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Economic recovery brings challenges, opportunities

The American economy has been on a roller coaster ride over the past 12 months, said Jeremy Schwartz, associate professor of economics at Loyola...
Judy Floam at Netivot Shalom’s communal garden

Judy Floam rolls up her sleeves for communal garden

Judy Floam can’t help but see something marvelous about the act of gardening. “It’s almost a miracle,” said Floam, the secretary on Netivot Shalom’s board...
From left, Adi Ratzon, Rachel Shvalb and Caren Leven of the Baltimore Zionist District

Demonstrators ‘keep the flame’ at rally against antisemitism

On Sunday afternoon, a few thousand demonstrators gathered together in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building to attend “No Fear: Rally in Solidarity...
Baltimore City Councilmember Zeke Cohen

Community leaders gather in show of solidarity after headstones spray painted with swastikas

In the sweltering heat Friday morning, local and state political and religious leaders came together at the Jewish cemeteries of German Hill Road in...
Babka, Shira Kramer’s dog, sits on a couch next to Owings Mills Torah Center’s ark.

Owings Mills Torah Center finds a new home … in my house

I did not anticipate a day that movers would enter my home carrying a Torah and an ark. As much as I have missed going...
Israeli National Baseball Team logo

Israeli-Big Train baseball game skirts Tisha B’Av

By Lexi Gopin The Israeli National Baseball Team, as part of its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, will stop in Rockville on July 18 to...
Oseh Shalom’s biblical garden

Rabbinic intern to bring the great outdoors to Oseh Shalom Synagogue

  Oseh Shalom Synagogue in Laurel is always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Last fall, Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde decided to bring on a...

Pearlstone announces merger with Hazon

Pearlstone and Hazon, a national Jewish environmental organization, are merging, Pearlstone announced in an email. "This is a merger of two strong organizations that now...
Rabbi Craig Axler, bottom, during a pre-pandemic cooking class with the Temple Isaiah Sisterhood

Who let Rabbi Craig Axler in the kitchen?

In one memorable class of Rabbi Craig Axler’s cooking class series, “Who let the rabbi in the kitchen,” Axler demonstrated his grandmother’s mushroom barley...

Joel Frankel is ready to lead a new community

During his drive from St. Louis, Mo., to his new home in Columbia, Joel Frankel, the new executive director of the Jewish Federation of...