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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,...
Elizabeth Kern and her son, Sam, pick apples

Celebrating the High Holidays across Baltimore

It’s been another unusual year, but the pandemic didn’t stop the Baltimore Jewish community from celebrating the High Holidays. Whether by baking challah for...
From left: Louise Cord, Edith Mayer Cord and Emily Cord-Duthinh

Holocaust survivor Edith Mayer Cord dies at 93

As much as anything else, Edith Mayer Cord may have owed her survival during the Holocaust to her facility with languages, said Emily Cord-Duthinh,...
Andy and Colin Vineberg

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...
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Shemini Atzeret, explained

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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...