Ellicott City Chabad’s Power Your Impact campaign exceeds fundraising goals
Chabad of Ellicott City has started 2022 on strong footing, as its end of the year fundraiser has exceeded its goal by nearly $5000,...
An adaptable feast: Jewish restaurants change with the times
Before the pandemic hit, Accents Grill, one of the kosher establishments owned by restaurateur Lara Franks, featured an in-store Shabbat carryout deli, offering traditional...
Jewish Queer Youth to open drop-in center in Baltimore area
By Eleanor Linafelt and Andrew Silow-Carroll
The New York City-based Jewish Queer Youth organization received a $1 million donation to expand its social services to...
Rabbi Martin Siegel builds bridges with Chabad movement
It may not be often that a non-Orthodox rabbi becomes heavily involved in the Chabad movement, but Rabbi Martin Siegel is no ordinary rabbi.
While...
In wake of COVID surge, organizations implement restrictions
Just when we thought we were out, the pandemic pulls us back in.
On Dec. 29, the United States reached 300,886 average new daily cases...
The Baltimore Jewish Times’ 5 most-read stories of 2021
A lot has happened this past year. A mob attacked the Capitol, Congress impeached former President Donald Trump for a second time and President...
Strangers in a strange land: BHC applies to sponsor Afghan family
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation is gearing up to live out the principle of loving the stranger, as the synagogue prepares to demonstrate its capacity to...
Local Jewish leaders share their New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s Eve would not be quite the same without a New Year’s resolution, and many members of Baltimore’s Jewish community have theirs at...
BZD to take 55+ group on in-person Israel tour
“Next year in Jerusalem” is going to ring very true for participants of the Baltimore Zionist District’s upcoming tour of Israel.
BZD is currently organizing...
David Harrison leads Beth El through unending pandemic
Despite any Martin Sheen-related quips that could suggest otherwise, David Harrison, board president of Beth El Congregation of Baltimore, doesn’t let his position or...