Recipient of educational award Pam Solomon has finally found her place
Pam Solomon only started working as a teacher at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore three years ago, but she’s already made...
They have arrived: Torah-study group reaches last page (and starts to turn another)
Molly Zatman | Intern
A Torah-study group led by Rabbi Jonah Layman of Shaare Tefila just finished the Five Books of Moses after nearly three...
From overseas and one coast to another, Rabbi Meeka Simerly has found her calling
Rabbi Meeka Simerly never intended to move to the United States. The Israeli native, now 57, came to America on vacation when she was...
Students learn lessons of Shoah, Rwandan and Uganda genocides as part of yearlong program
Students from 10 different schools around the Baltimore area gathered at the John Carroll School in Bel Air for a special program on Nov....
Three young Jewish fellows address needs in Baltimore as part of Repair the World
In September, the Repair the World Jewish service movement announced a new cohort of young adult fellows who will be working with them for...
‘Let’s Soup Together’: Seniors sip and socialize at in-person fundraiser
Residents of the senior living facility Atrium Village in Owings Mills celebrated the lead-up to Thanksgiving in a way that describes the seaon best:...
Suspect pleads guilty to murder of Efraim Gordon; another to be sentenced in December
One of three suspects arrested for the murder of Israeli citizen Efraim Gordon, who was shot to death in May 2021 in front of...
The physical into the spiritual: Challah speaks to women and tradition
Women from all around the Baltimore area gathered in the ballroom of the Harborview Towers on Monday night with one goal in mind: to...
97-year-old Holocaust survivor tells family’s harrowing brush with Kristallnacht
Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore commemorated the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), the wide-scale Nazi-led pogrom...
Online support for those dealing with suicide moved to Sunday to accommodate Jewish attendees
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is meant to be a healing experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Yet due...