‘We were terrified’: Texas rabbi says he threw a chair at synagogue gunman to...
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker has publicly described for the first time the moment he and two other hostages escaped a gunman in his synagogue in...
All Texas synagogue hostages ‘out alive and safe’ after harrowing 12-hour standoff
By Ron Kampeas and Andrew Lapin
Update:
All four hostages at a synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area were declared “out alive and safe” by...
Onward Israel merges with Birthright to magnify reach
By Toby Tabachnick and Faygie Holt
Two organizations that provide Israel experiences for Jewish young adults, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel, announced their merger last...
For these Orthodox women, balancing demanding careers with family life is worth the challenges
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Orthodox Brooklyn native Chana Wircberg always knew she wanted to be a physician.
Shortly after marrying and becoming a young mother, Wircberg made...
In online event, lawmakers reflect on Jan. 6 riot
By Leenika Belfield-Martin
Six days into 2021, as the nation was wrestling with the effects of an ongoing pandemic and the economic issues that followed,...
Tu B’Shevat events move online amid omicron surge
As cases of the omicron variant surge, Tu B’Shevat approaches.
Tu B’Shevat celebrates the new year of the trees. This year, the holiday begins the...
Baltimore native ends hunger strike for Israeli citizenship
David Ben Moshe, a Baltimore native, has been trying to become an Israeli citizen for over three years now.
On Jan. 3, he began a...
Why do we want to pass down our memories?
Rich Polt, a Towson resident, thinks of memories as heirlooms. He runs the company Acknowledge Media, producing legacy videos based on conversations with loved...
Q&A with the new JNFuture campaign executive
Sean Siegel always knew the importance of standing up for his people — from growing up in a culturally Jewish household in the Los...
Ellicott City Chabad’s Power Your Impact campaign exceeds fundraising goals
Chabad of Ellicott City has started 2022 on strong footing, as its end of the year fundraiser has exceeded its goal by nearly $5000,...