Community Snapshot

Casserole Challenge

As many as 500 volunteers made oven-baked food for a good cause, baking a whopping 667 casseroles. They were then donated to Alexander &...

Inclusivity in school classrooms

More than 150 congregational school educators participated in a half-day conference facilitated by Jewish Educational Services (JES) to learn more about creating inclusive classrooms...

Meals on Wheels

Bayada Healthcare, one of the Community Partners who participated at the Atrium Village Meals on Wheels Fundraiser in Owings Mills in November, joined more...

Kosher banquet for Jewish war vets

A “Dining Out” kosher military banquet was held on Nov. 10, the night before Veterans Day, for Jewish war veterans in the Maryland and...

Honoring Jewish war veterans

The annual ceremony to honor Jewish war veterans took place on Nov. 11 at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills. Those who have...

Lunches for charity

Nearly 100 Jewish and Christian volunteers gathered at Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation to participate in Jewish Volunteer Connection’s (JVC) Bunches of Lunches program....

Public defenders

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender celebrated its 50th anniversary this year with a gala hosted by the Association for the Public Defender...

Visit by former Israeli prime minister

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who served in the position from 2006-09, visited the area in October to speak at a Jewish National...

DIY Torah

Kindergarteners at Rosenbloom Religious School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation made their own Torahs using ink and feather quills, followed by a visit to the...

Yogabbalah

Participants attended a “Yogabbalah” class at The Soul Center at Beth El Congregation of Baltimore. The morning classes combine yoga with Kabbalah, or Jewish...