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Joan Plisko with strawberries

Photos: Pearlstone opens strawberry fields so you can pick your own

The Pearlstone Center’s strawberry fields are open for business. The Jewish retreat center and farm is offering a pick-your-own experience in its strawberry fields. The...
Shomrim and Hatzalah members

As volunteers and professionals, Baltimore Jews work to prevent crime

Is it safe to step outside your home and walk the streets of Baltimore? The question has come to the fore following a number...
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Jewish high school students share their perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

“I was raised with a love of Israel and was taught a love for Israel with a connection to Judaism, but when I hear...

Beth Israel gears up for the return of Mitzvah Day

After George Floyd’s murder last year, Beth Israel Congregation’s social action committee saw the need for a call to action, said Jason Delman, who,...

Israeli journalist talks finding her niche, conflict in Israel

Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav Meir was set to speak at a virtual Beth Tfiloh Congregation event on May 12, but she had to cancel...

Summer camps are ready to welcome kids back

Is it safe to send your children to camp this summer? With coronavirus cases at some of their lowest levels since the pandemic began,...
Rabbi Zevi Lowenberg

War stories: American Jews’ history of military service

Fewer than 2% of the American soldiers who fought in World War II are still alive today, and Frank Bressler is one of them. Bressler,...
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Macks Center for Jewish Education builds bridges for autistic students

By Jan Lee For 12-year-old Jamie Gold, attending school has always been an uncomfortable and stressful experience. Jamie (whose name and identity have been changed for...

Adult education teacher is on her way to becoming a rabbi

The typical rabbinical student is younger than 86. But not much is typical about Lee Joyce Richmond, professor emerita of Loyola University Maryland and...
Sigal Ariely

Israel briefing provides personal and political perspectives

After the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas ended with a ceasefire, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Insight Israel Forum held a briefing...