February brings Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month
February is in full swing, and with it comes Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, which some view as a chance for the...
Who is Anne Frank in 2022?
By Lisa Traiger
More than 75 years after Anne Frank — the best-known victim of Hitler’s murderous master plan to exterminate the Jews — perished...
Hazon’s Shmita Prizes recognizes art by Baltimore area residents
When Sara Shalva, the chief arts officer of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, suggested to her husband, Rabbi Benjamin Shalva, that he submit a...
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom hosts joint Shabbat service with other Reform synagogues
Every so often, Reform congregations in the Baltimore area will come together for a joint Shabbat service in partnership with the Union for Reform...
Friday round-up: Feb. 4
Moses Montefiore plans a Jewish music venue
Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation is working to create a new music venue meant specifically for Jewish...
Surviving the Holocaust through a child’s eyes
When she was a child, Sabina Katz was in one of the last groups of children to safely leave Danzig, Germany, on a Kindertransport...
Jewish music venue to come to MMAE
Baltimore will be getting a new music venue specially dedicated to Jewish music performances, courtesy of Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation.
“There is ...
Antisemitic flyers reported in Annapolis
Officials in Annapolis reported the recent appearance of antisemitic flyers in their community.
The Annapolis Police Department began receiving calls about the flyers on Jan....
Beth El event tells story of one German man’s journey to Judaism
During this era of virulent social and political polarization, it’s easy to believe that the hate and vitriol we witness everyday will continue to...
Here’s why counselors can’t get enough of camp
By Alex Krutchik
Jill Balk used to count the days until school ended, so she could do what she loved most in the whole world:...