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Recipes of Love Among the Generations

by Dana Hemelt | Aug 23, 2017 | Community, High Holidays, Parenting

After eight decades, she still had beautiful hands. The slim, elegant fingers with manicured nails pulled me close and enveloped me in the softest hug I’ve ever known. She’d been offered a job as a hand model in her youth, and I imagined the hands in the...

Israelis are Throwing Themselves One-of-a-Kind Weddings in Nature

by Andrew Tobin, JTA | Aug 23, 2017 | Community, Milestones, Weddings

TEL AVIV (JTA) – In this tiny country, there are only so many places to have a wedding. Or so you would think. But a growing number of Israelis are creating one-of-a-kind outdoor weddings from the ground up. In some cases, they even start with the ground. “We...

Aberdeen IronBirds Introduce Ultimate Kids Day

by SPONSORED CONTENT | Aug 22, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, SPONSORED

As the sun sets on the last days of summer and the kids begin to pack their backpacks with newly sharpened pencils and heavy textbooks, the all-too-familiar complaints of not wanting to go back to school surface. With hours of homework on the horizon, how are you and...

Postcards from Camp: Sam R., Camp Airy

by Linda L. Esterson | Aug 22, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

Sam R., 9 This is my second summer at Camp Airy. I’ve tried many activities and there are a few that I like best, and they all are in the extreme sports or outdoors departments or are part of Olympics. My favorites are Go Karts and Skate Park. This year, I was tall...

Fiddlin’ for a Good Cause

by Adam Stone | Aug 22, 2017 | Community, Community Resources

All-day music festival aims to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and the importance of early screenings. This year, colorectal cancer will kill more than 50,000 people in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. But that’s not a statistic...

Gone but Not Forgotten

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Family

Casey Cares Foundation provides essential support for grieving families after the loss of a child. Few if any tragedies are as devastating as the loss of a child. Parents are not meant to outlive their children. Yet, sometimes the unthinkable occurs. It happened to...

Camp Program Brings Comfort to Children and Siblings of Israel’s Fallen

by Jordan Loux | Aug 18, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

It’s a devastating reality that’s all too common in Israel: When soldiers die in combat, their family members — spouses, children, parents, siblings and others — are left to cope with myriad levels of grief that most of us can’t even begin to grasp....

Remembering Yaazor, Baltimore Jewry’s Lost Agricultural Colony

by Carol Sorgen | Aug 18, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Family

The concept of Jewish farming may seem like an oxymoron to some people. But for a while in the early to mid 20th century, Jewish farming communities could be found from upstate New York to Northern California and, yes, even here in Baltimore. These colonies may be...

Moms Help Out Charm City’s Youngest

by Staff Report | Aug 17, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Family, Parenting

The statistics are impressive: 4,400 diapers wrapped, 6,542 diapers inventoried, 962 clothing items counted and 28 newborn bundles assembled. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Last Monday, Aug. 14, 19 moms came out for a volunteering event to benefit the local...

Got Spirituality?

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Aug 16, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Spirituality

If not, a new course promises to help you find it. If you’re seeking spiritual nourishment but coming up empty-handed, you’re certainly not alone. In 21st century America, the search for spiritual meaning seems to be a national pastime. Though some seek spirituality...