Schools

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,...

Associated Celebrates Raising More than $30 Million for 2018 Campaign

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jun 21, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Elderly, Family, Religion, Schools, Spirituality

Kenneth R. Feinberg says people often ask him what he considers to be the toughest part of his job. A Washington, D.C.-based attorney and mediation specialist, Feinberg, 72, has worked on numerous high-profile compensation cases, including those involving 9/11...

Baltimore Israel Coalition Selects Top Student Essays on Israel’s Contributions

by Staff Report | May 29, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the Baltimore Israel Coalition recently asked local middle and high school students to write essays exploring what they consider to be Israel’s greatest contribution to the world over the past seven decades. The...

Building STEPS Helps City Students Get into Colleges

by Jolene Carr | Apr 24, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

Getting into college requires a great deal of hard work, determination, resources and lots of support. But for students who grow up in Baltimore’s low-income neighborhoods and attend under-resourced and poorly performing high schools, being accepted into a college may...

Towson Hillel Celebrates 20th Anniversary in True Tiger Fashion

by Jolene Carr | Apr 13, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools, Spirituality

Sticking around for two decades is nothing to sneeze at, but something to roar about — like a tiger. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Towson University’s Hillel is in the midst of hosting a series of events that are open to students, alumni and the community....

Harvard’s 1st-Ever Summit on Israel Brings Amar’e Stoudemire and Good News to Campus

by Penny Schwartz | Apr 11, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA) — During his freshman year at Harvard University, Max August thought twice about expressing his support for Israel among his classmates. He was uncomfortable with the vitriolic language and tactics of anti-Israel protests he encountered....

Eddie Matz Honored for his Commitment to Pikesville Youth and Sports

by Jeff Seidel | Mar 6, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Schools

Eddie Matz loves volunteering — especially if it involves basketball and kids. A lanky, 46-year-old Pikesville resident and former teacher, Matz thoroughly enjoys giving back to the community, which he’s done a great deal of since becoming the head of the...

Howard County Jews Get their Shushan On

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...

Beth Tfiloh Alumnus Helms CCBC Dundalk’s Athletics Program

by Jeff Seidel | Jan 30, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

Somehow, a career in the world of sports was always in the cards for Marc Ershler. A Randallstown native, Ershler, now 41, first served as team manager, and later as student assistant coach, for the girls’ basketball team at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School in...

This Jewish Day School is Hosting a Drag Queen Shabbat Ceremony

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Jan 19, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, LGBT, Religion, Schools

(JTA) — The Saturday evening event at a Jewish day school in western Massachusetts will in many ways look like a typical havdalah. There will be a musical ceremony marking the end of Shabbat with a braided candle, grape juice and spice bags. But the event at the...