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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky was a Jewish comedian. Now the world’s eyes are on him.

Four years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was an actor on the humorous Ukrainian TV show “Servant of the People,” starring as an unlikely president of...

Meeting mask to mask: For teens, BBYO conference was a chance to meet in...

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By Jesse Berman and Alex Krutchik Thousands of Jewish teens from across the world converged at one of the main event stages of the Baltimore...
woman wearing mask

For those with long COVID, the diagnosis is just the beginning

By David Rullo Andrew Neft first contracted COVID-19 in March 2020. At the time, he experienced no real symptoms other than a congested chest for...
Shana Kroiz in studio

Shana Kroiz crafts self-confidence

Shana Kroiz views jewelry as a powerful tool for self-confidence. When you adorn yourself with jewelry, you tell a story about who you are,...
Wrapunzel team members

Wraps to riches: Andrea Herzog fosters personal freedom with head wraps for all

When Andrea Herzog started making video tutorials of her creative head wraps, she thought she’d interest other Orthodox Jewish women who were tired of...
A Ukrainian military tank

Ukraine’s Jews hunker down as long-feared Russian invasion becomes deadly reality

On Wednesday, Rabbi Shlomo Baksht and his team were still looking into moving the 250 children of the three orphanages they run in Ukraine...
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School’s boys swim team after their championship victory

Beth Tfiloh swim team wins championship

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School has a new reason to celebrate following the first-ever championship victory of its boys swim team in the MIAA...
Sarah Pardo O’Donnell with her naturalization letter

Religious school principal, descendant of exiled Jews, receives Spanish citizenship

At Temple Adas Shalom, Sarah Pardo O’Donnell, a Bel Air resident, is the principal of the Adolph Nord Religious School. And now, she can...
Rabbi Shmuel Silber and Rebbetzin Aviva Silber

‘The building is the beginning’: Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim breaks ground on new...

On a bright and chilly Sunday afternoon, members of Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim gathered together for the groundbreaking ceremony of what would become...
Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar in “My Best Friend Anne Frank”

‘My Best Friend Anne Frank’ misses opportunities

By Sasha Rogelberg Those one degree of separation from Anne Frank have made their way into headlines in recent weeks: Dutch Jewish notary Arnold van...