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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 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 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 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
by Staff Report | Feb 27, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Religion, Schools, Spirituality
It was a day that would’ve made the radiant and heroic Queen Esther — and maybe even her ill-fated predecessor, Vashti — smile. More than 500 religious school students and their families from various Howard County Jewish educational programs attended... read more
by Cantor Karen Webber | Feb 23, 2018 | Children, Community, Education, Family, Parenting, Religion, Spirituality
Morning light spills in through large windows at Chizuk Amuno Congregation, setting aglow the vast sea of new carpeting. On this Saturday morning, we gather at the Pikesville synagogue in a large, all-purpose room with an ark. Emma* weaves her way in and out of the... read more
by JMORE Staff | Jan 31, 2018 | Community, Engagements, Family, LGBT, Milestones, Weddings
Next year, the beloved rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” turns 30. Nonetheless, the hilarious and poignant film, starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, seems timeless. Among the film’s many highlights — remember the immortal “I’ll have what she’s having” scene? — are the... read more
by Elizabeth Heubeck | Jan 31, 2018 | Community, Elderly, Family, Milestones, Weddings
At 94, Morty Weiner is slowing down. He’s hard of hearing, suffers from congestive heart failure and walks gingerly with the use of a walker that Esther, his wife of 71 years, gently but insistently reminds him to use. But his memory is as sharp as it was the day he... read more
by Elizabeth Heubeck | Jan 31, 2018 | Community, Family, LGBT, Milestones, Weddings
They’ve been together almost a dozen years and married for four, but local actor Bruce Nelson, 52, and psychologist Dr. Richard Goldberg, 54, still emanate the romantic energy of new lovers. They have a tendency to look deep into each other’s eyes as if they’re the... read more
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