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Foundation for Jewish Camp

5/27/2025 Top Pick

What To Know About Jewish Summer Camp This Year

A camp insider on how Jewish camps are meeting this moment.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Temple Aliyah in Needham

5/23/2025 Top Pick

From Student to Leader: The Lasting Impact of Being a Madricha

Hebrew school ends in seventh grade—unless it doesn’t. How being a madricha taught me the real meaning of learning, leading and showing up.

By Hannah LeimanFor Jewish Teen Initiative

Arlekin Players Theatre Our Class Pavel Antonov/

5/23/2025 Top Pick

Friendship, Betrayal and Survival: “Our Class” Confronts the Cost of Hate

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Omer Shem Tov The Rashi School

5/23/2025 Top Pick

Former Israeli Hostage Grapples With Celebrity

By Michael CaseyFor The Associated Press

Family Mapping Genograms Sandra Mayo

5/22/2025 Top Pick

Visually Harnessing Trauma

Sandra Mayo’s art uses beauty to gently reveal deep trauma, turning memory into a powerful, shared experience.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Jewish American Heritage Month ADL New England

5/22/2025 Top Pick

From Celebration to Terror

What began in joy ended in heartbreak—a celebration of Jewish pride followed by a tragic act of antisemitic violence.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Rabbi Marc Baker

5/22/2025 Top Pick

Boston Jewish Leader Reacts To Fatal Shooting

The Jewish community is reeling after Wednesday night’s fatal shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, said Rabbi Marc Baker, CEO of Boston nonprofit CJP.

By WBZ NewsRadio

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5/22/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Community in Greater Boston ‘Reeling’ and ‘Frightened’

Rabbi Marc Baker, president and CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, an umbrella organization that supports Jewish institutions across Greater Boston, said that the community is in shock.

By Omar MohammedFor The Boston Globe

a young caucasian person, seen from behind, holding a transgender pride flag over his or her head against the blue sky

5/22/2025 Top Pick

Trans Pride Shabbat

Thrive, the Jewish Coalition to Protect Trans and LGBQ+ Youth, announces a new event this Pride: Trans Pride Shabbat. Keshet is offering free guides.

By Keshet

OneDay03

5/22/2025 Top Pick

Ready to Respond: OneDay’s Life-Saving Volunteer Initiative

When disaster strikes, these volunteers are ready to save lives—before help arrives.

By Hannah Laura TaylorFor CJP’s Boston-Haifa Connection

Blintz

5/22/2025 Top Pick

Where To Find Boston’s Best Blintzes

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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5/21/2025 Top Pick

Former Hamas Hostage Throws First Pitch at Fenway

“I have a mission right now,” Omer Shem Tov said. “My mission is to bring all the remaining hostages back home. So I will do whatever it takes.”

By Gabrielle StarrFor Boston Herald

Blueberry Cheesecake Shavuot

5/21/2025 Top Pick

Boston’s Seven Best Cheesecakes

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

May 19, 2025, Boston, MA:
Combined Jewish Philanthropies hosts freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov as he throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Monday, May 19, 2025.
(Photo by Billie Weiss/Combined Jewish Philanthropies)

5/20/2025 Top Pick

Watch: Captivity Survivor Omer Shem Tov Throws Out First Pitch

Omer Shem Tov threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Boston Red Sox game against the New York Mets.

By Israel National News

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5/20/2025 Top Pick

Former Hostage Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway

Omer Shem Tov wore a Red Sox jersey with his name on the back and a yellow hostage ribbon on the front.

By Jacob MagidFor The Times of Israel

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5/19/2025 Top Pick

Israeli Held by Hamas Visits MA, Calls for Release of All Hostages

By Louisa MollerFor WBZ News

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5/16/2025 Top Pick

Hostage Held by Hamas for Over 500 Days Speaks to Students in Boston

By Kimberly BookmanFor 7 News Boston

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