Center Stage explores Crown Heights riot in ‘Fires in the Mirror’
One August evening in 1991, long-simmering tensions between the Black and Orthodox Jewish residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, boiled over after 7-year-old Gavin Cato,...
The easiest jelly doughnut recipe ever
By Shannon Sarna
Latkes are far more popular during Chanukah than doughnuts here in the U.S. While you can find latkes in the freezer section...
MIDC welcomes new executive director
As the new executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, David Speer wants to eventually grow the organization and attract a younger and more...
What’s in stock at Baltimore’s Judaica shops
Chanukah is early this year — it begins the evening of Nov. 28 — and if you are wondering what local gift shops have...
Gene Drubetskoy’s journey for the American dream
When Gene Drubetskoy was 8 years old, his parents told him they were moving from the Ukrainian city of Kyiv to the local village...
A prolific Jewish writer has collected 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure...
By Shira Hanau
Even when Arthur Kurzweil sits by himself in his study, he doesn’t feel that he’s alone. After all, he has the dreidels...
The many lives of a sufganiyah: Celebrating doughnut diversity for Chanukah
By Sasha Rogelberg
“Gefüllte krapfen” isn’t exactly a German phrase that whets one’s appetite.
In fact, the Hebrew “sufganiyot” rolls off the tongue much more smoothly....
Back from COP26, Pearlstone CEO reflects on what’s needed next to combat climate change
Tens of thousands of leaders and activists from around the world, representing world governments, NGOs and environmental organizations, gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this...
Baked sweet potato and spinach latkes with vegan sour cream
By Ilana Meiller
After having rejected latkes in the past few years, I am determined to accept them back with open arms this Chanukah. No,...
2021 Chanukah gift guide
By Rebecca Brown
The struggle is real: What are we buying our loved ones for Chanukah this year? Finding the perfect holiday gift may seem...