Israeli and Palestinian pair advocate fostering peace between neighbors
Rami Elhanan, 72, and Bassam Aramin, 54, seem as different as two people can be. Elhanan is a graphic designer and a seventh-generation Israeli,...
Students’ sensory Chanukah cards shine light on helping others with disabilities
For the fourth straight year, hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and Hebrew schools across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and...
‘Illumination Celebration: Firelight’ to kick off Chanukah
A live performance at the 2021 “Illumination Celebration.” (Courtesy)The JCC of Greater Baltimore will be celebrating Chanukah — the eight-day “Festival of Lights” —...
Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Chanukah toy drive to brighten holiday for sick children
In advance of the upcoming Chanukah season, Chai Lifeline has announced the launch of its annual toy drive with hopes to distribute some 50,000...
Baltimore City resident Katie Fink receives Zelda Miller Award
Katie Fink, 32, received the Zelda Miller Award from The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, this past September. The award honors young adult leaders...
Toys for Tots: ‘It’s a joy to do every year,’ says Marine sergeant in...
With the holidays come Toys for Tots donation drives, and this year the ubiquitous charity is celebrating its 75th year of operation. The U.S....
Recipient of educational award Pam Solomon has finally found her place
Pam Solomon only started working as a teacher at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore three years ago, but she’s already made...
They have arrived: Torah-study group reaches last page (and starts to turn another)
Molly Zatman | Intern
A Torah-study group led by Rabbi Jonah Layman of Shaare Tefila just finished the Five Books of Moses after nearly three...
From overseas and one coast to another, Rabbi Meeka Simerly has found her calling
Rabbi Meeka Simerly never intended to move to the United States. The Israeli native, now 57, came to America on vacation when she was...
Students learn lessons of Shoah, Rwandan and Uganda genocides as part of yearlong program
Students from 10 different schools around the Baltimore area gathered at the John Carroll School in Bel Air for a special program on Nov....
