Interest in immigrating to Israel from US soars despite pandemic-era challenges
By Renee Ghert-Zand
When Aaron Feinblatt moved to Israel in late February 2020, just as the first signs of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak were emerging,...
Police release new information in Efraim Gordon case
Police are asking for help in identifying two people of interest in the murder of Efraim Gordon.
Gordon, an Israeli, was visiting Baltimore to attend...
Alyson Friedman receives lifetime achievement award at Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations convention
The list of organizations Alyson Friedman has been involved with is long: Beth El Congregation of Baltimore, CHANA, the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation and...
TikTok and Twitter videos bring images of Israel-Gaza conflict home to American Jews
By Shira Hanau
For some Americans watching the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza in recent days, the most striking image from the conflict came...
Holiday drive-bys keep congregants connected
In the absence of in-person services or events to celebrate major Jewish holidays, Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation turned to its holiday drive-by program to...
Two Beth Tfiloh students see success in global competitions
Two Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School students recently made their mark in global competitions.
Eighth grader Yisrael Kaplowitz won first place in a virtual Chidon-HaTanach...
The new Pew: ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’
By Toby Tabachnick
“Jewish Americans in 2020,” Pew’s first deep dive into Jewish life in the U.S. since 2013, paints a picture of a population...
First national Shabbaton conference for Jews of color, organized by Baltimorean, to mark yahrzeit...
By Esther D. Kustanowitz and Asaf Shalev
Across America, people whose lives changed when George Floyd was killed are planning to mark the one-year anniversary...
Sharp rise in antisemitism in Maryland, Virginia and D.C., ADL reports
2020 was the highest year on record for antisemitic incidents in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Colombia, according to ADL’s 2020 Audit of...
David Miller, Moishe House resident and Hinenu member, dies at 31
Members of Baltimore’s Jewish community are in mourning following the death of 31-year-old David Miller, a resident of Moishe House Baltimore and member of...