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Maayan Jaffe has been a Jewish journalist for more than a decade. She lived in Israel for five years, covering both breaking and behind-the-headlines stories. She’s passionate about two things: her religion and her children.

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Baltimore Community Mitzvah Day 2009 in Pictures

Monday, December 28th, 2009

At least 500 volunteers organized by THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federaton of Baltimore's Jewish Volunteer Connection worked together on...
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Staying thankful post Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is over. The turkey is drying out. The cranberries are souring and you’ve eaten so much pumpkin...
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Shabbat 101: Add meaning to your Shabbat experience

Getting ready for Shabbat? Here are links to some great articles to add meaning to the experience: Why do we...
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Reporting Kristallnacht: The press and propaganda in Germany and the U.S.

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Monday night, November 9, is the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht (“the Night of Broken Glass”), when German Nazis attacked and destroyed...
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Religion 101: Why do we use four species on Sukkot?

Sukkot begins this Friday night, Oct. 2 at sundown. A central part of the Sukkot holiday is the four species, which...
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Netanyahu at the UN, videos and transcript

Netanyahu spoke on Thursday morning, Sept. 24 before the United Nations. Below are the key points from his speech and links to earlier, related...
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How dipping in the spiritual mikvah waters changed two women's lives forever

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“Mikvah just wasn’t a part of my education,” said Susan Green of Northwest Baltimore. Raised in a Reform family, Green was...
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Missionaries make struggling, unassuming immigrants their targets

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"It's very easy to gain a following when you target people who are arriving from a country where they had nothing and you offer them the...
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Baltimore mikvah dedicated to victims of Mumbai terror attack

“May their merit be a blessing for all those who immerse in these waters,” will be the message adorning the renovated Mikvah Mei Menachem...
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Appreciating God's world, living with joy

“A new study found that situational anxiety (as opposed to general anxiety) among Jewish and Arab adolescents...
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