Chizuk Amuno marks 150th anniversary
From its origins in a dispute over a synagogue choir, to its commitment to Jewish education in Baltimore and beyond, to its history of...
What is Israel’s Mount Meron and why were so many Orthodox Jews gathered there...
“If you haven’t seen the joy of Lag b’Omer on the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, you haven’t seen joy at all,” wrote...
After legislative session, Jewish groups see some wins, some losses
By Suzanne Pollak
The recently completed Maryland General Assembly session began under the haze of the pandemic, with many residents and businesses suffering financially and...
At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag B’Omer holiday celebration in...
At least 45 people were crushed to death and at least 150 wounded Thursday night in a stampede during a celebration that drew tens...
Jewish political leaders weigh in on police reform
On April 10, less than two weeks before the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, the...
Virtual ceremony to honor Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame’s latest inductees
What do a Beth Tfiloh Congregation rabbi, a state judge, a member of the Reagan administration and a producer of “La La Land” all...
Meet the Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame 2021 inductees
From a judge, to a hospital system CEO, to a Hollywood producer, here are this year’s Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame honorees.
In protest rallies, tens of thousands of Jews in France and beyond demand ‘justice...
PARIS — Over 20,000 protesters, many of them Jewish, gathered in Paris to protest the French high court’s decision not to try a man...
Lag B’Omer heralds cautious return to in-person events
With rising vaccination rates comes the longed-for return of in-person events, and just in time to celebrate Lag B’Omer.
“Lag B’Omer is a story of...
Immunologist Dr. Paul Offit answers community questions on the coronavirus vaccines
Now is not the time to turn to Joseph Stalin for advice on how to view the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, said Dr....