Local teen is on his way to the World Maccabiah Games
At just 16 years old, Colin Vineberg, a junior at St. Paul’s School for Boys, has already participated in over 100 golf tournaments and...
Shemini Atzeret, explained
By Sasha Rogelberg and Selah Maya Zighelboim
Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment used in quantum mechanics that — without getting into the hairy details...
Architects design string sukkah for public art installation
Esther Furman’s favorite part of Sukkah City x DC has been seeing attendees interact with the unique sukkah she built.
Furman, a Pikesville native, is...
Communal leaders reject comparing the unvaccinated to Holocaust victims
By Jesse Berman and Ben Sales
Last month, Francois Amalega Bitondo was standing on a Montreal street, megaphone and cellphone in hand, protesting against COVID-19...
Kneseth Israel welcomes first full-time rabbi in five years
Five years is a long time for a synagogue to go without a rabbi, but with the arrival of Rabbi/Cantor David Sislen, that is...
Rabbi Shais Rishon, also known as MaNishtana, headlines Na’aleh symposium
Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, held its third Annual Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Symposium...
Chabad of Park Heights celebrates arrival of new Torah scroll
Chabad of Park Heights recently welcomed a new Torah scroll. The Chabad celebrated the new addition on Aug. 26, when congregants paraded with the...
Event to highlight Israeli nonprofit work in Africa
Can Israeli technology make a difference in the lives of people in Africa?
Attendees of an upcoming Zoom webinar will have the chance to find...
Gloria Kolker Hack, an activist for Soviet Jewry, dies at 96
When asked what motivated her late mother, Gloria Kolker Hack, to risk her life and freedom helping Soviet Jews leave the USSR, Nancie Grossman...
Beth El Hebrew school finds its teachers in Hebrew classes
When Beth El Congregation of Baltimore has been in need of Hebrew school teachers in the past, its staff have not necessarily had to...