Baltimoreans React to Iran’s Direct Attack on Israel
When Iran launched an attack against Israel on Saturday, April 13, many people all over the world, from Baltimore to Ashkelon, were caught by...
Baltimoreans Participate in Campaign To Deliver 180,000 Letters in Support of Hostages
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, also known as the Orthodox Union, delivered 180,000 letters demanding the release of Israeli hostages —...
Birthright Parents: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Embrace My Kid’s Wartime Trip...
By Elana Sztokman
When Gloria Solomon was living in London’s suburbs with her husband and four sons, she cautioned her boys against wearing kippahs in...
Birthright Trippers Find Visiting Israel During War Is a Unique and Invigorating Experience
By Elana Sztokman
When Alon Fishman visited Israel in early January on a group trip, it wasn’t his first time in the country. But Fishman,...
For War-Related Rehab, Leading Israeli Hospital Uses Innovative Simulation System and Unique Tools
By Elana Sztokman
Even before the smoke began to clear from Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack, Israeli healthcare professionals realized they were facing a series...
‘I Am Going To Bring You Home’: Relative of Released Israeli Hostage Speaks at...
Michael and Amalia Edan, ages 9 and 6, hid in a closet for over 14 hours on Oct. 7. Mere hours before, they had...
Amid War, this Israeli Educator Is Finding New Ways To Promote Jewish-Arab Coexistence
By Larry Luxner
TEL AVIV — It only took a few minutes from the time the rocket fire from Gaza began on the morning of...
Survivors of the Nova Massacre on Oct. 7 Work Through Trauma at Unique Israeli...
By Larry Luxner
KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel — Fifteen young men and women, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings and to each other, dance around a bucolic...
Rabbis Embark on Missions to Israel With Various Organizations
As Israel’s efforts against Hamas have raged on for over 100 days, people from around the world have been coming to Israel to provide...
Former Baltimore Shinshinim Killed in Action in Gaza
Capt. Eyal Mevorach Twito, who was a shinshinim in the Baltimore area during 2019 and 2020, was killed in action in Gaza on Monday,...