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Jerry and Shari Caplan amongst their themed Passover seder decorations

Shari and Jerry Caplan ready for return of a family Passover tradition

Is there room in the Passover seder for cowboys, the Emerald City, reality television and “Phantom of the Opera?” Shari and Jerry Caplan say that...
The word "fiber" written in flour

Passover foods with fiber: Is that even possible?

By Linda Morel Most Jews look forward every Passover to their family’s traditional foods: matzah balls, briskets, kugels and rich desserts. They enjoy matzah with a...

Columbia Jewish Congregation to host expert for climate change program

During Columbia Jewish Congregation’s upcoming April 10 event, What Climate Change Means to our Community, Professor Peter Goodwin hopes to talk about the Ukrainian...
Purim party in Towson Commons space

Towson University Hillel opens new space

Towson University Hillel has a new space at the Towson Commons building. The 2,500-square-foot Commons space features a full kitchen, a large multipurpose room, workspaces,...
The cast of CODA

Oscars 2022: The most memorable Jewish moments

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By Andrew Lapin The Oscars went on as usual Sunday night — although you wouldn’t know it from the morning-after conversation. A violent altercation between...
Factories in Ukraine account for about 15-20% of the market share in the U.S. for shmura matzah.

War in Ukraine could put a crunch on ‘shmura’ matzah supplies

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By David I. Klein | JTA  On Feb. 24, two shipping containers laden with 20,000 pounds of shmura matzah were slated to head out of...
Deborah Lipstadt walks a red carpet for "Denial" during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, Oct. 17, 2016.

Senate unanimously confirms Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor

The Senate in a voice vote unanimously confirmed Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar who endured delays and a contentious hearing in her nomination to...

JT journalists taste test Passover desserts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Xi2CCFiWU Journalists from the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore's Child came together virtually to hold a taste test...

Inflation hits Passover seders

Will inflation prove to be the 11th plague for Passover this year? Some Baltimore-area grocers and consumers are taking note of higher than normal prices...
Table of mishloach manot

Ukrainians welcomed in Israel with kittens and paperwork

By Fran Kritz JERUSALEM – A ballroom at Jerusalem’s Caesar hotel on Jaffa Road was strikingly quiet, considering that it was Purim in the rest...