JCC celebrates the Fourth of July with a pool party
Brightly colored Italian ice; red, white and blue decorations; kids splashing in the pool; and, most importantly, crowds of people together again after a...
Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch
By Emily Burack
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the 2020...
Swastikas spray-painted on headstones of Jewish cemeteries
More than a dozen separate headstones or monuments have been desecrated with spray-painted swastikas at the German Hill Road Jewish Cemeteries, according to JMORE....
Abrahamic House brings its brand of coexistence to DC
Picture four young adults of four different faiths sharing one house for one year. That’s not the premise of a new reality TV show....
Chabad rabbi stabbed in front of Jewish day school and synagogue in Boston
A Chabad emissary was stabbed outside a Jewish day school and synagogue in Boston on Thursday afternoon.
Rabbi Shlomo Noginsky suffered non-life threatening injuries, according...
For Baltimore synagogues, it’s time to return to in-person services
After connecting with their members through screens for more than a year, many Baltimore synagogues are now bringing their communities back into their buildings.
Many...
Beth Am’s Shabbats in the park return for the summer
Can a washboard band be part of Shabbat services? At Beth Am, the answer is a firm “yes.”
Services in the Park is an opportunity...
Macks Center program provides expectant mothers with community
Pregnancy and childbirth are stressful enough without the added burden of a pandemic and the isolation of social distancing. The Macks Center for Jewish...
Team Israel will make stop in Maryland for pre-Olympic exhibition game
Team Israel Baseball is coming to Maryland. On their way to the Olympics, Team Israel will stop in Maryland for an exhibition game with...
Former State Senator Barbara Hoffman dies at 81
When a nightly news report during the Yom Kippur War showed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting down an Egyptian plane, Alan Hoffman and his...
