Children

Forum to Explore how Opioid Epidemic Impacts Families

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Feb 8, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

When her son Jacob was a high school senior more than a decade ago, Lisa Hillman received a disturbing phone call. “It was from a beloved teacher calling to tell me that Jacob’s friends were worried about him,” recalls Hillman, a fundraising executive and former...

Owings Mills Couple Celebrates 75 Years of ‘Good Times’

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Feb 7, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Engagements, Family, Milestones, Weddings

When first casting their eyes upon each other eight decades ago, Ida and Abraham Yaker were far too young to even think about marriage. Both Baltimore natives, Ida and Abe were, respectively, 14 and 16 years of age. “I was in a girl’s club at the [Young Women’s Hebrew...

The Love Issue: A Love Transcending Words

by Aliza Friedlander | Feb 4, 2019 | Children, Community, Family, Milestones, Parenting

How love is shown and expressed differs for all individuals — mothers included. What is the same is the belief that a mother’s love is indescribable, unconditional and never-ending. I was 26 when I had my first daughter, Lila, and 28 when I had my second daughter,...

Well-Known in Jewish Camping Circles, Michael Schneider Now Heads Beth Tfiloh Camps

by Jeff Seidel | Feb 1, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Milestones, Schools

Stephen J. Thompson turns 57 next month. Still, Thompson, a pediatric neurologist with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, fondly remembers his youthful summer days spent at Camp Airy, including a particular counselor from Bunk 21. That counselor, Michael...

KSDS and Cardinal Shehan School Come Together for Special Concert

by Linda L. Esterson | Jan 18, 2019 | Bar Mitzvah, Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Milestones, Religion, Schools

Harrison Fribush has the music in him, and he wants to share that passion with other kids throughout the Baltimore area. A seventh grade student at Krieger Schechter Day School, Harrison has embarked on a bar mitzvah project unlike that of most of his peers. On Jan....

Service Dogs Support Families During Difficult Times

by Ron Snyder | Dec 28, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family

When you have a child with special needs, you’re always looking for ways to help make his or her life a little easier. That’s what my wife, Lori, and I have strived to do for much of the past 14 years. Our son, William, was just 15 months old when he was diagnosed...

This Santa Claus is an Orthodox Jew

by Ben Sales, JTA | Dec 10, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family

(JTA) — Just like any other Santa Claus, Santa Rick will spend much of the next couple of weeks sitting children on his knee, asking whether they’ve been good and listening to their Christmas wishes. If it’s a Saturday, he may have slept overnight in the...

Kappa Guild Holds Book Fair Fundraiser

by Staff Report | Dec 4, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting

On Dec. 2, Kappa Guild Inc. held the kick-off event for its week-long book fair at Barnes and Noble in Pikesville. Shown above are: (top row) Miriam Stern, the guild’s co-president; Miranda Mittleman, guest children’s author who offered a story-time...

Family Celebrates B’nai Mitzvah of their Adopted Children

by Anna Lippe | Nov 29, 2018 | Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Milestones, Parenting, Religion, Spirituality

For Renée and Andrew Dain, the concept of adoption comes down to two of their most cherished values – family and Judaism. The Dains, who live in Ellicott City and belong to Pikesville’s Temple Oheb Shalom, recently adopted Renée’s three half-siblings, Raquel, Gregory...

Beth Tfiloh and Ashburton Church Celebrate their Common Bond at Day of Unity

by Carol Sorgen | Nov 15, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Elderly, Family, Parenting, Religion, Spirituality

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.” –Psalm 133:1 Not long ago, Dr. Terris A. King, senior pastor of Ashburton’s Liberty Grace Church of God, reached out to Beth Tfiloh Congregation’s Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg. The...