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Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership director’s home hit by rocket

A rocket has hit the home of Sigal Ariely, the Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership director. Her son was slightly injured and taken to the city's Barzilai...
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Day 11 of the fighting: Despite calls for de-escalation, Hamas and Israel trade blows...

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The significant de-escalation that President Joe Biden had sought Wednesday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not materialized, although Hamas and Israel may...
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Biden tells Netanyahu he wants ‘de-escalation today’ in Gaza conflict

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By Asaf Shalev In their fourth phone call since fighting in Gaza began 10 days ago, President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Former Beth Tfiloh shaliach leads talk on Israel conflict

Beth Tfiloh Congregation was supposed to host a virtual talk with Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav Meir on May 12. But because of the conflict...

Baltimore Jews express support for Israel as conflict continues

Nearly 300 demonstrators, holding handmade signs and with Israeli flags flying in the breeze or draped over their shoulders, fanned out across both sides...

What does a growing number of ‘Jews of no religion’ mean for the...

Though the results from Pew Research Center’s new study on Jewish identity were not surprising to Jewish professionals, some feel they highlight the importance...

Day 10 of the fighting: Israel strikes Hamas tunnels, Gaza rocket fire decreases, ceasefire...

Gaza militants continued to fire rockets into Israel, which continued to respond with airstrikes on the coastal strip, as efforts toward a ceasefire progressed...
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Sami Steigmann crashes Clubhouse

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By Heather Robinson On a blustery day in late January, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann, 81, made his debut on Clubhouse — the buzzy, audio-based, social-media...

At Chizuk Amuno, demonstrators show up to support Israel

Nearly 300 demonstrators came out to attend a rally outside of Chizuk Amuno Congregation Thursday afternoon to show their support for Israel. Baltimore Zionist District...
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy students

With new initiative on changing school culture, Jewish schools focus on anti-racist education

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By Larry Luxner After George Floyd was killed in May at the hands of Minneapolis police, and protests and demonstrations spread around the country, students...