‘Unwelcoming and unsafe’: Online spaces see rise in antisemitism
Antisemitism has existed for millennia, but its appearance on the internet is a relatively new phenomenon, and it is on the rise.
“We have seen,...
Celebrating the High Holidays across Baltimore
It’s been another unusual year, but the pandemic didn’t stop the Baltimore Jewish community from celebrating the High Holidays. Whether by baking challah for...
Holocaust survivor Edith Mayer Cord dies at 93
As much as anything else, Edith Mayer Cord may have owed her survival during the Holocaust to her facility with languages, said Emily Cord-Duthinh,...
Local teen is on his way to the World Maccabiah Games
At just 16 years old, Colin Vineberg, a junior at St. Paul’s School for Boys, has already participated in over 100 golf tournaments and...
New traditions make Yom Kippur safer for Jews with eating disorders
By Ella Rockart
Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but this year, she wasn’t planning on spending Yom Kippur in a synagogue.
The Brooklyn activist had...
Shemini Atzeret, explained
By Sasha Rogelberg and Selah Maya Zighelboim
Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment used in quantum mechanics that — without getting into the hairy details...
Architects design string sukkah for public art installation
Esther Furman’s favorite part of Sukkah City x DC has been seeing attendees interact with the unique sukkah she built.
Furman, a Pikesville native, is...
Communal leaders reject comparing the unvaccinated to Holocaust victims
By Jesse Berman and Ben Sales
Last month, Francois Amalega Bitondo was standing on a Montreal street, megaphone and cellphone in hand, protesting against COVID-19...
Kneseth Israel welcomes first full-time rabbi in five years
Five years is a long time for a synagogue to go without a rabbi, but with the arrival of Rabbi/Cantor David Sislen, that is...
Plan to attack German synagogue on Yom Kippur was foiled, police say
By Toby Axelrod
German police said they thwarted a planned Islamist attack on a synagogue in Hagen on Yom Kippur after receiving a tip from...
