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A view of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City

20 years later, Baltimore Jews reflect on 9/11

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Cantor Thom King of Beth El Congregation thought it was an accident when he learned that a plane had crashed into the World Trade...

Kol Nidre: What it is and where it came from, explained by cantors

The first time Chizuk Amuno Congregation Cantor Randy Herman’s parents heard him sing the Kol Nidre service, his father, Donald L. Herman, decreed that...
Elchonon Lisbon

Spiritual leaders plan to highlight healing and love in sermons

By Rudy Malcom Last fall, many synagogues were unable to hold High Holiday services in person because of COVID-19. About one year later, the end...
Bryan Crystal

Jewish Federation of Howard County kicks off cooking class series

The Jewish Federation of Howard County kicked off the first of its three-part virtual series, Nosh + Nourish with Chef Bryan Crystal, on Aug....
Nancy A Shenker

CEO offers tips to older workers looking to get back, stay in the game

By Nicole Raz Nancy A Shenker left her busy city life in Manhattan three years ago to begin her next chapter in Scottsdale, Ariz. “I described...
Alexander Kahn

Son of Holocaust survivor who flew Afghan refugees to US: It was easy to...

Last week, Delta Airlines pilot Alexander Kahn flew hundreds of Afghan refugees from Germany to Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., as part of a...

This 100-year-old former reporter isn’t slowing down

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By Lori Silberman Brauner Muriel Mandell shows few signs of slowing down. The former wartime reporter-turned children’s book author-turned tech-savvy senior, who turned 100 on Aug....
Beth Tfiloh Congregation

Synagogues open for in-person services, with precautions

How will the this year’s Rosh Hashanah services compare with last year’s? Unlike last fall, COVID-19 vaccines are now readily available. At the same time,...
Rabbi Ariana Katz

Hinenu raises funds to help get a family out of Afghanistan

Many watched the scenes at the Kabul airport with horror and despair as thousands of Afghans fled their country in the wake of the...
Howard Kohr, Ceo of AIPAC

What the US foreign spending bill means for Israel

To be, or not to be — that is the question when it comes to conditioned aid to Israel. The annual bill that determines what...