL Jewish Community Center and Synagogue recently reached a settlement in their...

Jewish Youth Climate Movement Baltimore chapter confronts climate issues

Climate change has become a more prominent issue than ever in recent years. Sea levels are rising, the planet is becoming warmer and weather...