2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (641+ words) Kehilath B'nai Torah has only been around for about 27 years. It may not be as deeply ingrained as some other Orthodox Baltimore shuls, but it's doing rather well. In fact, it's thriving. That's evidenced by a massive expansion project, first…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (67+ words) Youngsters at Beth Israel celebrated Israel's birthday with some fun crafts last week. (Courtesy of Beth Israel) The post Happy Birthday Israel! appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times. Youngsters at Beth Israel celebrated Israel's birthday with some fun crafts last…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (708+ words) Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde This week's Torah portion is Emor: Leviticus 21: 1 " 24: 23 Chapter 23 of Leviticus, in Parashat Emor, states, "God spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people, and say to them: these are My set (fixed) times, the set times…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1749+ words) Mike Wagenheim | JNS Almog Hovav figured that basic training in the U. S. military is partly about whipping everyone into shape and getting them to follow orders. But he wasn't expecting the reaction he got on his first day of training, when…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (250+ words) When Rabbi Velvel Belinsky was growing up in the Soviet Union, he was a diligent Jew. He learned a lot in school and at synagogue, but there was a third Jewish institution that taught him valuable lessons he couldn't have…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (455+ words) Rep. Steny Hoyer, who has served Maryland in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1981 " which includes a 20-year stint as the party's second-ranking House member " is retiring at the end of his term this year. He isn't Jewish, but he's been…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (92+ words) Columbia Jewish Congregation members fought through some chilly rain at Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery as a part of a course on life and legacy. (Courtesy of Columbia Jewish Congregation) The post Columbia Jewish Congregation Class appeared first on Baltimore…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (261+ words) The Baltimore Jewish Times editorial board asks what J Street is thinking in condemning the U. S. -Israel campaign against Iran (What Is J Street Thinking?" Editorial, April 10). No one disputes that Iran is an implacable enemy that acts through proxies like…...

2+ week, 24+ min ago  (458+ words) That tension sits at the heart of the current debate. On one hand, antisemitism has evolved. It often appears today in coded language, in obsessive double standards applied to Israel, or in conspiratorial narratives dressed up as politics. Any serious…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (532+ words) Bolton Street Synagogue was started by 20 to 30 families in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. Some were members of Beth Am Synagogue following the departure of one of its rabbis and some, like Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, were on the waitlist to…...