Maryland Primary Election Date Moved, Avoiding Passover 2024
When Maryland state Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-District 17) looks at the new law to move next year’s primary so that it won’t fall on...
Sen. Ben Cardin’s long Jewish goodbye
Ben Cardin’s love letter to Maryland, the state he has represented in the U.S. Senate since 2007, was also a love letter to his...
Virginia Del. Eileen Filler-Corn’s portrait reflects a career of firsts
Dina Weinstein
Eileen Filler-Corn’s portrait hanging in the Virginia House of Delegates is brighter than the other paintings of House speakers who have served the...
Md. among states with primary on first day of Passover
Maryland is one of four states with presidential primaries that fall on the first day of Passover next year and legislation has been introduced...
Virginia’s Jewish legislators emphasize protecting freedoms
By Dina Weinstein
Richmond, Va. — As the General Assembly body gaveled in last week, Jewish organizations and legislators in Virginia announced their priorities during...
Anne Frank, Christian?
By Andrew Lapin
The Republican nominee for Congress in Texas’ 7th district is a self-proclaimed history buff, but his take on Anne Frank is not...
MoCo political forum crowd picks its candidate
The crowd at a political forum on Sunday between the candidates running for Montgomery County executive was decidedly on the side of Reardon Sullivan,...
Elrich, Blair, Riemer condemn Roe reversal
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion, has been condemned by the three Democratic front...
The Perils of Eileen
When Eileen Filler-Corn was elected speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates two years ago, she received donations from Democrats and Republicans. That is...
Where do Chuck Schumer and Madison Cawthorn both quote Torah?
It was a day of dancing, libations, congressmen over 70 and controversial House Rep. Madison Cawthorn — who got so excited he called Jews...
