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Columbia Jewish Congregation's virtual Tu B'Shevat seder

Columbia Jewish Congregation’s Tu B’Shevat seder explores kabbalistic symbols and mindfulness

Zoom gatherings are no longer a novelty but a norm, yet Columbia Jewish Congregation managed to infuse something special into the medium during their...
Monica Stewart and Donna Friedman

School nurses reflect on nearly two years of COVID

When Jane Brophy, head nurse at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital, gets home from work, she puts down her bag,...
Panelists at the event, “Honoring Dr. King: The Enduring Relevance of ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail'"

Dramatic readings and discussions underline MLK’s timely message

Jews United for Justice, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation and more than a dozen organizations commemorated the birthday and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with...
Sen. Ben Cardin

In online event, lawmakers reflect on Jan. 6 riot

By Leenika Belfield-Martin Six days into 2021, as the nation was wrestling with the effects of an ongoing pandemic and the economic issues that followed,...
fruits and nuts for Tu B'Shevat

Tu B’Shevat events move online amid omicron surge

As cases of the omicron variant surge, Tu B’Shevat approaches. Tu B’Shevat celebrates the new year of the trees. This year, the holiday begins the...
David Ben Moshe

Baltimore native ends hunger strike for Israeli citizenship

David Ben Moshe, a Baltimore native, has been trying to become an Israeli citizen for over three years now. On Jan. 3, he began a...
Audrey Polt holds her mother’s heritage album

Why do we want to pass down our memories?

Rich Polt, a Towson resident, thinks of memories as heirlooms. He runs the company Acknowledge Media, producing legacy videos based on conversations with loved...
Sean Siegel

Q&A with the new JNFuture campaign executive

Sean Siegel always knew the importance of standing up for his people — from growing up in a culturally Jewish household in the Los...
Children use art supplies in Chabad of Ellicott City’s garage facility

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...