Participants Reflect on Associated’s Mission Trip to Israel
The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore organized a trip to Israel for community leaders, rabbis and elected officials from Nov. 19-21.
The intention of the...
Celebrating Chanukah and Doing Mitzvot at Chabad of Downtown
Chabad of Downtown is offering Baltimore’s young Jewish adult population an opportunity to do good for Israel while celebrating Chanukah.
The upcoming YJP Drinks &...
Col. Erwin Burtnick, Founding Member of Maryland Jewish War Veterans and JUSA, Dies at...
Col. (Ret.) Erwin Allen Burtnick, one of the founding members of Jewish War Veterans of the USA’s Maryland department, died on Saturday, Nov. 25,...
Prominent Conservative Jewish Leaders to Convene at Baltimore Convention
Baltimore will be hosting a convention of major leaders in the Conservative/Masorti movement, starting with a Shabbat celebration on Friday, December 1 through Saturday,...
Play About Civil Rights Leader Rabbi Has Its English-Language Debut at Beth Am
Beth Am Synagogue recently hosted the first-ever English-language performance of the World Zionist Organization-produced play “Heschel’s Passover Eve.” The one-man show, performed on Thursday,...
Baltimore Doctors, First Responders Travel to Israel for Aid Work
There are some Baltimore residents who have traveled to Israel in the days since Oct. 7 to provide volunteer services, and there are some...
Baltimoreans Work to Support War Effort Both at Home and in Israel
By Jillian Diamond and Selah Maya Zighelboim
Howard Goldstein’s family bought an apartment in Ashkelon six years ago, made aliyah to Israel in April of...
Sigd Celebration Brings Ethiopian Jewish Holiday to Baltimore
For many Jewish people, the period between Simchat Torah and Chanukah is a time with few significant holidays.
But for Ethiopian Jews, the 50th day...
Chanukah House of Pikesville Gears Up for Second Year of Festivities
For 11 months out of the year, the Hefter family lawn is a fairly unremarkable yard like any other in Pikesville. But from Nov....
Baltimore Jewish Community Continues the Momentum After March for Israel
The Baltimore Jewish community is not slowing down after the success of the massive pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 14.
There will be...