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Obama Speechwriter to Talk at JPW’s LeadHERship Event

by Aliza Friedlander | 14 hours ago | Community, Community Resources, Education, Spirituality

Sarah Hurwitz is a wizard with words. As a top speechwriter for some of the most prominent political players of our era — including former President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton — Hurwitz understands the importance of...

Baltimore’s Jewish Community LGBTQ Group Faces a Hazy Future

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 16, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, LGBT

Last fall, JQ Baltimore, a nonprofit providing support and programming for the area’s Jewish LGBTQ community, celebrated its relaunch with a party at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. The festive gala featured a performance by Orthodox transgender comedian Dana Friedman...

Israeli Soldiers Participate in Fort Meade Competition

by Deborah Walike | May 16, 2019 | Community, Community Resources

For the first time ever, Israel Defense Forces soldiers participated recently in a combat photography competition at Fort Meade. The IDF military photographers competed in obstacle courses, marches and target practice during the seventh annual Spc. Hilda I. Clayton...

Ariella Stein Remembered for her Compassion, Indomitable Spirit

by Ron Snyder | May 15, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

Ariella Stein was only 11 when she died on May 9 after battling Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare but aggressive form of bone cancer, for more than two years. Still, the positive impact she had on this world will be felt for decades to come. Hundreds of friends, family members...

Striking Out Against Strokes

by Karen Talley | May 15, 2019 | Community, Community Resources

An upcoming bowling event aims to raise funding and awareness in the fight against aphasia and strokes. “It’s not how you bowl,” a source of unknown origins once said, “it’s how you roll.” The Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement and The League for People with...

Jewish Community Services and The Stoop Tackle the Stigma of Mental Illness

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 14, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family

Several years ago, The Stoop Storytelling Series issued a call for personal tales about living with mental illness. “At the time, we had never received more story submissions for any topic,” recalls Jessica Henkin, who co-founded the Baltimore-based series with Laura...

Olympian Aly Raisman Speaks at Baltimore Child Abuse Center Gala

by Aliza Friedlander | May 13, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting

Mandee Heinl describes chairing the Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s sixth annual “Be A Hero Gala,” featuring Olympic gold medalist gymnast Aly Raisman, as nothing less than transformational. “I had a really hard childhood and experienced abuse,” said Heinl, 28, who...

Jewish Summer: From Mourning to Celebration

by Rabbi Joshua Z. Gruenberg | May 13, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Religion

The Jewish summer starts in the doldrums and is lifted slowly as the summer ebbs to a conclusion with the onset of the Jewish new year. The calendar bears this out in the days that are remembered or marked through ritual in the three summer Hebrew months of Tammuz, Av...

Water Safety for Youngsters is Top Priority at Local Aquatics Facilities

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 11, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

With summer approaching, many of us dream of spending long, lazy, sun-drenched days at our community or backyard pools. But daydreams can quickly turn into nightmares when we fail to take water safety precautions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

KSDS Teacher Honored for her Commitment to Jewish Education

by JMORE Staff | May 10, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools, Spirituality

Sally W. Grobani, a lower school Hebrew and Judaics teacher at Pikesville’s Krieger Schechter Day School, was recently named the 2019 recipient of the Sam Kahan Distinguished Educator Award/Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. The award honors...