World briefs: Aliyah from Ethiopia resumes and more
Survey: Americans not paying attention to BDS movement
A Pew Research Center survey released on May 26 found that American adults are just not paying...
This private, on-demand rabbi may soon be the star of her own reality TV...
By Julia Gergely
Rabbi Rebecca Keren Eisenstadt, who grew up in Maryland, lives in a one-bedroom apartment on Second Avenue on the Upper East Side...
Calendar: June 11-June 19
Saturday, June 11
Congregation Beit Tikvah - Rebellion in the Wilderness: Power Play or Legitimate Protest
Please join Rabbi Doug Heifetz to study and discuss an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
World briefs: Jewish groups fail to stop Arizona from offering gas chamber for executions...
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...