Making b’nai mitzvah a little greener
When planning their own daughter’s bat mitzvah in January of 2020, Baltimore County resident Margaret Presley-Stein and her husband, Maryland Del. Dana Stein, turned...
High schoolers get involved in programming for younger children
Since this past Rosh Hashanah, high schoolers at Netivot Shalom have begun taking a leadership role at the synagogue by looking after younger children...
Jewish Museum of Maryland reopens to in-person visitors
On a bright and crisp Oct. 17, after more than nine long months of being closed to most in-person visitors, the Jewish Museum of...
Season of Service kicks off 5782 with commitment to volunteering
Community members who decided during the High Holidays that they want to do more service work in the coming year are getting their chance...
In-person interfaith volunteering returns to Baltimore Jewish Council
People experiencing homelessness in the Baltimore area are getting a little extra help courtesy of the Jewish and Christian communities, thanks to the in-person...
Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84
Colin Powell will be remembered in history as the first Black U.S. national security advisor, the first Black military chief of staff and the...
6 things to know about the month of Cheshvan
By Madison Burinsky
The month of Cheshvan comes after the slew of busy High Holidays. It is the only month on the Jewish calendar in...
With Yair Lapid at his side, Blinken uses a word that Israel has been...
Yair Lapid got what he wanted out of his Washington visit: the word “every,” instead of “other.”
During Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first meeting...
For Orthodox Jews, WhatsApp outage highlighted community infrastructure
By Julia Gergely and Shira Hanau
Asher Lovy was expecting a flood of notifications on the morning of Oct. 4 when he posted information about...
Babies and Bagels returns, with COVID-19 protocols in place
Among families with young children in Temple Isaiah’s community, there is a “real, real hunger to attend meaningful programming that gives them opportunities to...