Community Resources

Postcards from Camp: Matt. S., Camp Airy

by Linda L. Esterson | Jul 18, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

By Matt S., 13 This year is my fifth summer at Camp Airy, which means I experienced a lot of what camp has to offer. My first two summers, I spent trying many different activities. After watching “Damn Yankees” and “The Music Man” performed by...

Postcards from Camp: Dylan K., Camp Airy

by Linda L. Esterson | Jul 16, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

Dylan K., 14 Camp Airy is my home away from home. During the school year, I think of how I desire to return to the steep hill, caring counselors and my amazing camp friends. At camp, there are certain activities that keep me coming back each summer such as extreme...

Postcards from Camp: Anna P., Camp Louise

by Linda L. Esterson | Jul 16, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

Anna P., 8 I love camp!! I love all the activities at camp, but one of my favorites is aerial arts. It is the first time that Camp Louise has had this activity, so we were one of the first to use it! There are so many colored silks hanging from the air, and there are...

Need Tefillin? There’s an App for That.

by Cnaan Liphshiz | Jul 15, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — You can call a taxi, order a hamburger, rent a film and buy a book with a few clicks of a smartphone. So why shouldn’t it be as easy to score a set of tefillin? That, at least, was the question that led to the launch last month of Wrapp...

Howard County Youth Named State’s ‘Eagle Scout of the Year’

by Jordan Loux | Jul 13, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family

For Jacob L. Witlin, becoming an Eagle Scout meant much more than simply the prestige or honor of accomplishing such a lofty goal. “Becoming an Eagle Scout is taking advantage of everything that Scouting has to offer and exemplifying all of those positive things, and...

The Neurotic Jewish Mom’s Guide to Summer

by JTA | Jul 11, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Parenting

By Rebecca Phillips (Kveller via JTA) — Summer is known for being a lazy, carefree time — but for anxious moms like me, summer can be seriously scary. There’s a host of hidden dangers to worry about, from sunburn to tick bites to water accidents. During the...

Genetic Screening Event to be Held at Owings Mills JCC

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jul 6, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family

Find out what’s in your genes. On July 12, from 5-8 p.m., the Atlanta-based organization JScreen will conduct a genetic screening event at the Owings Mills Jewish Community Center, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. The screening is for more than 200 genetic disorders – such as...

Lessons from Local Jewish University and College Presidents

by Staff Report | Jul 2, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

By Simone Ellin and Aliza Friedlander Jews are famously known as the “People of the Book.” Perhaps that explains in part why so many of Baltimore’s leading institutions of higher learning have Jews at the helm. But like so many other institutions in American society,...

What in the World Is ‘Locanthropy’?

by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Jun 29, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality

In a world where problems seem insurmountable, we need to return to basics. Each December, the Oxford English Dictionary chooses a “Word of the Year” — or sometimes two, one for the United States and one for the United Kingdom — as the year’s philological cultural...

They Tried to Take Judaism Out of Synagogue Spaces. Now They’re Coming Back to Them.

by Ben Sales, JTA | Jun 29, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality

NEW YORK (JTA) — For 10 years, Rabbi Dan Ain has tried to take Judaism out of the synagogue. He’s convened Friday night prayers in auditoriums with musicians like Matisyahu and Lisa Loeb. He’s held Rosh Hashanah services in a bowling alley/concert venue. He...