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...
World Briefs:
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...
Students learn lessons of Shoah, Rwandan and Uganda genocides as part of yearlong program
Students from 10 different schools around the Baltimore area gathered at the John Carroll School in Bel Air for a special program on Nov....
Three young Jewish fellows address needs in Baltimore as part of Repair the World
In September, the Repair the World Jewish service movement announced a new cohort of young adult fellows who will be working with them for...
‘Let’s Soup Together’: Seniors sip and socialize at in-person fundraiser
Residents of the senior living facility Atrium Village in Owings Mills celebrated the lead-up to Thanksgiving in a way that describes the seaon best:...
Brandeis U reeling after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured; Jewish students...
By Penny Schwartz
WALTHAM, Massachusetts (JTA) — The days before Thanksgiving break were supposed to be packed at Brandeis University’s Hillel: There was a talk...
