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JCC partners with E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center

The JCC of Greater Baltimore and Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center are entering into a two-year collaboration. Expected to begin July...

Virtual Yom Hashoah event organized by Jewish Federation of Howard County

The Jewish Federation of Howard County will hold a virtual Yom Hashoah Commemoration event on April 8, featuring as its guest speaker Steven Luckert,...
Temple Isaiah preschool class

In-person preschool classes begin reopening at Temple Isaiah

Six months after Temple Isaiah’s preschool went online in September of 2020, the program has begun reopening some in-person classes, and Preschool Director Meredith...
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Finding meaning in a second Passover in isolation

About 17% of American adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and about a third of adults have received at least one dose of...
Rabbi Ilan Glazer

Our Jewish Recovery supports Jews overcoming addiction

By Lisa Woolfson Six-and-a-half years ago, when Rabbi Ilan Glazer wanted to find Jewish addiction recovery resources for himself, he found few. In fact, the Reservoir...

COVID-19 study focusing on Orthodox Jews releases first results

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By Shira Hanau One year after COVID-19 first walloped Jewish communities in the United States, a scientific study has confirmed something that many in the...
Rachel and Zachary Burrows

Family adapts to COVID by scheduling bar mitzvah ceremony, party for different dates

For 13-year-old Zachary Burrows, the pandemic hasn’t only changed the way he goes to school and socializes. To keep attendees safe from coronavirus, he...
Ben Wachstein

Beth El hires new executive director

Beth El Congregation of Baltimore is getting ready to welcome its new executive director, Ben Wachstein, who will begin April 1 after a six-month...
Amy Caplan with her embroidery

Community members learn new skills while social distancing

At Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Cantor Ann Sacks has noticed an uptick in the number of adults enrolling in her classes on biblical and prayerbook...
campers

5 tips for first-time overnight campers

By Michael Vyskocil Whether you’ve attended summer camp as a child or whether your child is the first in your family to go to camp,...