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Beth Am Synagogue Services in the Park event in June, 2021

Beth Am to hold outdoor Shabbat at Maryland Zoo

Looking for a change from the traditional Friday night Shabbat service? Beth Am Synagogue is extending an open invitation to its Services in the Park...
Art Abramson

Pursuing justice with Art Abramson

Six years ago, Art Abramson retired as executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council — the community relations and political arm of The Associated:...
Empty shelves

Jewish families grapple with baby-formula shortage

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By Channa Fischer For months now, stores have been struggling to stock enough baby formula, even as manufacturers insist that they are producing at full...
Albert Belmont's Jewish star gravestone

The legacy of Private Belmont

By Sasha Rogelberg Albert Belmont was one of about 450 Jewish soldiers buried under a cross in World Wars I and II. His story aligns with...
movie reel

5 movies to cap Jewish American Heritage Month

By Adam Reinherz The story of American Jewry traces its origins to 23 Jewish refugees who arrived in the present-day port of New York City...

Suburban Orthodox to host fundraiser with ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ comedian (not that one)

When comedian Elon Gold does his standup spiel at Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim’s Annual Event this June, Adam Ben-Zev, the shul’s president, believes...
Paul Lurie

An inside look into how the JCC responded to a bomb threat

At around 1 a.m. on May 15, the JCC of Greater Baltimore received a bomb threat through the info page of its website, said...
Lois Loew and Rachel Lipman

Jewish winemakers share importance of legacy and labor

By Rudy Malcom Growing up, Rachel Lipman thought you needed white hair and a mustache to be a winemaker. Today, the 29 year old is...

Here come the brides: Weddings surge in 2022

Those who grieved over the emptiness of their social calendars during the pandemic are in for good news, as 2022 is looking to be...
Ben Foster plays Harry Haft in “The Survivor"

HBO’s ‘The Survivor’ asks a profound question

By Jarrad Saffren How powerful is a reason to live? That is the question that animates Jewish director Barry Levinson’s new movie, “The Survivor,” released...