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Rabbi Benjamin Shalva

Hazon’s Shmita Prizes recognizes art by Baltimore area residents

When Sara Shalva, the chief arts officer of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, suggested to her husband, Rabbi Benjamin Shalva, that he submit a...
From left: Rabbi Andy Gordon, Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Rabbi Andrew Busch, Cantor Ben Ellerin, Cantor Rosalie Will and Cantor Alexandra Fox

Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom hosts joint Shabbat service with other Reform synagogues

Every so often, Reform congregations in the Baltimore area will come together for a joint Shabbat service in partnership with the Union for Reform...

Friday round-up: Feb. 4

Moses Montefiore plans a Jewish music venue Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation is working to create a new music venue meant specifically for Jewish...
Whoopi Goldberg

Are Jews white? Is Whoopi Goldberg Jewish? ‘The View’ Holocaust controversy, explained

She may not have meant to, but this week Whoopi Goldberg waded into a charged discourse that has polarized the Jewish community — and...
Sabina Katz in 1945

Surviving the Holocaust through a child’s eyes

When she was a child, Sabina Katz was in one of the last groups of children to safely leave Danzig, Germany, on a Kindertransport...
Whoopi Goldberg spoke with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on "The View"

ABC suspends ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust comments that ignited a firestorm

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By Philissa Cramer ABC has suspended Whoopi Goldberg from her role as a co-host of a morning TV talk show for two weeks amid criticism...
Joel Tenenbaum and Marilyn Berkowitz

The new Florida? Record number of US retirees relocate to Israel in 2021

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By Larry Luxner A few weeks ago, Joel Tenenbaum, 81, and Marilyn Berkowitz, 84, arrived in Tel Aviv on an El Al flight from New...

Jewish music venue to come to MMAE

Baltimore will be getting a new music venue specially dedicated to Jewish music performances, courtesy of Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation. “There is ...
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Amnesty International releases report accusing Israel of apartheid

Amnesty International has become the latest human rights organization to describe Israel’s activities in relation to Palestinians as “apartheid” when it released a special...
Annapolis

Antisemitic flyers reported in Annapolis

Officials in Annapolis reported the recent appearance of antisemitic flyers in their community. The Annapolis Police Department began receiving calls about the flyers on Jan....