Shelly Hettleman betters life through policy
By Harry Lichtman
Shelly Hettleman has long had an interest in politics, and she’s come far since running for student government in grade school.
Hettleman, 56,...
Cantor Nancy Ginsberg uses God’s instrument
Cantor Nancy Ginsberg has decades of experience working at synagogues up and down the East Coast, including Har Sinai (now Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation)....
Columbia psychologist Brad Sachs treats freewheeling emotions
By Tony Glaros
Peering at COVID-19’s roiling effects through a steady, objective lens, Brad Sachs, a Columbia psychologist, doesn’t mince words when articulating the pandemic’s...
Adam Stein, JCC tennis director, brings joy and exercise
By Harry Lichtman
Adam Stein is in charge of all things tennis at the JCC of Greater Baltimore.
“I string tennis rackets,” said Stein, who has...
Jason Blavatt, 2022 Annual Campaign development chair, invests in the effort
Reisterstown resident Jason Blavatt is The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s development chair for the 2022 Annual Campaign, but he’s been involved with The...
Translating tale of commando raid: Yonah Jeremy Bob
A gripping tale of intelligence gathering and gun running, culminating in a high-stakes Israeli commando raid on the high seas, has come to a...
The JVC way: Ashley Pressman
By Harry Lichtman
Ashley Pressman is the executive director of Jewish Volunteer Connection, the hands-on volunteer connector for the Baltimore Jewish community.
“The mission of the...
Rochel Kaplan highlights the joy of Judaism
By Haydee M. Rodriguez
If Chabad epitomizes welcoming the stranger, Rebbetzin Rochel Kaplan has been a dedicated ambassador.
Kaplan supports and advances educational opportunities that highlight...
Dialogue across religious communities: Ben Sax
As the Jewish scholar at The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Beth Am Synagogue member Ben Sax has made it his mission...
Continuing a family legacy: Michael Greenebaum
Michael Greenebaum’s great-great-grandfather was on a train headed to Washington, D.C., when he got off a stop too early and wound up in Baltimore....
