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Iran Also to Blame for Hamas Attacks, Says Inside the Middle East Founder

The Weinberg Park Heights JCC recently hosted Israeli author, analyst and Inside the Middle East Founder Avi Melamed for the Insight Israel Forum event...
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IDF Soldier From Maryland Killed by Hezbollah Rocket Days After Being Called Back to...

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By Philissa Cramer Omer Balva was on vacation in Maryland, where he was born and lived until graduating from high school, when Hamas attacked Israel...
Natalie and Judith Raanan

Hamas Releases 2 American Hostages From Gaza

Hamas has released two American hostages, a mother and a daughter, whom it was holding in the Gaza Strip. The release was confirmed by...

Chevrei Tzedek Shabbaton to Focus on Communal Music and Togetherness

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz has built her career on the idea of bringing people together through music. Now, she’s coming to Chevrei Tzedek Congregation in...
Family members of missing Israelis

How Relatives of Israel’s Missing Are Making Sure Their Loved Ones Aren’t...

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This past weekend, Ruby Chen was looking forward to celebrating his son Alon’s bar mitzvah together with the boy’s older brother, Itay, who was...
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

‘You Are Not Alone’: Biden Arrives in Israel as Middle East Erupts in Anger...

President Joe Biden arrived in Israel with a message of wartime solidarity, saying that he accepted the Israeli assessment that a blast at a...

ARIEL Center Community Gathers to Support, Fundraise for Israel

Avi Goldberg is ARIEL Jewish Center’s only member who is currently active in the Israel Defense Forces. Right now, she is engaged in Israel’s...

Baltimoreans Share Their Personal Experiences of War in Israel

For many Jewish Baltimoreans, who have personal ties to Israel, the ongoing war there feels quite close. But for those Baltimoreans who made aliyah or...
Chana Grove and Diana Solomon

Vigil Provides Space for Teens to Grapple With War, Express Solidarity

About 100 teenagers and community members gathered for a candle-lighting at the Community Teen Vigil for Israel. The vigil was held in an outside tent...
Medical responders carry a body bag in Sderot, Israel

Was Hamas’ Attack the Bloodiest Day for Jews Since the Holocaust?

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As the death toll from Oct. 7’s attack on Israel has mounted, Israelis and Jews around the world have reached for analogies to explain...