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What Are Confirmation Ceremonies? A Reform Tradition Explained

Around Shavuot, which occurs later this month, some younger members of the Jewish community will be undergoing the meaningful ritual of a confirmation ceremony. Compared...
Judy Gold

Queer Jewish Arts Festival Returns With Theme of Inclusion

The Queer Jewish Arts Festival is returning to Baltimore for the third year this June. This year’s festival will include a storytelling series, a performance...

Baltimore to Celebrate Shavuot With Learning, Ice Cream and More

Shavuot begins the evening of May 25, ending the counting of the Omer for the year and welcoming the start of summer in a...

‘Jewish Life Goes On’: Djerba Jews and Their Supporters Show Resilience After Deadly Attack

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The day after a gunman killed four people outside an ancient place of Jewish worship on the Tunisian island of Djerba, men gathered in...
"For the Love of the Game"

JT Wins Awards at MDDC Regional Journalism Competition

The Baltimore Jewish Times won three awards at the MDDC Press Association journalism contest. The contest awards news media organizations in Maryland, Delaware and...

Hundreds of Academics and Institutions Condemn Polish Government’s Attack on Holocaust Historian

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A Polish political feud over Holocaust history has widened into an international condemnation of the government’s attempts to silence a leading scholar on Polish-Jewish...

Md. Legislative Session Includes Numerous Bills Relevant to Jewish Community

Hate crimes. Holocaust education. Elder abuse. These are just a few of the issues addressed by state lawmakers during this legislative session — and that...

World Briefs: Jewish Doctor Denied $500 Payment After Refusing to Promise Arkansas He Won’t...

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Jewish Doctor Denied $500 Payment After Refusing to Promise Arkansas He Won’t Boycott Israel The state of Arkansas is refusing to pay a Jewish doctor...

Inside Temple Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood Judaica Shop

While their children are off learning at Hebrew school on Sundays, congregants at Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold may find themselves at a loss...

Translating ‘Tzedakah’ for Marylanders: Sen. Ben Cardin’s Long Jewish Goodbye

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Ben Cardin’s love letter to Maryland, the state he has represented in the U.S. Senate since 2007, was also a love letter to his...