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Julia Ioffe with Stephen Colbert

Julia Ioffe, BT Dahan Community School alum, offers assessment of Ukraine invasion on ‘Late...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxGPczSiHM When Julia Ioffe — the Washington correspondent for Puck news with more than 15 years of experience covering Russia — appeared on the Feb....
From left: Jeffrey Parker and Tamar Ketko

Virtual symposium explores how Holocaust should be taught

If you only have an hour to teach a class of students about the Holocaust, what do you leave in, and what do you...
Robbie Gringras, right, presents the music video "Wikipedia" by Israeli singer Hanan Ben Ari

BBYO teens urged to see past stereotypes

Among the different events available to teen attendees at the BBYO International Convention 2022 was “Israel: For the Sake of Argument,” featuring Robbie Gringras,...

Meeting mask to mask: For teens, BBYO conference was a chance to meet in...

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By Jesse Berman and Alex Krutchik Thousands of Jewish teens from across the world converged at one of the main event stages of the Baltimore...
Wrapunzel team members

Wraps to riches: Andrea Herzog fosters personal freedom with head wraps for all

When Andrea Herzog started making video tutorials of her creative head wraps, she thought she’d interest other Orthodox Jewish women who were tired of...
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School’s boys swim team after their championship victory

Beth Tfiloh swim team wins championship

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School has a new reason to celebrate following the first-ever championship victory of its boys swim team in the MIAA...
Sarah Pardo O’Donnell with her naturalization letter

Religious school principal, descendant of exiled Jews, receives Spanish citizenship

At Temple Adas Shalom, Sarah Pardo O’Donnell, a Bel Air resident, is the principal of the Adolph Nord Religious School. And now, she can...
Rabbi Shmuel Silber and Rebbetzin Aviva Silber

‘The building is the beginning’: Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim breaks ground on new...

On a bright and chilly Sunday afternoon, members of Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim gathered together for the groundbreaking ceremony of what would become...

Rabbi Yoggev publishes commentary on ‘Pirkei Avot’

When the pandemic left members of Beth Tfiloh Congregation without a way to gather in person, hold a minyan or say kaddish, Rabbi Eli...

Photos: Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim holds groundbreaking ceremony

Members and friends of Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim gathered together Feb. 20 for the groundbreaking ceremony for what will become their new synagogue...