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New Slate of Community Members Inducted Into Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame

Ten people, and one organization, in the Baltimore area have been selected this year to be inducted into the Jewish Community Center’s Baltimore Jewish...
Rabbi Yanky Baron

Chabad of Ellicott City Celebrates Maimonides’ Teachings With Dedicated Class

On April 22, Chabad houses around the world will mark the end of a daily study cycle of the scholar Maimonides’ seminal work, “Mishneh...

Run For Remembrance Honors Fallen IDF Soldiers

On Sunday, April 23, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore held Run for Remembrance, their first 5K walk and run since the COVID-19...

Temple Isaiah Counts the Omer With Cereal Drive

In ancient times, the Jewish people would deliver sheaves of grain — known as omer — to the Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the...

Baltimore to Celebrate Israel’s 75th Anniversary in Style

April 26 marks Yom Ha’atzmaut, more commonly known as Israel Independence Day. The holiday honors the founding of Israel in 1948, when David Ben-Gurion...

Jewish Volunteer Connection Marks Good Deeds Day With Community Aid

Members of Baltimore’s Jewish community joined with people from more than 110 countries to do good for others. Jewish Volunteer Connection was just one...

Comedian Modi to Bring Laughs to Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation will be putting on a night of comedy to raise funds for their education programs with the help of a beloved...

A Group of Israeli Emissaries Toured a Palestinian Museum in DC, and Came Away...

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For Rotem Yerushalmi, a professional campus pro-Israel advocate, what stood out during a recent visit to the Museum of the Palestinian People was an...

Preparing for Seders in Baltimore

Between cleaning, selling chametz and cooking up a feast, Passover is a holiday that requires a lot of preparation. Like in all years past, Baltimore...

Baltimore Genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn Reunites Jewish Families

Jennifer Mendelsohn is something of a star in the field of genealogy. The Mount Washington resident attained national renown as a genealogy guide to Dani...