Associated Names Andrew Cushnir New President
Andrew Cushnir, the executive vice president and chief development officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, has been named the new president...
Bringing the High Holidays to Jews Behind Bars
Preparing for the High Holidays requires a certain degree of creativity when the population you serve is in one of the most restrictive environments...
Two Beth Tfiloh Alumni Spend Summer Interning at Israeli Startup
This past summer, Lilly Polakoff and Jordan Lickstein, two alumni of Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, interned with LittleOne.Care, an experience that Polakoff, a...
Panel Addresses Gun Violence Concerns
So far, in 2023, there have been more than 400 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. If that number disturbs you, you...
For Cancer Patients, the High Holidays Can Bring Some Unique Challenges
By Larry Luxner
At the height of the pandemic in August 2020, Fran Guzy, a retired schoolteacher living in Oradell, New Jersey, was diagnosed with...
2 Jewish Teens Harness the Power of Their Peers to Address Social Problems —...
By Larry Luxner
In mid-2021, as the COVID pandemic raged, high school student Lily Messing noticed that the social ills plaguing her native Tucson, Arizona...
First-of-its-kind Israel Experience Offers Young Jewish Communal Professionals a Month in Tel Aviv
It sounds like a dream offer: an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel for the full month of January, based in Tel Aviv, the beachside city...
Renovations Mark New Start for Chizuk Amuno’s Early Childhood Center
The Goldsmith Early Childhood Center at Chizuk Amuno Congregation recently completed renovations that have been a year and a half in the making. The...
Times of Israel Analyst Talks Israeli Politics at Baltimore Jewish Council Virtual Event
Between judicial reform and large-scale protests, it can be difficult to keep up with recent Israeli news. But the Knesset recess, which started in...
New Slate of Women Rabbis Join Baltimore Congregations
This High Holiday season marks a fresh start for many Baltimore-area congregations as they welcome new rabbis and assistant rabbis.
Synagogues such as Beth El...