Neil Berlin, lifelong fixture of Camps Airy and Louise, dies at 44
When thinking about her late husband Neil Berlin, Alicia Berlin remembers a man who allowed his personality to shine through in his work for...
Beth Am to host scholar-in-residence Sarah Wolf
During her scholar-in-residence weekend at Beth Am Synagogue, one topic Sarah Wolf plans to cover is the type of discourse some have termed “cancel...
Here’s how you can help Ukraine from Baltimore
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has inspired Americans to take action in support of the besieged country in all kinds of ways, from American...
‘Passing of the torch’: Beth Tfiloh celebrates installation of Senior Rabbi Chai Posner
Rabbi Chai Posner has become the fourth senior rabbi in Beth Tfiloh Congregation’s 100-year history.
Beth Tfiloh installed Posner as its new senior rabbi in...
What’s in a surname?
By Bob Jacobson
Dick Goldman, past president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, still gives talks on Jewish genealogy now that he has retired...
In emotional appeal to US Jewish leaders, Zelensky calls Russian invasion ‘pure Nazism’
By Ron Kampeas and Asaf Shalev
In an emotional call with American Jewish leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky characterized the Russian invasion of his country...
Birthright Israel to lower its age limit back to 26
By Andrew Lapin
Five years after raising the age limit for Israel tour participants, Birthright Israel is reverting to a policy of funding free trips...
Speaker discusses war’s impact on Ukraine’s Jewish community
For the country’s Jewish community, Ukraine — the site of World War II’s infamous Babyn Yar massacre — has become a more tolerant place...
Synagogues spiel the beans on choosing their Purim themes
Every year, come Purim time, synagogues go out of their way to outdo one another’s spiels and Megillah readings, crafting the themes of their...
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees have landed in Israel, and thousands more could follow
By Shira Hanau
Around 300 Ukrainian Jewish refugees landed in Israel Sunday, among them some 90 orphans between the ages of two and 12, in...
