Some Americans are moving to Baltimore’s sister city 9 miles from Gaza
By Linda Gradstein
When people ask Nechama Greenfield why she and her husband chose to move just nine miles from Gaza in June, less than...
The Spinoza scholar who was banned from Amsterdam synagogue is now invited to visit...
An organization responsible for Amsterdam’s historic Portuguese Synagogue has apologized to a Baltimore-based scholar whom a resident rabbi declared persona non grata due to...
Tzvi Haber launches imadi for children with health issues
Children with chronic illnesses or intellectual disabilities, and their families, now have a new place to turn to for support.
An organization called imadi, which...
Infrastructure law could mean millions for Jewish nonprofits
In what has become an increasingly rare occurrence in the nation’s capital, on Nov. 15, President Joe Biden signed a major piece of legislation...
A journalist breaking Orthodoxy’s biggest sexual abuse stories says he wishes he didn’t have...
In March 2021, reporting by Haaretz journalists Aaron Rabinowitz and Shira Elk revealed allegations of sexual abuse against Yehudah Meshi-Zahav, the founder of Zaka,...
Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier for women to get abortions
By Shira Hanau
As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Washington on the most significant abortion case to reach the court in decades, Israel’s...
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...
