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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...

Brandeis U reeling after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured; Jewish students...

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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...

Thousands of Chabad rabbis convene in New York amid banner year for movement

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By Philissa Cramer It was unseasonably cold on Sunday morning when thousands of rabbis crowded on risers in front of Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn to...

Saving lives at work and off hours: David Vitberg

Flashing lights, ear-splitting sirens, fire trucks, rescue ambulances. For David Vitberg, then a yeshivah boy in Setauket, N.Y., it was a teenage kid’s dream. At...

The physical into the spiritual: Challah speaks to women and tradition

Women from all around the Baltimore area gathered in the ballroom of the Harborview Towers on Monday night with one goal in mind: to...

With a dark winter looming in Ukraine, Jewish groups send generators and other support

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Philissa Cramer | JTA Since Feb. 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Jewish groups from around the world have flooded the country with support —...

Back to the ‘I Do’s’ in a post-pandemic wedding world

By Jesse Berman and Heather Ross | Staff Writers Those who grieved over the emptiness of their pandemic-era social calendars are enjoying a better 2022...

97-year-old Holocaust survivor tells family’s harrowing brush with Kristallnacht

Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore commemorated the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), the wide-scale Nazi-led pogrom...

Online support for those dealing with suicide moved to Sunday to accommodate Jewish attendees

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is meant to be a healing experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Yet due...

Making decisions with care and vigilance: Government liaison Rabbi Ariel Sadwin

How does one go from learning in kollel to becoming a government liaison for the region’s Jewish community? “That was a leap,” said Rabbi...