Why count the omer?
When the Temple stood, the omer period began with the sacrifice of barley on the second day of Passover and ended seven weeks later...
HSOSC to celebrate installation of clergy with a festival
Not long after Har Sinai Congregation merged with Temple Oheb Shalom, the new congregation was hit with the pandemic, placing severe limitations on the...
Benefits of early diagnosis for children on the autism spectrum
By Jesse Berman and Laura Farmer
When someone hears the word “autism,” what first comes to mind are likely the disadvantages associated with the condition....
Local Jewish Federations to commemorate Yom HaShoah
One of the more upsetting aspects of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which Nazi Germany settled on its Final Solution for Europe’s Jews, was...
Samuelson’s jewelry business marks 100 years
Steve Samuelson recalls when he began working summers at his father’s business as a teen in the 1960s. Milton Samuelson ran a successful business...
BHC hosts death penalty event
What does it feel like to be sentenced to death by the state — then spend the next two decades waiting for it to...
ARIEL bridges gap between Eastern European Jews on both sides of Atlantic
When the Russian war machine began steamrolling onto Ukrainian soil, it cut the lines of communications between some Ukrainian Jews and their friends and...
Shari and Jerry Caplan ready for return of a family Passover tradition
Is there room in the Passover seder for cowboys, the Emerald City, reality television and “Phantom of the Opera?”
Shari and Jerry Caplan say that...
JUSA to hold seder for those who serve in uniform
Correction 4/8/2022: The photo caption has been updated to correctly identify the pictured event. The Baltimore Jewish Times regrets this error.
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director...
Kelemer ready to take on role at Mayberg Foundation
Asked what it is that appeals to her about working for Jewish organizations, Amian Frost Kelemer reflected on the value she got out of...