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Yom HaShoah Marks 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

This year during Yom HaShoah, Jewish people around the world will be remembering the atrocities of the Holocaust. But 2023 also marks the 80th...

Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Women’s Seder Celebrates Sisterhood and Social Justice

Women congregants at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation came together to celebrate Passover in advance of the holiday at the synagogue’s women’s seder event, held...

Jewish Shoppers Struggle With Highest Prices in Recent Memory for Passover Food

A woman pushed her shopping cart down an aisle filled with Passover foods in a supermarket in northern New Jersey. She lifted a box...

World Briefs: Israel Says ‘Crisis’ With Poland Over and more

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Israel Says ‘Crisis’ With Poland Over, Countries Agree to Resume Student Trips to Holocaust Sites After a warm meeting with his Polish counterpart on March...

Two Teens Create Homelessness Initiative to Keep Baltimore Warm

Two Jewish teenagers are warming hearts and helping the homeless through blanket drives and by raising awareness. On Saturday, March 25, Isaac Garonzik and Grace...

How one special Pink Day helps save and support cancer patients

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Eric Berger | JTA When Rachel Wojnilower was an undergraduate at American University in Washington, D.C., she did all kinds of activities with her Jewish...

For one group of friends separated by geography, a single Israel experience builds lifelong...

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Larry Luxner | JTA When Ashley Inbar of Portland, Maine, got married in a traditional Jewish ceremony at the Jamaican beach resort of Ocho Rios...

This unusual Israeli podcast covers everything from sentient AI to extending the human lifespan

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Renee Ghert-Zand | JTA If an alien spacecraft landed in Prof. Avi Loeb’s backyard tomorrow, he would readily step on, leave his family behind and...

Honoring Liberation and Inclusion at The Associated’s First Jews of Color Seder

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore held its first-ever Jews of color Passover seder at the Weinberg Park Heights JCC on March 27. The...

Jewish Community Services Holds Virtual Seder for Individuals With Disabilities

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic and the specific mannerisms adopted in order to stay COVID-free are a thing of the past. Masks are...