by Haydee M. Rodriguez | Feb 20, 2017 | Baltimore, Maryland, News, ONLINE ONLY, Uncategorized
Juliya Sheynman says she doesn’t see any contradiction in being a woman and the executive director of an Orthodox congregation. In fact, Sheynman, the new executive director of Pikesville’s Suburban Orthodox-Toras Chaim Synagogue, points out that two other Orthodox... read more
by Haydee M. Rodriguez | Dec 27, 2016 | Baltimore, News
Since opening Chabad of Downtown in 2008, Rabbi Levi and Chani Druk say they have welcomed more than 10,000 guests to their center, ranging from young Jewish professionals who work in the city to other Jews in the region who simply enjoy a Jewish milieu. One of 3,300... read more
by Haydee M. Rodriguez | Nov 8, 2016 | Local, News, ONLINE ONLY
For the first time in its 163-year history, Temple Oheb Shalom in Upper Park Heights celebrated the installation of a female assistant spiritual leader, Rabbi Sarah R. Marion. Speaking to a packed sanctuary on Oct. 28, Oheb Shalom Senior Rabbi Steven M. Fink welcomed... read more
by Haydee M. Rodriguez | Sep 23, 2016 | Community, Local, ONLINE ONLY
“GSD” – the acronym for “getting stuff done” – is the mantra of Repair the World, a national nonprofit organization that aims to connect Jewish millennials to community organizing and service opportunities in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Detroit.... read more