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by Staff Report | Jun 4, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family
Driving rain and stormy weather failed to dampen the spirits of community members who turned out for the fifth annual Community Block Party on June 3 at the Owings Mills Jewish Community Center. Approximately 3,000 people attended the five-hour event, according to JCC... read more
by Staff Report | May 29, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the Baltimore Israel Coalition recently asked local middle and high school students to write essays exploring what they consider to be Israel’s greatest contribution to the world over the past seven decades. The... read more
by Staff Report | May 7, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family, Religion
On May 6, the Jewish Federation of Howard County hosted a community-wide celebration for the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding. More than 300 people attended the event. The Israel at 70 Festival, held at Temple Isaiah in Fulton, featured live music, Israeli food... read more
by Staff Report | Apr 30, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education
Perhaps nothing else can make a young heart soar more quickly than seeing and hearing music performed live and up close. That’s why a quartet from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra dropped by the Hoffberger Chapel at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation on April 27 to... read more
by Staff Report | Apr 27, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Religion, Spirituality
A pair of Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School faculty members — Elana Weissman and Elissa Hozore — recently received the Kohelet Foundation’s $36,000 prize for Interdisciplinary Integration. The prize was for their leadership of last year’s Israel Fair at Beth Tfiloh... read more
by Jolene Carr | Apr 24, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools
Getting into college requires a great deal of hard work, determination, resources and lots of support. But for students who grow up in Baltimore’s low-income neighborhoods and attend under-resourced and poorly performing high schools, being accepted into a college may... read more
by Staff Report | Apr 19, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Milestones
Representing Gov. Larry Hogan, Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford was among 1,800 people on April 18 who celebrated the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding at Pikesville’s Beth Tfiloh Congregation. The Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Israel Independence Day, celebration was presented... read more
by Taryn Womack | Apr 19, 2018 | Bar Mitzvah, Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Milestones, Religion
A few months before his bar mitzvah last January, Jacob Hahn toured the Northeast Baltimore group homes and TranZed Conference Center of the Children’s Guild. The guild provides services, programming and resources for children, adolescents and families with emotional,... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Mar 6, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Schools
Eddie Matz loves volunteering — especially if it involves basketball and kids. A lanky, 46-year-old Pikesville resident and former teacher, Matz thoroughly enjoys giving back to the community, which he’s done a great deal of since becoming the head of the... read more
by Dana Hemelt | Mar 2, 2018 | Children, Community, Family, Milestones, Parenting
On more than one occasion, I’ve been told by friends, after sharing our upcoming family vacation plans, “You always go to the coolest places.” I wouldn’t necessarily call Disney World a “cool place” to vacation, but our family has tended to venture outside of our... read more
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