World Briefs: Hispanic MLB players visit Israel to promote Christian-Jewish relations and more
Hispanic MLB players visit Israel to promote Christian-Jewish relations
Three Hispanic Major League Baseball players were recently brought to Israel for a week by the...
Baltimore City resident Katie Fink receives Zelda Miller Award
Katie Fink, 32, received the Zelda Miller Award from The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, this past September. The award honors young adult leaders...
Toys for Tots: ‘It’s a joy to do every year,’ says Marine sergeant in...
With the holidays come Toys for Tots donation drives, and this year the ubiquitous charity is celebrating its 75th year of operation. The U.S....
Recipient of educational award Pam Solomon has finally found her place
Pam Solomon only started working as a teacher at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore three years ago, but she’s already made...
They have arrived: Torah-study group reaches last page (and starts to turn another)
Molly Zatman | Intern
A Torah-study group led by Rabbi Jonah Layman of Shaare Tefila just finished the Five Books of Moses after nearly three...
The Jewish players and storylines to watch in 2022 World Cup
It’s a World Cup like no other in recent memory.
That’s because it’s taking place in Qatar, where temperatures won’t usually fall under 80 degrees...
Qatar allows Israeli fans for World Cup; Jerusalem warns visitors to ‘downplay Israeli identity’
By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
Qatar, which does not normally allow Israelis into the country, will permit Israeli visitors during the 2022 World Cup, prompting the Israeli...
No beer, but kosher bagels, at the World Cup in Qatar
By David I. Klein/JTA
Qatar may have caused an uproar by banning alcohol at the World Cup soccer tournament in Doha this month, but for...
From overseas and one coast to another, Rabbi Meeka Simerly has found her calling
Rabbi Meeka Simerly never intended to move to the United States. The Israeli native, now 57, came to America on vacation when she was...
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Israel won’t cooperate with FBI inquiry into death of Shireen Abu Akleh
Israel will not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the killing of Shireen...
