We will gather resources here to help educate you on the customs, holidays, traditions, and culture of our ethnoreligion:
- A Brief Description of the Jewish Holidays is available here. It lists major and minor holidays, as well as providing samples of how these are commemorated.
In addition to the resources we will add above, below you can find posts we make on the JFSA myUMBC page.
Celebrating Jewish Joy and Choosing Allyship
How to Show Up as an Ally for your Jewish Peers
For the past 30 days, this feed has been a living gallery of the Jewish American experience. We’ve looked at so many stories of vibrant, brilliant, and unyielding Jewish joy. But as May comes to...
Posted: May 29, 2026, 8:00 AM
Michael W. Twitty - Food Historian, Activist, and 2-time James Beard Award-winning Author
As an esteemed culinary historian, educator, and James Beard Award-winning author, Michael W. Twitty has carved out a unique and profound space in American cultural dialogue. He masterfully...
Posted: May 28, 2026, 8:00 AM
The Faculty & Staff Care and Belonging Committee Three-part Book Discussion
Summer Reading Opportunity to Get Ahead!
Are you interested in some summer reading? The Faculty & Staff Care and Belonging Committee will be hosting a three-part book discussion in Fall 2026 and we want to give everyone (including...
Posted: May 27, 2026, 9:31 AM
Maurice Sendak - First Gen Jewish American
Legendary author of "Where the Wild Things Are" and more!
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was born on June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak illustrated over one hundred books during...
Posted: May 27, 2026, 8:00 AM
Mel Brooks - First Generation American
Jewish American in Comedy
Few figures have done more to shape the landscape of American comedy while proudly, boisterously centering their Jewish identity than Mel Brooks. As a director, writer, actor, and producer, Brooks...
Posted: May 26, 2026, 8:00 AM
Stan Lee - Shaping the Marvel Universe
First Generation Jewish American & Comic Book Legend
[Video] Let's take a look at how Stan Lee’s identity deeply shaped the golden age of American comic books. While the general public knows him as the energetic, cameo-loving face of Marvel...
Posted: May 22, 2026, 8:00 AM
Chag Sameach - Happy Shavuot
Shavuot Customs and Traditions Shavuot began as an ancient agricultural festival marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the commencement of the summer wheat harvest. In antiquity, it...
Posted: May 21, 2026, 2:36 PM
Judy Heumann - Disability Rights Activist
Interesting Facts About Jewish Americans
Image credit TEDxMidAtlantic, Chris Suspect
Posted: May 21, 2026, 8:00 AM
Julius Rosenwald, Education and Jewish American Philanthropy
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re proud to share a reflection from Michaela Wilson, a young adult living in Charles Village, about her family’s connection to Julius Rosenwald....
Posted: May 20, 2026, 8:00 AM
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