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Towson Hillel students

As universities reopen, Hillels navigate the transition

Hillels miss having in-person events, services and learning. Organic moments between students and staff in the hallway or in an office are the hardest...
Dr. Jonathan Finkelstien (left) and Rabbi Yanky Baron affix a mezuzah on the new spiritual home of Chabad of Ellicott City

A permanent home for Chabad of Ellicott City

Just a few years ago, many of the Jewish residents of Ellicott City believed themselves the only Jews in town, until Rabbi Yanky Baron...
Bet Chaverim Religious School students

Bet Chaverim ready for new school facility

Staff at Bet Chaverim Religious School are looking forward to making their own mark on the new educational facilities their students will get to...

Olympics-bound Team Israel plays ball at Maryland stadiums

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By Jesse Berman and Lexi Gopin On their way to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Team Israel made a few stops in Maryland to play...
Teenagers sit together.

Youth groups transition to in-person programming

For teens, the pandemic has created and added to anxiety and social isolation. One thing that may help is youth group programming, brought to...
Chickens at Pearlstone

With merger, Baltimore is set to become a center of Jewish environmental work

By Rudy Malcom Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor food, farming and environmental education movement. On July 8, the Pearlstone...
Google Maps screenshot of The Johns Hopkins University.

Jewish groups send letter to Johns Hopkins demanding more action over antisemitism allegations

A July 9 letter addressed to administrators of Johns Hopkins University is demanding new action be taken some eight months after a Johns Hopkins...
(Courtesy of Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka)

Headstones in Jewish cemetery spray painted with antisemitic graffiti

Earlier this month, visitors to the Jewish cemeteries on German Hill Road near Dundalk came across an unwelcome sight: headstones spray painted with antisemitic...

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...