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...
The fighting in Gaza, Jerusalem and across Israel, explained
By Ben Sales and Ron Kampeas
Rocket attacks in Israel. Airstrikes in Gaza. Violence in Jerusalem’s holiest sites. Protests across the city.
It feels like Israel...
19 organizations partner for Shavuot all-night learning
Get your cheesecake ready, Baltimore.
Nineteen local Jewish organizations are participating in a virtual Shavuot event on May 16 from 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m....
Chabad of Downtown looks forward to in-person programming
Before the pandemic, Chabad of Downtown in Little Italy usually hosted a themed Shabbat dinner on the first Friday of every month.
In what looks...
