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BHC hosts death penalty event

What does it feel like to be sentenced to death by the state — then spend the next two decades waiting for it to...

ARIEL bridges gap between Eastern European Jews on both sides of Atlantic

When the Russian war machine began steamrolling onto Ukrainian soil, it cut the lines of communications between some Ukrainian Jews and their friends and...
Jerry and Shari Caplan amongst their themed Passover seder decorations

Shari and Jerry Caplan ready for return of a family Passover tradition

Is there room in the Passover seder for cowboys, the Emerald City, reality television and “Phantom of the Opera?” Shari and Jerry Caplan say that...
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum (second from left) teaches Passover 101 at the Veterans Administration in a previous year

JUSA to hold seder for those who serve in uniform

  Correction 4/8/2022: The photo caption has been updated to correctly identify the pictured event. The Baltimore Jewish Times regrets this error. Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director...
Amian Kelemer

Kelemer ready to take on role at Mayberg Foundation

Asked what it is that appeals to her about working for Jewish organizations, Amian Frost Kelemer reflected on the value she got out of...

Local Chabad houses organize community seders

To anyone without a place at a seder table this coming Passover, or anyone who doesn’t have the time or energy to put together...

Columbia Jewish Congregation to host expert for climate change program

During Columbia Jewish Congregation’s upcoming April 10 event, What Climate Change Means to our Community, Professor Peter Goodwin hopes to talk about the Ukrainian...
Purim party in Towson Commons space

Towson University Hillel opens new space

Towson University Hillel has a new space at the Towson Commons building. The 2,500-square-foot Commons space features a full kitchen, a large multipurpose room, workspaces,...

JT journalists taste test Passover desserts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Xi2CCFiWU Journalists from the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore's Child came together virtually to hold a taste test...

Inflation hits Passover seders

Will inflation prove to be the 11th plague for Passover this year? Some Baltimore-area grocers and consumers are taking note of higher than normal prices...