Beth El Hebrew school finds its teachers in Hebrew classes
When Beth El Congregation of Baltimore has been in need of Hebrew school teachers in the past, its staff have not necessarily had to...
FBI reports drop in antisemitic crimes amid rise in total hate crimes
The FBI recorded the largest number of hate crimes last year since 2008, including spikes in the number of anti-Black and anti-Asian hate crimes.
Anti-Jewish...
A history of change, growth and big dreams: Beth Tfiloh turns 100
This High Holiday season is a promising time for Beth Tfiloh Congregation. This year, the 3,500-member synagogue, which says it is the largest Modern...
20 years later, Baltimore Jews reflect on 9/11
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...
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...
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....
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...
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
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....