1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (577+ words) Jodi Teitelman hasn't always known what she wanted to do within the Jewish communal world, but she always knew she wanted to be in it. Growing up in West Hartford, Connecticut, Teitelman did all things Jewish. Today, she has taken…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago  (551+ words) For the fourth consecutive year, Jewish synagogues and organizations in Baltimore are coming together to host a Pride Shabbat event. This year, however, is different. What started as a small event hosted by Beth Am Synagogue and its partners has…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (497+ words) Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg may not be from Baltimore, but he loves the Jewish community here as much as anyone who grew up in the area. The senior rabbi at Chizuk Amuno Congregation joined the shul eight years ago and quickly…...

1+ day, 43+ min ago  (535+ words) Joining a new synagogue is difficult for any rabbi, as they are tasked with learning everything about a shul and its members and serving as a spiritual and communal leader. Starting a new synagogue might be even harder. But for…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1149+ words) Fireworks, parades, maybe a mixed martial arts smackdown on the White House lawn? Those are a few of the ways Americans will be marking the country's 250th birthday. A Jerusalem-based yeshiva and an interfaith project started by a rabbi are suggesting…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (906+ words) Rabbi Gustav "Gus" Buchdahl always knew what it meant to be a refugee. Born in Germany, he was just 2 years old when his parents brought him to the United States in 1938, escaping Nazi persecution. The experience shaped the rest of…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (347+ words) By Clifford S. Fishman This week's Torah portion is Korach: Numbers 16: 1 " 18: 32 I seek to "controvert" that conclusion. I believe Korah's rebellion had a legitimate purpose, and therefore "endures" " i. e. , his cause retains value even today. Korah's goal " to persuade Moses to consult…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (993+ words) When I visited Thailand recently, I couldn't help but notice the abundance of water. The island was lush and green. Palm trees and tropical plants seemed to grow effortlessly, with no visible irrigation systems feeding them. Living in Israel, I…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (738+ words) One year ago, I wrote in the New York Post that I would no longer financially support Jewish organizations that had failed to meet the defining challenge facing American Jewry: protecting Jewish Americans in an era of rising antisemitism. I…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (709+ words) On July 2, 2016, the world lost Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. In the decade since, his absence has left a profound silence in the global conversation on human rights. As the 10th anniversary of his passing approaches, it…...