Family

Cantor Thom King and Family to Host Beth El’s Second Night Virtual Seder

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Apr 3, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Local, Maryland, News, Passover During The Pandemic, Pikesville, Religion, Spirituality

At the conclusion of his second night seder this Passover season, Beth El’s Cantor Thom King plans to supplant the traditional closing phrase “Next year in Jerusalem!” with a triumphant exultation of “Next year in the Offit Auditorium!” He also jokes that he will...

In the Neighborhood: Bowties and Bagels

by Aliza Friedlander | Apr 2, 2020 | Community, Family

Rival may not be the first word that comes to mind when talking about your spouse. But for Terry and David Golaner, it’s their running joke. Without knowing it, they have been “rivals” their entire lives. A Baltimore native, Terry, 39, is a fourth-generation Beth...

The Home and Garden Issue: Monkton Magnificence

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Apr 1, 2020 | Community, Family

Photographs by Celia Pearson When coming across photos of architect Marta Hansen’s award-winning, pavilion-style home in a Maryland home design magazine, Fred Sheckells says he knew he was seeing something quite special. A local luxury homes builder, Sheckells held...

Functional Families in Dysfunctional Times

by Nicole Glick | Mar 31, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Family

We have all scrolled through social media and seen the color-coded schedules followed by the memes asking, “How do I get a student transferred out of my class?” We get advice on creating structure for our kids, but also reminding us to lower expectations and be...

Educational Platform Helps Parents Turn Kids into Better Students

by Aliza Friedlander | Mar 31, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Family

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, schools in Maryland are out of session through at least Apr. 24. When schools closed a couple of weeks ago, parents became overnight teachers. Meanwhile, teachers had to reevaluate how they disseminate information to their classes....

Associated Agencies Step Up To Help Community during Pandemic

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 27, 2020 | Baltimore, Children, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Elderly, Family, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville

Communities around the globe are confronting unprecedented challenges and highly painful circumstances in the coronavirus pandemic. But in particular, the toll of the virus is unimaginable for older adults, the medically fragile, the economically vulnerable and the...

Hopkins Pulmonologist Speaks to Chizuk Amuno about COVID-19 Pandemic

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Mar 27, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News, Education, Family, Local, Maryland, National, News, Pikesville, Wellness

Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos admits he tends to be rather conservative when it comes to approaching health and medical matters. “But I’d rather be laughed at for being over-reactive than yelled at for being under-reactive,” he says. Dr. G. — as...

Jewish Online Program to Help Train ‘Spiritual Companions’ through Pandemic

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 20, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Education, Elderly, Family, Religion, Spirituality

It’s a cruel irony. At an unprecedented time and in an environment when many of us crave companionship and emotional support more than ever, the coronavirus pandemic demands that we practice social distancing and self-quarantining. That irony isn’t lost on Beth...

Why this Year’s Passover Promises to be Different from all Other Passovers

by Ben Sales, JTA | Mar 17, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Family, International, National, News, Passover During The Pandemic, Spirituality

Silver Spring acupuncturist Rena Munster was looking forward to hosting a Passover seder for the first time. In past years, her parents or another relative hosted the meal. But this year, Munster invited her parents, siblings and other extended family to her...

Baltimore Native Abraham Yaker Passes Away at 97

by Staff Report | Feb 25, 2020 | Community, Elderly, Family, Milestones, Obituaries

Owings Mills resident Abraham Yaker passed away Feb. 24 at the age of 97. A Baltimore native, he is survived by his wife, Ida Yaker (nee Girshin); his children, Martin (Karen) Yaker, Allan (Adrienne) Yaker, and Stanley (Sue Ann) Yaker; his brother, Marvin (Erna)...