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Joel Frankel

At the Howard County Israel Solidarity Gathering, the Message Was of Unity

Police directed traffic, buses arrived, cars lined the roadsides and no parking spaces were available for a quarter mile. This is the scene when...
The Al-Abbas Mosque

‘Scenes out of Gaza Will Be Hard to Stomach,’ IDF Warns as Israel Tells...

A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces urged AIPAC and its followers to stick with Israel as it attacks Hamas even when “the going...
Former political bureau chief of Hamas Khaled Meshaal

Is Hamas Planning a Day of Jihad? Jewish Groups Respond to Widespread Concerns

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By Andrew Lapin Some Jewish institutions are closing down for the day Friday amid fears about Hamas-inspired violence abroad, although the FBI and major Jewish...

Takeaways From the Israel at War Community Briefing

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore held a community briefing over Zoom on Wednesday in the wake of Hamas’ recent attacks on Israel. Moderated by...
John F. Kirby

Exclusive Q&A With Admiral John Kirby on the Recent Attacks in Israel

Adm. John Kirby is the White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications. He spoke with the JT about the recent Hamas attacks...
Marc Terrill

Video: Interview With Marc Terrill on Emergency Fund, Ashkelon and More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dduQD8Rvc Marc B. Terrill, the president of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, speaks with JT Editor Selah Maya Zighelboim about how The Associated's emergency...
Crowd at the Howard County Israel solidarity gathering

Photos: Howard County Israel Solidarity Event Offers Songs, Prayers and Speeches

On Wednesday evening, Temple Isaiah hosted an Israel solidarity event, which was organized by the Jewish Federation of Howard County. Synagogues involved in planning...
Jacob Kaplan-Lipkin and his fiancee Shira

US Rabbinical Students, in Israel for the Year, Weigh Whether to Stay and How...

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By Philissa Cramer Wade Melnick understood that something was truly amiss when he saw a car driving through the haredi Orthodox Israeli town where he...

In Wake of Hamas Attack, Baltimore Jewish Community Gathers to Pray for Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjY3kHnnugA&feature=youtu.be Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi of Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom lived in Israel for many years, having made aliyah early into her adulthood. Living in Israel,...
A table with blue and white ribbons at the JCC

5 Ways to Help Israel From Baltimore

The war in Israel and the continued fighting has left many Jewish community members reeling – locally, nationally and globally. In dire times like...