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With kids’ mental health suffering due to pandemic, Jewish experts step up help

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By Stewart Ain When New York was caught in the midst of a brutal wave of COVID-19 last spring, the daily death toll reaching as...
Justin Fair

Inside the mind of Justin Fair

This community planner wants to design a more inclusive Jewish world By Justin Regan Every artist has their canvas. For community planner Justin Orlando Fair, that...
Rabbi Mikey Hess Webber

Incoming rabbi looks forward to meeting congregants in person

Rabbi Mikey Hess Webber has served as Columbia Jewish Congregation’s rabbinic intern for nearly a year and is now about to become the congregation’s...
Teens in the Shinshinim program, from left: Zohar Shinehorn, Tamar Maor, Noya Karavani, Ofir Yasur, Noam Trock and Yam Agami

Shinshinim bid farewell to Baltimore

Five years ago, Noam Trock decided she wanted to join the Shinshinim program, which sends Israeli teens to volunteer in Jewish communities around the...

Documents shed light on investigation into Efraim Gordon’s death

Documents released by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office shed light on the investigation into the May 3 murder of Efraim Gordon, an Israeli...

As many of five suspects in Efraim Gordon case

There are now a total of five suspects in Efriam Gordon case, according to WJZ-TV. Gordon, an Israeli who was visiting Baltimore to attend a...

Three Baltimoreans arrested in connection to Israeli’s death

Three Baltimore youths have been arrested by Baltimore Police and charged with first degree murder in connection to the May 3 death of Efraim...
Cantor Nancy Ginsberg in Oak Crest's sanctuary

At senior living community, Judaica donations enhance sanctuary space

By Lisa Woolfson When Bonnie Plymack first arrived at Oak Crest about four years ago, the senior living community offered Shabbat dinners but not Shabbat...

Efraim Gordon remembered 30 days after murder

More than 400 people attended a memorial in tribute to Efraim Gordon on Wednesday. Gordon was a 31-year-old Israeli who was visiting Baltimore for a...
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Facebook groups keep sense of community alive

By Haydee M. Rodriguez A quick search on Facebook for Baltimore Jewish Facebook groups yields options with a range of interests and topics. Many are private...