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...
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...
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...
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-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...
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...
‘Never too late’: Athlete promoter goes on weight-loss journey
By Shannon Levitt
By the time Neal Bendesky had his bar mitzvah, he knew that as much as he loved sports, he was better suited...
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...
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...