Baltimore students in Elijah Cummings Youth Program check on host families, friends in Israel as fellowship marks 25 years

A rabbi called for “hope, love and light” in the wake of the terror attacks in Israel that “shook us to our very foundation.” Maryland’s governor encouraged listeners to summon “the courage to reach across boundaries” and “remember their humanity to others.” A Baltimore teen voiced her hope that ongoing violence in the Middle East won’t prevent a planned trip to Israel next summer.