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Jewish private schools are bringing community home

When Anna Klein’s daughter, Mia, was a 4-year-old preschooler at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (BT), her class was asked to bring in brown...

A Greek family hid a Jewish family during the Holocaust. 70 years later, they...

Vasilios Kanaras was struggling. His Towson restaurant The Crabby Greek fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was forced to shut it down...

Jewish Baltimore man, 25, killed in Washington, DC

The JT extends its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. May his memory be a blessing. A member of the Baltimore Jewish...
Rabbi Velvel Belinsky

County reaches settlement with ARIEL and Rabbi Belinsky in religious land-use discrimination suit

Marking the end of an eight-year saga, Rabbi Velvel Belinsky and the ARIEL Jewish Community Center and Synagogue recently reached a settlement in their...

Jewish Youth Climate Movement Baltimore chapter confronts climate issues

Climate change has become a more prominent issue than ever in recent years. Sea levels are rising, the planet is becoming warmer and weather...

Judge finds that Krawatsky’s defamation suit failed to prove malice

A judge has concluded that a defamation suit, filed by a Baltimore rabbi and his wife against New York Jewish Week and reporter Hannah...

Calendar: Aug. 7-Aug. 12

Sunday, August 7 MoHo Goes Berry Picking “Strawberry fields forever” - the Beatles. Come pick your own berries with Moishe House Baltimore. We will set up...
A mikvah at Mikvah Mei Menachem

Chabad of South Baltimore explores the mitzvah of mikvah

What is the most foundational part of a Jewish community? For some, the obvious answer might be a synagogue or a Torah. But according to...

Chizuk Amuno Congregation announces summer camp project

Kids looking for something to do during the summer, and parents who want to make sure their child has a Jewish community while school...
Rabbi Hyim Shafner of Kesher Israel: The Georgetown Synagogue (Courtesy of Rabbi Hyim Shefner)

Tisha B’Av and Tu B’Av: What’s the difference?

The Jewish month of Av is home to two holidays that, due to their proximity to each other and their similar names, are sometimes...