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Big shoes to fill: Marc Terrill to end tenure as Associated president

When Marc B. Terrill announced back in the late 1990s that he was leaving his fundraising management position at Combined Jewish Philanthropies after just...

After long search for new location, Bet Chaverim is finally home

Bet Chaverim Congregation has moved into a new building, an event they commemorated with a dedication and mezuzah ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 18. Founded in...

High-schoolers as educational strategists? StandWithUs says: absolutely!

The international, nonpartisan education organization StandWithUs, which supports the State of Israel and battles antisemitism, announced the 2022-2023 cohort of students participating in its...

Funds 4 4Front: Jewish teen organization awarded new funding grant

Housed and managed by the JCC of Greater Baltimore, 4Front offers opportunities for Jewish teenagers to engage with their community. Thanks to recent funding...

Hazon and 20 Jewish organizations launch environmental coalition to fight climate change

Jewish groups are coming together, united by their hope for a better, cleaner future. Twenty Jewish organizations have signed onto the Coalition Founding Statement, establishing...

Efforts to help Ukrainian refugees: Some families reunited, others still in flux

Ukrainian American Vladimir Besser, 41, traveled across a war zone to get his wife and son to safety during the early days of the...
painting by Marc Chagall

Chevrei Tzedek Congregation to mark new milestone with cemetery consecration

After an arduous 12-year search for a location, Chevrei Tzedek Congregation has finally acquired its own cemetery and will be holding an on-site consecration...

JCC Baltimore honors and remembers former president Louis ‘Buddy’ Sapolsky

Louis Sapolsky, known to most as “Buddy”, passed away on Sept. 3 at the age of 77. His impact on the Baltimore Jewish community...

Synagogues, police focus on security for high holidays

Synagogues in the Baltimore area are working with the Baltimore County Police Department and community organizations to ensure that congregants and visitors stay safe...

In a tale of two synagogues, the story of a city

Susan C. Ingram | Special to JT “On this one little small street in Baltimore, you have two of the oldest synagogue buildings still standing...