Date: May 12, 2022 Source: Jmore URL: https://jmoreliving.com/2022/05/12/jcc-to-hold-second-annual-queer-jewish-arts-festival-in-june/ JCC to Hold Second Annual Queer Jewish Arts Festival in June – JMORE The documentary “‘Transkids,” following the lives of four Israeli teenagers, will be presented at the Queer Jewish Arts Festival next month. (Provided photo) For the second year in a row, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore will host … Read More

Date: April 26, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/six-years-after-fatal-car-accident-maryland-announces-new-highway-project/ Six years after fatal car accident, Maryland announces new highway project – Baltimore Jewish Times Neely Tal Snyder (Photo provided) !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/c6310a77-3882-4114-b520-aba3c58d5b3e/Road.jpg When remembering her late friend, Neely Tal Snyder, one particular image of the mother of three stands out to Lisa Bodziner, the executive director of Towson University Hillel. “She … Read More

Date: April 20, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/lgbtq-seder/ (Courtesy Of Bolton Street Synagogue) Bolton Street Synagogue hosted the Annual Baltimore LGBTQ+ Seder. Table captains and committee members helped make the event successful, while Rabbi Andy Gordon and song leader Will Sutton led the program.

Date: April 6, 2022 Source: Jmore URL: https://jmoreliving.com/2022/04/06/jmore-juniors-ksds-graduate-writes-book-loosely-based-on-transgender-experiences/ Author Agnes Borinsky (Photo by Molly Hagan) By Micah L., Eighth Grade Student, Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation Agnes Borinsky — a graduate of the Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation’s class of 2000 and a published author who lives in California — recently released a book … Read More

Date: February 17, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/sonia-disappear-fear-to-take-the-stage-at-gordon-center/ Sonia Rutstein is the lead singer of SONiA disappear fear, a band that will perform at The Gordon Center on Saturday. (Steve Tabor) !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/216a762e-564f-40a5-b267-2d0e272412c7/Local2_Sonia-and-potential-cover-photo-200×300.jpg SONiA disappear fear, a Baltimore-based band, is known for making the listener feel connected. Absent a distinct style in her music, lead singer Sonia Rutstein said … Read More

Date: 2/5/22 Source: JCC.org URL: https://www.jcc.org/4fronts-parenting-unpacked-qa Parenting teenagers is hard. Parenting teenagers during a global pandemic? Near impossible. At 4Front, it has always been our mission to support teens and over the past four years, we have committed to doing so through both direct engagement with teens and with the adults who care about them. In these challenging times, 4Front … Read More

Date: January 14, 2022 Source: Forward URL: https://forward.com/culture/480809/baltimore-jewish-museum-maryland-antisemitism-racism-fence-torah/ !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/9c39690c-25b0-4a17-88c1-368d713ffbae/-1642187460.png Using footage from Dangerous Liaisons, Danielle Durchslag explores the so-called “WASP drag” phenomenon, whereby the Jewish 1% emulate the Christian aristocracy. Courtesy of The Jewish Museum of Maryland The improbable hybrid of a tallit, a Jewish prayer shawl, and a sajjada, a Muslim prayer rug. A family recipe for an Iraqi … Read More

Date: January 6, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/jewish-queer-youth-to-open-drop-in-center-in-baltimore-area/ LGBTQ Jewish youth at the Jewish Queer Youth Drop-in Center in New York City (Jewish Queer Youth) !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e33099d9-7b35-4963-b8a9-40ef11fe0054/Local3-JQY.jpg By Eleanor Linafelt and Andrew Silow-Carroll The New York City-based Jewish Queer Youth organization received a $1 million donation to expand its social services to Orthodox LGBTQ youth nationwide, including in the … Read More

Date: December 27, 2021 Source: Jewish Post URL: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-689898 LGBTQ Jewish youth at the Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) Drop-In Center in New York City The Jewish LGBTQ nonprofit Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) has received a $1 million USD donation from Canadian real estate developer Paul Austin and his partner Dalip Girdhar, the organization announced on Monday. The New York City-based … Read More

Date: December 16, 2021 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/jewish-museum-exhibit-examines-how-barriers-can-protect-and-exclude/ Judith Joseph, “A Rose Among Thorns (Herem),” hand-pulled woodblock print, 2018 (Courtesy of Jewish Museum of Maryland) !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/00a7a4c7-45c0-41de-bd6a-76daaf7f86d5/Local_JMM-Judith-Joseph-_A-Rose-Among-Thorns_-Herem_-hand-pulled-woodblock-print-2018.png Marisa Baggett, “Are You Jewish,” acrylic on canvas, 2021 (Courtesy of Jewish Museum of Maryland) !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/45e15357-af44-4c3a-8ab4-4fb509973325/Local_JMM-Marisa-Baggett-_Are-You-Jewish_-Acrylic-on-canvas-2021-e1639682532344.png RAYJ: Ami Weintraub “We Are The Disloyal Ones,” graphic art, 2019 (Courtesy of Jewish Museum of … Read More