How to make a Zoom bar or bat mitzvah work for your family
By Jennifer Zwilling and Jon Rosenwasser
In March, just as the pandemic was forcing a shutdown of most routine social and economic activity in the...
60s+ group reaches out to previously overlooked part of community
Bolton Street Synagogue understands that finding one’s place in a new congregation and becoming part of its family can be hard. That’s why its...
Community seders provide alternative holiday experience
If a traditional family seder is not in the cards for this Pesach, an alternative community seder might be an unconventional way to cap...
Howard County rabbi takes matzah baking on the road
Rabbi Hillel Baron is bringing the matzah bakery experience to kids with his portable Brooklyn Matzah Bakery.
“There are two kinds of matzah: There’s machine-made...
Pandemic brings ‘sister shuls’ closer
By Suzanne Pollak
Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia and Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney are about 25 minutes apart by car. But when it comes...
Vaccine distribution raises ethical questions
With the release of the coronavirus vaccine, there have been reports of people pursuing questionable practices in order to get it. Some are crossing...
Attorney shares stories of her work representing refugees
Arlene J.M. Grant, an artist, humanitarian activist and attorney, will give a talk on her work representing refugees at a virtual National Refugee Shabbat...
NBA player Meyers Leonard caught using anti-Semitic slur on video game platform
Update: While Leonard released an apology statement on Tuesday night, the NBA said it is investigating his use of the slur and he will...
At Beth Tfiloh lecture, Nikki Haley talks defending Israel, leaving Iran deal
Growing up in a small South Carolina town, where she and her family were the only Indian people, Nikki Haley knew what it was...
What happens when Rosh Hashanah falls on the first day of school?
By Philissa Cramer
An unusually early Rosh Hashanah is causing cities across the United States to rethink the timing of the first day of school...
