Menorahs showcase Jewish life around Baltimore
Some are homemade, some are family heirlooms and some are 30 feet tall. Across the Baltimore area, you can find all different types of...
MIDC welcomes new executive director
As the new executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, David Speer wants to eventually grow the organization and attract a younger and more...
Light Up the Night menorah trail to illuminate downtown Baltimore
B’nai Israel, founded in 1873, has had a presence on Lloyd Street in East Baltimore since 1895. But don’t make the mistake of thinking...
What’s in stock at Baltimore’s Judaica shops
Chanukah is early this year — it begins the evening of Nov. 28 — and if you are wondering what local gift shops have...
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom launches classical music concert series
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation is bringing live and in-person classical music back to the Baltimore area with a concert series running through May of...
Inspired by COVID vaccines for kids, these rabbis (and their children) wrote prayers
By Shira Hanau
When Rabbi Lisa Gelber heard that the Food and Drug Administration had approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11, she...
Iran’s chief rabbi: Iran’s Jews are guests in their country
By Suzanne Pollak
Iran’s chief rabbi: Iran’s Jews are guests in their country
By Suzanne Pollak
Rabbi Yehuda Gerani, the chief rabbi of Iran, told a Northern...
Scenes from Super Sunday
Super Sunday, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s annual fundraising event, took place this past Sunday, Nov. 14, to raise money for The Associated’s...
Bridal store sees new owners in young couple
By Lindsay VanAsdalan
When Betsy Robinson started working for her husband’s family in Anne Arundel County, she was just a 26 year old who had...
Back from COP26, Pearlstone CEO reflects on what’s needed next to combat climate change
Tens of thousands of leaders and activists from around the world, representing world governments, NGOs and environmental organizations, gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this...