Community

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...

Baltimore Zionist District Hires New Executive Director

by Staff Report | Nov 29, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education

Caren Leven was recently named the new executive director of the Baltimore Zionist District. According to the organization’s website (bzdisrael.org), the Pikesville-based BZD’s mission is to “foster knowledge and understanding of the State of Israel, to...

Season of Giving: 5 Who Thrive at Paying it Forward

by JMORE Staff | Nov 28, 2018 | Community, Community Resources

By Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief, and Simone Ellin, Associate Editor With the holiday season upon us – yes, Virginia, Chanukah is mighty early this year! – gifts and presents are on the minds of most of us. But this season also is when our thoughts frequently turn to...

Mind Games

by Elizabeth Heubeck | Nov 28, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly

Keswick’s BrainWise Workshop helps seniors remain mentally active. It’s getting past lunchtime. The class is well into its second hour, yet the handful of students remain completely engaged in the lesson. All eyes are on instructor Lisa Clerman, who writes the...

Janet Kurland to Retire from Jewish Community Services

by Staff Report | Nov 27, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly, Milestones

In local Jewish communal circles, Janet B. Kurland is considered a true icon and a paragon of commitment and compassion among her colleagues and associates. For the past 42 years, the spunky, sprightly Kurland has been a fixture at Jewish Community Services, having...

JCS Offers Resources to Benefit Members of the ‘Sandwich Generation’

by Aliza Friedlander | Nov 27, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly, Family, Milestones

More than any clothes or jewelry, Deborah Hamburger says the best gift she ever received was a binder from her father. It contained all of the documents she would ever need in case of an emergency. “My dad made this binder years ago when he was in his mid-60s,” says...

Buddy System

by Aliza Friedlander | Nov 27, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly

GA ElderCare & Wellness Services provides in-home, non-medical care and companionship. For Paula Greenberg, taking care of her 85-year-old mother and 92-year-old father is her full-time job. She says she wouldn’t trade it for the world. “I am blessed to have my...

Making Matches

by Aliza Friedlander | Nov 27, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly

The Lisa Vogel Agency helps families with aging loved ones at home find loving caregivers. For Lisa Vogel, home care is about more than health care; it’s about connecting caregivers and patients to help families. “I am really a matchmaker,” says Vogel, founder and...

In Holland, One of the World’s Most Expensive Chanukah Menorahs Hides in Plain Sight

by Cnaan Liphshiz | Nov 26, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Nothing about the appearance of object MB02280 at this city’s Jewish Historical Museum suggests it is the capital’s priciest Chanukah menorah, worth more than the average local price of a duplex home. Shaped like the body of a violin, it is...

Channels of Giving

by Natalie Jeffery | Nov 26, 2018 | Community, Community Resources

The following are Baltimore area nonprofits to give your time and resources. American Heart Association of Greater Maryland The AHA is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Art with a Heart Art with a...