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Community members study Torah during Shavuot celebrations

Seven weeks after they gathered for Passover, Baltimore Jewish community members are coming together to celebrate Shavuot. The holiday, which starts the evening of June...
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Calendar: June 7-June 12

Tuesday, June 7 Jerusalem of Gold: Songs and Tales from Jerusalem Join the Baltimore Zionist District and discover the beautiful Israeli songs of the holy city of...
Beth Am Synagogue Services in the Park event in June, 2021

Beth Am to hold outdoor Shabbat at Maryland Zoo

Looking for a change from the traditional Friday night Shabbat service? Beth Am Synagogue is extending an open invitation to its Services in the Park...
Participants in the JOCSM "We Are Family" Shabbaton (courtesy of JOC Mishpacha Project)

Jews of color celebrate Shabbat in the great outdoors

The JOC Mishpacha Project recently held its second annual Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi (JOCSM) Shabbaton and Family Camp. From May 6-8, at the Pearlstone...

Jewish life picks up steam in Towson area and its university

Is Towson becoming a new hub of Jewish life in the Baltimore area? The numbers seem to point toward yes, as Towson and its neighboring...
Business meeting on video call during COVID-19 lockdown

Calendar: May 29-June 2

Sunday, May 29 Jewish Matryoshka Project: Theatrical Trip to Israel The Macks Center for Jewish Education and Ariel Center invite Russian-speaking families on a theatrical tour...
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Jewish families grapple with baby-formula shortage

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By Channa Fischer For months now, stores have been struggling to stock enough baby formula, even as manufacturers insist that they are producing at full...
Albert Belmont's Jewish star gravestone

The legacy of Private Belmont

By Sasha Rogelberg Albert Belmont was one of about 450 Jewish soldiers buried under a cross in World Wars I and II. His story aligns with...
Congregants from Bolton Street Synagogue attend The Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice.

Baltimore Jews join protest for reproductive rights in D.C.

By Alex Krutchik and Jillian Diamond Jewish Baltimoreans headed to Washington, D.C., last week to join other Jews from across the country in protesting the...
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JCC receives second bomb threat in two weeks

The JCC of Greater Baltimore received an antisemitic bomb threat via email on Tuesday, the second in two weeks. The community center received the...