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Soul Center promotes mindfulness through Zentangling program

In the throes of busy day-to-day life, it can be difficult to take a moment and practice mindfulness, especially while still acknowledging Jewish tenets...
Children participate in the Macks Center for Jewish Education’s Mitzvah Mutts and Summer Reading Kickoff event.

After a century, the Macks Center for Jewish Education closes

As of July 1, the Macks Center for Jewish Education, a former agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, has reorganized into three...

Summer Teachers’ Institute tackles how to teach about the Holocaust

The Baltimore Jewish Council, in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland, will be holding its annual Summer Teachers’ Institute from Aug. 1-3. The...
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Donna Edwards loses Maryland primary following $6M pro-Israel spending bonanza

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By Andrew Lapin After the nation’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group spent an unprecedented amount to boost her opponent, progressive politician Donna Edwards lost her Maryland...
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Photographer Jim Burger looks back on Baltimore history

In his book, “What’s Not To Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life,” lifelong photographer Jim Burger chronicles his life as a Baltimore...
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Bolton Street Synagogue celebrates 36 years in operation

On June 10, Bolton Street Synagogue held a service to commemorate its 36th anniversary. As congregants watched, the Torah was passed from one former...
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A summer of fun imbued with Jewish values

When 4-year-old Ezra Yahr came home from his first day at Beth Tfiloh Day Camp, the first words out of his mouth even before...
Max’s Kosher Cafe in Wheaton

Employee stabbed at Max’s Kosher Cafe in stable condition

An employee of Max’s Kosher Cafe in Wheaton is still hospitalized but in stable condition after he was stabbed during an altercation outside the...
Rabbi Michael Hess Webber

Reconstructionist synagogues partner for Tisha B’Av service

By Ellen Braunstein Columbia Jewish Congregation has organized a joint service with other Reconstructionist synagogues to commemorate the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, Tisha...
Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown

New initiative set to bring world of Jewish retreating closer together

The world of Jewish retreating can expect to become a more collaborative field with the announcement of Retreat Jewish, a new initiative announced by...