Mike Wagenheim As he left the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, Gideon Sa’ar, the Israeli foreign minister, told reporters that his meeting with Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state was “very good.” JNS asked the Israeli minister what his plan was to deal with a Palestinian state. “There won’t be […] The post ‘Very Good’ Meeting With Rubio, Sa’ar Says appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
By Debra Rubin It’s not easy getting teens to think about God. Even if they go to Jewish day school. When one Jewish educational organization asked day school students in middle school and high school several years ago to respond to the question, “What percentage of your time in Judaic studies do you spend talking explicitly […] The post Putting God on the class list: How Jewish educators are getting their students to think about God appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
KIBBUTZ EREZ, Israel — Under the shade of a large tree on Kibbutz Erez less than a mile from the Gaza Strip, half a dozen Israeli children play history trivia games with a counselor. When loud booms from Gaza echo across the sky, some of the kids flinch at the noise. It’s a reminder of […] The post How American Jews are helping Israel’s communities near Gaza rebuild and return to life appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Journalist, model and social-media influencer Emily Austin shares pro-Israel content with her millions of Instagram followers. (Courtesy of Hadassah) By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan When Emily Austin was 16, a Holocaust education trip to Poland changed her life. The child of secular Israeli immigrants to New York, Austin grew up in Brooklyn and decided early on that being […] The post For the women on Hadassah’s 2025 list of Zionists to watch, Oct. 7 was a call to action appeared first on Baltim...| Baltimore Jewish Times
Israeli Air Force craft struck several targets of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, including a rocket launcher, in Southern Lebanon on Thursday. “The presence of the terror infrastructures and the launcher that were attacked constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the military said. “The IDF will continue to act to remove […] The post Israel Strikes Hezbollah Terrorist Targets Across Southern Lebanon appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Rabbi Moshe Benovitz About half an hour after the summer high school program I oversee arrived in Israel in late June, sirens and phone apps blared with an alert for an incoming missile from Yemen. It was a moment we had prepared for as educators charged with keeping the participants safe, and we all filed […] The post Decoding the Calculus of a Summer in Israel appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Sharon Altshul | JNS Imagine returning home from war, weary, wounded and wheelchair-bound, only to find that your house has become a prison. The stairs are impassable. The gravel paths turn into obstacles. And the very place you longed to return to no longer feels welcoming. While the nation’s heart remains with the fallen and […] The post Rehabilitating the Growing Number of Wounded Warriors in Israel appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Mitchell Bard The Israel Defense Forces have achieved remarkable tactical successes in less than two years: decapitating Hezbollah’s leadership, degrading its missile capability, killing and incapacitating thousands of terrorists and conquering its strongholds in Southern Lebanon. And yet, for all these triumphs, Israel has failed to defeat Hezbollah. The leadership of the terrorist group remains […] The post Israel Bloodied Hezbollah, but Only Lebanon Can Defeat It appeared first on Balt...| Baltimore Jewish Times
By Aidan Kahn This week’s Torah portion is Shoftim: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 This week’s parsha is Shoftim. Parshat Shoftim is about the distribution of authority in ancient Israel and how to act with justice. It discusses how much power the leaders of Israel should have and how the courts should operate. The values behind […] The post Don’t Just Act, Think appeared first on Baltimore Jewish Times.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Several million people around the world have participated in pro-Hamas demonstrations since the Islamist organization’s atrocities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Nearly every major city has been the location of one or more of these “From the river to the sea” spectacles.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Letters to the editor provide a vital platform for discourse. Discover how these voices challenge political narratives in Israel.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Uncover the impact of the Dreyfus Affair on political tensions and antisemitism in France, as recognized by President Macron.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Remembering Joyce Spector: a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who touched many lives in Baltimore.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Senate Democrats vote against weapons sales to Israel, reflecting changing views on military aid amid the Gaza crisis.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Explore the contributions of Israeli women on the frontlines as they strive for excellence and save lives in challenging environments.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Join the upcoming events including an open house and educational sessions designed for community engagement and learning.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Keir Starmer plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes action to improve the situation in Gaza.| Baltimore Jewish Times
ADL files a civil rights complaint against Baltimore public schools, addressing discrimination faced by Jewish students.| Baltimore Jewish Times
At the center of the backlash is the Trump administration’s refusal to fully release government files related to Jeffrey Epstein.| Baltimore Jewish Times
Andrew Rabinowitz speaks on why he turned down an offer to represent landlords trying to evict their tenants.| Baltimore Jewish Times
