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Hoffberger Gallery exhibit displays paintings of biblical women

When artist Karen Warshal told graduate student Jen Begazo that she would make a great model for a painting of the biblical figure Ruth,...
Jacob, Connor and Rachel Goldschmidt

‘Come out with it already’: Parents await approval of vaccine for 5 to 11...

By Rudy Malcom While Renee Goldschmidt’s three children, a 12 year old and two 11 year olds, go to Sunday school in person at the...
Rabbi Ariel Platt

Motivational speakers headline upcoming series

Those looking for a motivational pick-me-up amid the ongoing pandemic can attend Beth Israel Congregation’s upcoming two-part speaker series, “A New Year: Regaining A...
René Albert Gimpel was a Jewish art dealer who died in the Holocaust

Upcoming film screening recounts life of art dealer and Holocaust victim

From selling paintings to the Rockefellers to working with the French resistance during World War II, Jewish art dealer René Gimpel lived an extraordinary...
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With pink bagel sales, THB Bagelry raises money for LifeBridge

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and bagel enthusiasts will soon have the opportunity to support the fight against breast cancer while getting something...

Lara Shein walks for those with Alzheimer’s

High schooler Lara Shein wants those with Alzheimer’s disease to know they are not walking the journey alone. A resident of Owings Mills and a...
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Legacy giving ensures support for years to come

What kind of world do you want to leave for your children, and your children’s children? That is a question often asked by potential donors...

Baltimoreans explore Israel through Masa Fellows program

Young Baltimoreans looking for a unique experience in Israel can find one through Masa Israel Journey. The Masa Fellows program helps provide access to...
From left: Rabbis Yerachmiel Shapiro and Eli Finkelstein

Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah turns rabbis into leaders

Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation’s rabbinic residency program is actively creating the next generation of rabbinic leaders in America. “It’s a post smicha internship,...

‘Unwelcoming and unsafe’: Online spaces see rise in antisemitism

Antisemitism has existed for millennia, but its appearance on the internet is a relatively new phenomenon, and it is on the rise. “We have seen,...