Towson University Hillel opens new space
Towson University Hillel has a new space at the Towson Commons building.
The 2,500-square-foot Commons space features a full kitchen, a large multipurpose room, workspaces,...
War in Ukraine could put a crunch on ‘shmura’ matzah supplies
By David I. Klein | JTA
On Feb. 24, two shipping containers laden with 20,000 pounds of shmura matzah were slated to head out of...
Senate unanimously confirms Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor
The Senate in a voice vote unanimously confirmed Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar who endured delays and a contentious hearing in her nomination to...
JT journalists taste test Passover desserts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Xi2CCFiWU
Journalists from the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore's Child came together virtually to hold a taste test...
Inflation hits Passover seders
Will inflation prove to be the 11th plague for Passover this year?
Some Baltimore-area grocers and consumers are taking note of higher than normal prices...
Ukrainians welcomed in Israel with kittens and paperwork
By Fran Kritz
JERUSALEM – A ballroom at Jerusalem’s Caesar hotel on Jaffa Road was strikingly quiet, considering that it was Purim in the rest...
Associated volunteers meet with Ukrainian refugees in Poland
On a recent mission to Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees, Robin Neumann, a volunteer with The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, recalled hearing...
Sheryl Grossman, advocate for disability rights, dies at 46
Despite having a disability herself, Sheryl Gloria Grossman always thought about others.
A disability rights advocate, Grossman died on March 28 after battling multiple cancers....
Disability rights advocate Sheryl Gloria Grossman dies at 46
Sheryl Gloria Grossman, a disability rights advocate, died March 28, following a 17-year struggle with multiple cancers.
A resident of Pikesville, she died surrounded by...
Kol Nefesh works with Columbia Jewish Congregation to form new Hebrew school
Students at Kol Nefesh’s Hebrew school can expect to make new friends this fall, as the program is combining with Columbia Jewish Congregation’s Hebrew...