Build-A-Backpack Service Project Benefits Students in Need of School Supplies
When students attending Cross Country Elementary/Middle School in Northwest Baltimore arrived to get a peek at their seats on Aug. 22, they got a...
In Wake of Pittsburgh Shooter’s Sentence, Rabbis Focus on Mourning
Rabbi Andrew Busch of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation began his rabbinical career at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh, getting to know the Jewish community there.
When...
Bet Aviv Prepares Programming With Scientists in Synagogues Grant
Bet Aviv in Columbia is one of 15 congregations that have been selected for the 2023 Scientists in Synagogues grant, which offers synagogues across...
What’s New at School? Jewish Day Schools Prepare for Fall Semester
As summer comes to an end, Jewish day schools around the Baltimore area are gearing up for the start of the 2023-2024 school year....
Holocaust Memorial May Benefit From Nearby Building Demolition
Baltimore City Community College recently approved a contract to demolish its Bard Building on August 2 — a move that may prove beneficial to...
UMBC Hillel Gets Ready to Welcome Students Back
Hillel chapters on college campuses across the country and all over the world provide a home away from home for Jewish students. They host...
Philanthropist Harvey ‘Bud’ Meyerhoff, Former US Holocaust Memorial Museum Chair, Dies at 96
By Andrew Lapin and Jillian Diamond
In 1986, eight years after Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on the Holocaust with Elie Wiesel as its...
At Summer Teachers’ Institute, Educators Tackle Holocaust Denial
Every year, the Baltimore Jewish Council holds Summer and Winter Teachers’ Institutes in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland.
The Summer Teachers' Institute recently...
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Sentenced to Death
A jury has given the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter a death sentence, handing down the maximum punishment for the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.
The...
Temple Adas Shalom’s ‘Paws and Claws’ Shabbat Celebrates Furry Friends
The Friday, July 28, Shabbat service at Temple Adas Shalom in Havre de Grace was certainly not a typical one.
Amid the singing of prayers,...