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Rabbi Michael Hess Webber

Reconstructionist synagogues partner for Tisha B’Av service

By Ellen Braunstein Columbia Jewish Congregation has organized a joint service with other Reconstructionist synagogues to commemorate the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, Tisha...
Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown

New initiative set to bring world of Jewish retreating closer together

The world of Jewish retreating can expect to become a more collaborative field with the announcement of Retreat Jewish, a new initiative announced by...
Eva Cockerham

Baltimoreans share how they learned of unknown Jewish heritage

It wasn’t until Robert Sloane — now 80 and a retired Spanish professor — was about to get married at 22 that he found...
View of the Mediterranean Sea and Tel Aviv from Haifa

Tourists are headed back to Israel: Here’s your travel guide for the Jewish state

Fran Kritz | Special to JT Israel officially began welcoming tourists back in November after a year-and-a-half-long travel pause for leisure travelers. Now, with summer...
Group takes a selfie

In shadow of a global crisis, Limmud FSU conference serves as welcome Jewish ‘Recharge’...

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By Larry Luxner PARSIPPANY, N.J. — On Feb. 22, only two days before the start of the war in Ukraine, Kyiv Jewish leader Gennadiy Beloritsky...
Participants at Camp Nai Nai Nai West

‘It’s my happy place’: Jewish camp experience for adults brings out the child in...

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By Caroline Kessler “What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘sex’?” Claire Perelman asks the men and women in their...
Dr. Rivka Brooks with Ukrainian refugee

At Polish clinic for Ukraine refugees, Hadassah’s doctors dispense medicine and expertise

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By Larry Luxner After Russian shelling intensified last month and a rocket exploded close to the Zhytomyr home of Nina, 76, she fled for Ukraine’s...
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who bolstered ties with Israel, is assassinated

Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan who boosted relations with Israel as part of his effort to increase his country’s global influence,...
Beth Shalom Congregation religious school class

Synagogues face religious school teacher shortage

By Ellen Braunstein Anybody want to teach? That’s the gist of an email sent out twice to all 630 families at Temple Isaiah in Howard County....
Yehuda Neuberger

As Associated adds initiatives, Yehuda Neuberger takes helm of board

“I ask not for a lighter burden, but broader shoulders.” The Jewish proverb flashed on the screen as an upbeat song played in the background...