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,...
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...
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...
The state of our bees
Can Jewish families still dip apples in honey for Rosh Hashanah if there are no more honeybees?
Beekeepers in Maryland and elsewhere are sounding the...
Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars returns in person
Following last year’s hiatus, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s outdoor and normally in-person ceremony, Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars, will return for an in-person gathering.
The service...
Following survey, Jews of color suggest ways to tackle discrimination
By Rudy Malcom
The largest-ever survey of American Jews of color, or JOC, was released earlier this month. Two-thirds of respondents said Jewish leaders were...
Jewish social services groups kick into high gear as Afghan refugees begin to arrive...
By Philissa Cramer
Jewish communities around the world are reactivating their refugee-support networks as they prepare to help resettle Afghans who have fled the Taliban...
Maryland awards millions in security grants to Jewish nonprofits
Sixty-four Maryland nonprofits received a combined $7.7 million in federal homeland security grant funds.
Much of this grant money went to Jewish nonprofits. In the...
Beth Shalom welcomes in-person community with BBQ
In what will be its first major in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic (aside from a few religious services and a bar...
Events to ring in the High Holidays
With the High Holidays just around the corner, many in the community are likely looking forward to blowing shofars and dipping apple slices. Others...