Family

Marathon/5K Dedicated to Memory of the late Marlene Greenebaum

by Peter Arnold | May 31, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting

When the 11th annual Maryland Half Marathon & 5K takes place on June 8 in the Howard County community of Maple Lawn, Michael Greenebaum will be thinking a lot about his mom, philanthropist, community activist and cancer survivor Marlene Goodman Greenebaum. “This...

Jewish Community Services and The Stoop Tackle the Stigma of Mental Illness

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 14, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family

Several years ago, The Stoop Storytelling Series issued a call for personal tales about living with mental illness. “At the time, we had never received more story submissions for any topic,” recalls Jessica Henkin, who co-founded the Baltimore-based series with Laura...

Olympian Aly Raisman Speaks at Baltimore Child Abuse Center Gala

by Aliza Friedlander | May 13, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting

Mandee Heinl describes chairing the Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s sixth annual “Be A Hero Gala,” featuring Olympic gold medalist gymnast Aly Raisman, as nothing less than transformational. “I had a really hard childhood and experienced abuse,” said Heinl, 28, who...

Janet Kurland Honored by Comptroller Franchot and Jewish Community Services

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Apr 10, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly, Family

Love was in the air as approximately 100 staff members of Jewish Community Services and community leaders gathered April 9 at the Park Heights Jewish Community Center to honor Janet B. Kurland. Kurland — who last November retired from her position as JCS senior...

This Cartoon Matzah Character is Huge in Holland — and Not Just Among Jews

by Cnaan Liphshiz | Apr 8, 2019 | Children, Community, Family, Religion

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Anywhere else in Europe, a muscular cartoon character named Max the Matzah would have amounted to little more than an inside Jewish joke. But in the Netherlands, where matzah for many non-Jews is a household item year-round, Max became an unlikely...

GEM Event Aims to Help Disadvantaged Girls in Baltimore

by Peter Arnold | Apr 8, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Schools

High school girls from underserved communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area find inspiration and encouragement from Girls’ Empowerment Mission, a local volunteer-based organization. GEM is a three-year college preparatory program held twice a month after school...

A Family Haggadah Imagines a ‘Complicated, Engaging and Fleshy’ Passover

by Emily Burack | Mar 27, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Family, Religion

(JTA) — The Passover seder can be boring for kids. A new Haggadah is trying to change that. Published by Kveller, a Jewish parenting site, the Kveller Haggadah is “for curious kids — and their grown-ups.” The Haggadah’s co-creators are Elissa Strauss, a columnist on...

Jews United for Justice to Hold Water Rights Seder

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 22, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Religion, Spirituality

“And justice shall be revealed like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” (Amos 5:24) Every year before Passover, members of the seder committee for the Baltimore branch of Jews United for Justice contemplate a particular social justice issue to explore. For...

Transforming the Core

by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Mar 16, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family, Religion, Spirituality

Community-building is a never-ending concept. The other day, I was walking my dog through the Reservoir Hill neighborhood. I crossed through German Park, our community playground, and found a father pushing his baby on the infant swings. I smiled. I couldn’t help...

Opening Doors

by JMORE Staff | Mar 15, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Family

Jews of 21st-century Baltimore live all over the Charm City region. It must be something in the water. For generations, the conventional wisdom about Baltimore Jewry has been the following: nobody ever leaves. Of course, we know that’s not true. Plenty of Jews who...