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Get ready for a home run at The Aberdeen IronBirds’ Jewish Heritage Night event

Batter up! Local minor league baseball team The Aberdeen IronBirds is hosting their first Jewish Heritage Night since the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Jewish Heritage Night...
Rabbi Sivan Malkin Maas

Program with Rabbi Sivan Malkin Maas examines Secular Humanistic Judaism

Jewish community events and organizations are often steeped in religion. And while a shared religious identity is what ties the Jewish people together, it...

Baltimore celebrates Lag B’Omer

Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the omer, the period of time between Passover and Shavuot. During the omer, those who observe it...
“It Gets Bitter” writer Yochai Greenfeld performing as his drag persona Abbi Gezunt.

LGBTQ Jewish artists show pride at Queer Jewish Arts Festival

The Gordon Center for Performing Arts is gearing up to host its second annual Queer Jewish Arts Festival. Sponsored by the Grandchildren of Harvey M....
Covenant Guild members in 1949

Covenant Guild marks 75th anniversary

Covenant Guild is not your typical charitable organization. Its members behave almost like the branches of a tree — quietly growing in every direction,...
Susan Grossman at the Bimah

After 25 years at Beth Shalom, Rabbi Susan Grossman retires

Rabbi Susan Grossman traces the pivotal decision-making moments in her life to four interactions. Two helped swing her decision, in the middle of a...
Creamy mascarpone cheese cake with strawberry and winter berries

Community members study Torah during Shavuot celebrations

Seven weeks after they gathered for Passover, Baltimore Jewish community members are coming together to celebrate Shavuot. The holiday, which starts the evening of June...
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Calendar: June 7-June 12

Tuesday, June 7 Jerusalem of Gold: Songs and Tales from Jerusalem Join the Baltimore Zionist District and discover the beautiful Israeli songs of the holy city of...
Beth Am Synagogue Services in the Park event in June, 2021

Beth Am to hold outdoor Shabbat at Maryland Zoo

Looking for a change from the traditional Friday night Shabbat service? Beth Am Synagogue is extending an open invitation to its Services in the Park...
Participants in the JOCSM "We Are Family" Shabbaton (courtesy of JOC Mishpacha Project)

Jews of color celebrate Shabbat in the great outdoors

The JOC Mishpacha Project recently held its second annual Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi (JOCSM) Shabbaton and Family Camp. From May 6-8, at the Pearlstone...