This Maryland Jewish family has been making honey wine for 150 years
By Stacey Pfeffer | JTA
Rachel Lipman cares deeply about preserving her Jewish family’s fifth-generation winemaking business, Loew Vineyards in Mt. Airy, but the 28...
20 years later, Baltimore Jews reflect on 9/11
Cantor Thom King of Beth El Congregation thought it was an accident when he learned that a plane had crashed into the World Trade...
CEO offers tips to older workers looking to get back, stay in the game
By Nicole Raz
Nancy A Shenker left her busy city life in Manhattan three years ago to begin her next chapter in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“I described...
The state of our bees
Can Jewish families still dip apples in honey for Rosh Hashanah if there are no more honeybees?
Beekeepers in Maryland and elsewhere are sounding the...
A new documentary explores society’s fascination with Hitler
By Andrew Lapin
“Is it possible to make a film like this without contributing to the Nazi Cinematic Universe?”
This line of narration comes early in...
Following survey, Jews of color suggest ways to tackle discrimination
By Rudy Malcom
The largest-ever survey of American Jews of color, or JOC, was released earlier this month. Two-thirds of respondents said Jewish leaders were...
Amy Pollokoff keeps her grandmother’s Rosh Hashanah tradition alive
Though Amy Pollokoff’s grandmother, Bess Fedder, had Alzheimer’s disease, she was able to remember enough to pass down a family tradition.
For more than 30...
Events to ring in the High Holidays
With the High Holidays just around the corner, many in the community are likely looking forward to blowing shofars and dipping apple slices. Others...
Where to go apple picking for the High Holidays
By Katie Beecher
Apple slices dipped in honey are probably the most quintessential Rosh Hashanah food-related tradition, which means apple picking is a great activity...
Schools consider protocols as COVID-19 cases rise among children
With the rise of COVID-19 cases in Maryland, particularly among children, schools are reassessing their protocols for the start of the new school year.
The...
