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BBYO Baltimore teens create gifts for Ukrainian refugees

Teenagers with Baltimore chapters of the BBYO Jewish youth group created crafts for Ukrainian refugees for their annual J-Serve fundraising event. Forty-one teenagers from BBYO...
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Older, better, not faster, yet smarter

By Bob Roth After dining at a restaurant recently, I was nearly giddy with excitement. I called my dad, immediately sharing my enthusiasm for the...
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Barry Bogage retires from Maryland/Israel Development Center

When Barry Bogage first started working at the Maryland/Israel Development Center on June 12, 1992, he hadn’t originally been planning on staying there for...
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Get ready for a home run at The Aberdeen IronBirds’ Jewish Heritage Night event

Batter up! Local minor league baseball team The Aberdeen IronBirds is hosting their first Jewish Heritage Night since the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Jewish Heritage Night...
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Program with Rabbi Sivan Malkin Maas examines Secular Humanistic Judaism

Jewish community events and organizations are often steeped in religion. And while a shared religious identity is what ties the Jewish people together, it...
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World briefs: Jewish groups fail to stop Arizona from offering gas chamber for executions...

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Jewish groups fail to stop Arizona from offering gas chamber for executions An unusual scenario played out in Arizona recently: The son of a Jewish...

Baltimore celebrates Lag B’Omer

Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the omer, the period of time between Passover and Shavuot. During the omer, those who observe it...
“It Gets Bitter” writer Yochai Greenfeld performing as his drag persona Abbi Gezunt.

LGBTQ Jewish artists show pride at Queer Jewish Arts Festival

The Gordon Center for Performing Arts is gearing up to host its second annual Queer Jewish Arts Festival. Sponsored by the Grandchildren of Harvey M....
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Covenant Guild marks 75th anniversary

Covenant Guild is not your typical charitable organization. Its members behave almost like the branches of a tree — quietly growing in every direction,...
Susan Grossman at the Bimah

After 25 years at Beth Shalom, Rabbi Susan Grossman retires

Rabbi Susan Grossman traces the pivotal decision-making moments in her life to four interactions. Two helped swing her decision, in the middle of a...