400+ Jewish Marylanders Sign Letter in Support of Sen. Van Hollen
A letter written and signed by hundreds of Maryland Jews in support of U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has been circulating since its...
Beth Shalom Congregation To Welcome Ugandan Rabbinic Intern for Weekend of Programming
Next month, Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia will be hosting a special guest who hails from a Jewish community most Baltimoreans might not be...
White Supremacists, Seizing on Israel-Hamas War, Have Accelerated Their Antisemitism Since Oct. 7
By Andrew Lapin
At a recent city council meeting in Evanston, Illinois, a man in dark sunglasses stepped up to the podium during the...
Birthright Parents: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Embrace My Kid’s Wartime Trip...
By Elana Sztokman
When Gloria Solomon was living in London’s suburbs with her husband and four sons, she cautioned her boys against wearing kippahs in...
Growing Number of Jews Using NY’s First Reform Chevra Kadisha Burial Society
By Fran Kritz
When members of the year-old Reform Communal Chevra Kadisha of New York complete their work preparing a Jewish body for burial, they...
4Front Begins 2025 Recruitment, Prepares To Welcome Ashkelon Fellows
4Front, the JCC of Greater Baltimore’s teen initiative, is set to kick off an eventful spring. The organization recently began recruiting for its annual...
One Jewish Law School’s Unusually Flexible Study Program: Classes on Sundays Only
By Zev Stub
Shira Schneeweiss was working as a paralegal when she decided she needed more from her career.
During Covid, Schneeweiss had moved from Canada...
Maryland’s Junior Senator and Area Rabbis Clash Over Israel
Eighty rabbis have signed a letter to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) denouncing his recent public comments regarding Israel, asking that he show...
These Jewish Community Members Went From Attending Camp to Working at Camp
For some members of the Baltimore Jewish community, their Jewish camp experiences shaped their identities so profoundly that they came back to camp as...
Students Create ‘Peace-Building’ Collage To Process Feelings About Israel-Hamas War
A new art initiative led by a local fine artist and an elementary school teacher has set out to make something beautiful come from...
