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Michal Shapiro with her husband

Greenspring Native Among Those Who Have Made Aliyah Since Start of War

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, Michal Shapiro, a newly minted Israeli citizen from Baltimore, was hesitant at first, but she then decided...

PJ Library Program Educates New Jewish Parents

Whether it’s your first or your fourth, having a baby can be a difficult experience. Having community support and others you can talk to...
Linda A. Hurwitz

Havdalah Ceremony Part of Initiative To Create Programs for the 7th of Each...

More than 100 people have already registered to attend a communal Havdalah ceremony at The Gordon Center on Jan. 6, 90 days after the...

Adat Chaim Looks Ahead at 2024

As 2024 begins, Adat Chaim is reflecting on its accomplishments in the past year and looking ahead toward the future. The Owings Mills-based Conservative synagogue...

Baltimore Congregational Schools Participate in Collaborative Program

Baltimore’s congregational schooling district is taking religious education to the next level. Baltimore is one of five regions in the United States that will be...

‘Faces of Orthodoxy’ Media Project Comes to Baltimore

"Faces of Orthodoxy” is coming to Baltimore, and the project plans to feature the stories of Baltimore-area Orthodox Jews as part of its ninth...
Ripped sign at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s Israel Signs Vandalized for a Second Time, Suburban Orthodox’s Israeli Flag...

Updated on Jan. 1: This story was updated to include information about Suburban Orthodox Congregation. Israel-related signs and an Israeli flag were vandalized Thursday night...
Rabbi Emily Stern

Here Are the JT’s Most-Read Stories of 2023

Baltimore Jewish Times readers love stories about people. Looking over the data for 2023’s most-read stories of the year, this trend couldn’t be clearer. Whether...
Aid headed to Ashkelon

Associated Emergency Campaign for Israel Still Going Strong

Fundraising for an emergency campaign for Israel is still going strong 10 weeks after the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack that killed 1,200 people...
Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a podium

Change.org Petition Seeks To Remove Zainab Chaudry From State Hate Crimes Commission

More than 1,700 signatures have been added to a Change.org online petition requesting that the state legislature amend Maryland House Bill 1066, which created...