The trials and trauma of infertility: Two families share their stories
Ellen Braunstein | Special to the JT
Ronna Flaks, 35, once retreated to the bathroom to cry at the sight of one too many swollen...
A family bat mitzvah leads to a career as a rabbi
When Rabbi Jenni Greenspan was a child, her family attended a relative’s bat mitzvah ceremony. It was one of the first times she said...
HeBros annual golf outing works to bolster group members, assist Baltimore SEED School
Black and Jewish businessmen teed off on Oct. 17 at the seventh annual HeBrOpen Golf Outing, a fundraising-based golf tournament held in Baltimore. Players...
Columbia scores big in two national rankings on livable cities
Columbia, Md., has made headlines twice in just a few weeks — and for good reason.
The fairly new locale in terms of American history...
New J Life program aims to foster direct, creative family interactions under arts umbrella
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is always looking for new ways to engage the Baltimore area’s Jewish population. With the launch of...
Israeli-American pitcher Dean Kremer on Orioles’ strong season, Team Israel in off-season
Howard Blas | Special to the JT
Dean Kremer recently completed his best season ever with the Baltimore Orioles—and the Jewish star-wearing pitcher can tell...
Sukkahs in the city: Urban congregations discuss challenges of construction
Sukkot arrives this year just as the temperature is dropping and the air becomes crisp and clear; it’s officially fall sweater weather. The Jewish...
Baltimore steps up to offer hurricane relief rescue and aid to battered Southwest Florida
Faygie Holt | Special to the JT
Though separated by more than 1,000 miles, Baltimore’s Jewish community has embraced those in Southwest Florida who have...
Parents and grandparents pull up a chair next to the kids at Kol HaLev
Sunday school is no longer just for youngsters at Kol HaLev, a Baltimore-area Reconstructionist synagogue.
Through its new “Making It Real” program, parents will be...
Baltimore chapter of IDF friends honors local lone soldiers at annual gala
At a time when antisemitism is rampant, and support for Israel and the Israel Defense Forces is challenged, Friends of the IDF (FIDF)—an organization...
