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Over the past century, Beth Tfiloh Congregation has grown into one of the country’s largest Modern Orthodox synagogues

A history of change, growth and big dreams: Beth Tfiloh turns 100

This High Holiday season is a promising time for Beth Tfiloh Congregation. This year, the 3,500-member synagogue, which says it is the largest Modern...
A view of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City

20 years later, Baltimore Jews reflect on 9/11

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Cantor Thom King of Beth El Congregation thought it was an accident when he learned that a plane had crashed into the World Trade...

Kol Nidre: What it is and where it came from, explained by cantors

The first time Chizuk Amuno Congregation Cantor Randy Herman’s parents heard him sing the Kol Nidre service, his father, Donald L. Herman, decreed that...
Elchonon Lisbon

Spiritual leaders plan to highlight healing and love in sermons

By Rudy Malcom Last fall, many synagogues were unable to hold High Holiday services in person because of COVID-19. About one year later, the end...
Bryan Crystal

Jewish Federation of Howard County kicks off cooking class series

The Jewish Federation of Howard County kicked off the first of its three-part virtual series, Nosh + Nourish with Chef Bryan Crystal, on Aug....
Beth Tfiloh Congregation

Synagogues open for in-person services, with precautions

How will the this year’s Rosh Hashanah services compare with last year’s? Unlike last fall, COVID-19 vaccines are now readily available. At the same time,...
Rabbi Ariana Katz

Hinenu raises funds to help get a family out of Afghanistan

Many watched the scenes at the Kabul airport with horror and despair as thousands of Afghans fled their country in the wake of the...
Honeybees

The state of our bees

Can Jewish families still dip apples in honey for Rosh Hashanah if there are no more honeybees? Beekeepers in Maryland and elsewhere are sounding the...
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation holds its 12th annual Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars on at Oregon Ridge Park.

Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars returns in person

Following last year’s hiatus, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s outdoor and normally in-person ceremony, Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars, will return for an in-person gathering. The service...
Harriette Wimms (courtesy of Harriette Wimms)

Following survey, Jews of color suggest ways to tackle discrimination

By Rudy Malcom The largest-ever survey of American Jews of color, or JOC, was released earlier this month. Two-thirds of respondents said Jewish leaders were...