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Beth Am Member Rabbi Ilan Glazer Processes Grief Through Song

Music can be an outlet for processing personal, emotional experiences and trauma. Rabbi Ilan Glazer, a member of Beth Am Synagogue in Baltimore, took his...

Environmental Forum Covers Sustainability, Legislation and Mr. Trash Wheel

Environmental stewardship is an important Jewish value. Tikkun olam, or “repairing the world,” refers not only to doing good deeds but also taking care...

Pearlstone Supports Israeli Families with Mindful Retreats

Pearlstone has been giving Israeli families a chance to relax and refresh themselves after the events of Oct. 7 with a recent retreat weekend...

Temple Adas Shalom Prays for Peace at Vigil

On the other side of the world from the Israel-Hamas war, in Havre de Grace, congregants at Temple Adas Shalom gathered together to hold...

Beit Tikvah’s New Book Club Explores Jewish Stories

Congregation Beit Tikvah in Baltimore is a small but devoted Reconstructionist congregation, not the most common in Baltimore’s primarily Conservative and Orthodox-centered Jewish community. The...

Feeling Panicked in Israel, Zohar Family Relocates to Baltimore

Yoni Zohar’s art often depicts the struggles of people. Over the past three years, the artist and former Israel Defense Forces medic has been documenting...

Pro-Israel Signs Vandalized at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s outdoor signs supporting Israel and demanding the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas were vandalized and destroyed on the night of...

Mitzvah Month Events Encourage Good Deeds for the Holidays

With a new name comes big changes at the Macks Jewish Connection Network, formerly known as the Macks Center for Jewish Connections. One of...
Attendees at the FIDF gala

800 People Attend Gala in Support of FIDF

Eight-hundred people gathered to support Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. The 2023 FIDF Annual Maryland Gala Dinner took place at Martin’s West on Nov....
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Rise in Antisemitism Has Impacted Baltimore, Say Community Leaders

By Ellen Braunstein and Selah Maya Zighelboim Since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the Anti-Defamation League has recorded a significant spike in antisemitic incidents...