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Massive Pro-Israel Rally Scheduled in Washington DC

Amid rising antisemitism and a significant increase in anti-Israel sentiment throughout the United States and around the world, national Jewish organizations announced a March...

An Empty Shabbat Table at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Raises Awareness for Hostages

On the evening of Friday, Nov. 3, Jewish families around the world sat down together to pray and enjoy a Shabbat dinner. But many...

Jewish College Organizations Rally Around Students

As the situation in Israel continues to escalate, Jewish organizations on college campuses are concerned about their students. Campus Hillels and Chabad houses across the...

Chabad SoBo Challah Bake to Fill a ‘Knead’ for Unity

For the past three years, Chabad of South Baltimore has been hosting an annual challah bake for women. The challah bake gives participants, including many...
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Volunteers Pack Brown-Bag Lunches for Day of Service

Repair the World’s National Day of Jewish Service involved more than 3,000 people across the world. Nearly thirty of those people were right here...
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‘That’s Our Family’: Hundreds Rally for Israel at Penn Station

Miriam Goliger traveled from New Hampshire to attend the Rally for Israel held at Baltimore’s Penn Station on Sunday, Oct. 29. She wanted to...

‘Needs to be Remembered’: Holocaust Survivor Speaks at Columbia Chabad

World War II was nearly over when Irene Weiss and her family were taken to Auschwitz. It was 1944, and she was only 13 years...
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Photos: Baltimoreans Rally for Israel at Penn Station

An estimated 500-1000 people — both Jewish and not Jewish — gathered at Baltimore’s Penn Station on Sunday for a Rally for Israel organized...
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Video: Interview With Robyn Schaffer on Her Personal Experience in Israel During the War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pSS8OYo8-Q Robyn Schaffer, a member of Suburban Orthodox Congregation, traveled to Israel on Oct. 5 for her son's wedding. Just a few days later, Hamas invaded....

Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel Looks Back on 25 Years of Connections

Twenty-five years ago, Rep. Elijah Cummings had an idea. He wanted to bring Baltimore’s Black and Jewish youth together under one banner, raising them up...