From overseas and one coast to another, Rabbi Meeka Simerly has found her calling
Rabbi Meeka Simerly never intended to move to the United States. The Israeli native, now 57, came to America on vacation when she was...
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Israel won’t cooperate with FBI inquiry into death of Shireen Abu Akleh
Israel will not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the killing of Shireen...
Students learn lessons of Shoah, Rwandan and Uganda genocides as part of yearlong program
Students from 10 different schools around the Baltimore area gathered at the John Carroll School in Bel Air for a special program on Nov....
Three young Jewish fellows address needs in Baltimore as part of Repair the World
In September, the Repair the World Jewish service movement announced a new cohort of young adult fellows who will be working with them for...
‘Let’s Soup Together’: Seniors sip and socialize at in-person fundraiser
Residents of the senior living facility Atrium Village in Owings Mills celebrated the lead-up to Thanksgiving in a way that describes the seaon best:...
Brandeis U reeling after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured; Jewish students...
By Penny Schwartz
WALTHAM, Massachusetts (JTA) — The days before Thanksgiving break were supposed to be packed at Brandeis University’s Hillel: There was a talk...
Thousands of Chabad rabbis convene in New York amid banner year for movement
By Philissa Cramer
It was unseasonably cold on Sunday morning when thousands of rabbis crowded on risers in front of Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn to...
Suspect pleads guilty to murder of Efraim Gordon; another to be sentenced in December
One of three suspects arrested for the murder of Israeli citizen Efraim Gordon, who was shot to death in May 2021 in front of...
The physical into the spiritual: Challah speaks to women and tradition
Women from all around the Baltimore area gathered in the ballroom of the Harborview Towers on Monday night with one goal in mind: to...
ORT evacuates families from Zaporizhzhia and Odessa, secures safe accommodation in Western Ukraine
By Marcus Dysch | Special to the JT
As attacks across Ukraine continue, ORT has launched an ambitious mission to evacuate students, teachers and their...
