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Haley Abramson

You Should Know … Haley Abramson

Haley Abramson has worked on building a bionic eye. She develops devices for spinal cord injuries. One day, she would like to work on...
Ora Imanoel stirs a pot

Ora Imanoel brings the flavors of Iran to Baltimore

In 2013, Ora Imanoel was operating a successful catering business called Mazza From Heaven with a close friend, Pearl Dwek. The cuisine was as unique...
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation

Delta variant disrupts High Holiday plans

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By Jesse Berman and Shira Hanau With COVID-19 vaccines readily available, it was finally beginning to look like synagogues could breathe easier, and that High...
Carrie Mannino

‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’ chronicles Pittsburgh in shooting aftermath

By Justin Vellucci On Oct. 27, 2018, Pittsburgher Carrie Mannino watched the white supremacist attack at the Tree Of Life building unfold in a series...
From left: Kappa Guild members Wilma Samuelson, Sheila Mentz and Miriam Stern

Kappa Guild is built on lasting friendships

While social distancing has tested many relationships, the members of Kappa Guild have had many occasions to build and maintain their friendships while staying...
Moshav members

Jewish band Moshav to rock out at synagogue’s first indoor event

Can rock music help inspire someone to become a rabbi? For Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Congregation Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro, the answer is “yes,” especially...
Rabbi Dana Saroken

Rabbi Dana Saroken was called to a job in Judaism

When she started college, Rabbi Dana Saroken thought she would be a doctor. However, as she navigated through college and beyond, she found out...

A visionary tenure: American Visionary Art Museum founder announces retirement

With sculptures of primates made up of dozens of different shades of green, and hand-embroidered collages that tell a Holocaust survivor’s story, the American...
Simone Biles

Meet the Jewish dancer choreographing Simone Biles’ Olympic floor routine

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By Evelyn Frick There are quite a few athletes who have been called the G.O.A.T., or greatest of all time: quarterback Tom Brady, basketball player...
Cleopatra in CNN's Jerusalem

CNN’s ‘Jerusalem’ worth the watch

By Jarrad Saffren A series is only as good as its characters, and when history is its subject matter, the characters are all there. It’s...