Children

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...

A Girl’s Doll is a Poignant Reminder of the Horrors of Kristallnacht

by Hillel Kuttler, JTA | Nov 9, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Elderly, Religion

JERUSALEM (JTA) – For decades as an adult, Lore Mayerfeld kept a doll on a chair in an off-limits bedroom or high on a shelf. Her children – and later her grandchildren and great-grandchildren – knew not to play with the toy for fear of breaking it. Dressed in...

Educator Receives $12K for Innovative Teaching Concept

by Staff Report | Oct 31, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

At a surprise check presentation on Oct. 30, Voya Financial Inc., a leading provider of retirement plans for educators, awarded Deidre Rabuck, assistant principal of the Kennedy Krieger School: Fairmount campus, its national second-place award for its Voya Unsung...

Ravens’ Bradley Bozeman and his Fiancée Speak to Students about Bullying

by Peter Arnold | Oct 31, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Parenting, Schools

With his young family, thriving political career and law firm Zirkin & Schmerling, State Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) has plenty to keep him busy. But Zirkin recently started a brand new project. A fixture on the Annapolis political scene since 1999 and...

New Initiative Aims to Prevent Sexual Assault in Schools

by Hanni R. Werner | Oct 30, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

Erin Michele Levitas once said, “I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, ‘Because of you, I didn’t give up.’” Those closest to Erin, a Stevenson resident who died in January of 2016 just a month shy of her 23rd birthday, say she would be proud...

Despite a Persistent Drizzle, Sukkah City Goes On

by Staff Report | Sep 28, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality

Alas, it turned out to be a wet night in the city. Sukkah City, that is. The inaugural Sukkah City event at the Owings Mills Jewish Community Center was a rather soggy affair, but approximately 250 intrepid souls didn’t let the inclement weather stop them from...

Why Sukkot is Actually the Best Holiday for Kids

by JTA | Sep 20, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Parenting, Religion

By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — Here’s the short version of this article. If you leave your kids home on the High Holidays so you can have grownup praying time, bring your kids on Sukkot. If you bring your kids to the High Holidays, then bring them back...