Rachael Tillery, a senior financial analyst with Brown Advisory, was first introduced to Jewish Volunteer Connection (JVC) last year when she wanted to do something about food insecurity.
Posted by Mark Bridge on April 12, 2021
Welcome back to Pull Up A Chair, our monthly podcast where we explore different themes and what it means to build and be a part of a strong Jewish community. For this episode, Lessons of the Shoah, we commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah, through […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on April 7, 2021
Think you know Paul Weinberg? Well, we asked him some questions about work, family and life during the pandemic and you’ll be surprised by what you discover. Paul is also performing, along with friends Dave Markowitz and Matt Chase, at our upcoming Summer Music Fest. […]
Posted by Esha Janssens on March 16, 2021
Why Did You Decide to Become a Community Connector? I decided to be a Connector because community building is crucial for building movements towards social justice. Being a part of this network has pushed me to think of creative ways to stay connected with my […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on March 9, 2021
Check out our Spotify Playlist for IMPACT’s Stretch to Give event on March 14. Get pumped to workout and add your favorite workout song (non-explicit)!
Posted by Mark Bridge on March 2, 2021
I was a Covid bride. I realize how trivial my struggles with a wedding were compared to the devastating and heartbreaking challenges others were facing from the impact of a global pandemic. I know that having to deal with a wedding during a pandemic is the best problem I could have had while others faced much heavier challenges.
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Article by Barry Kessler with Anita Kassof. Originally published in Generations 2004: Recreation, Sports & Leisure by the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Part I: Everyone for Tennis? Glancing back at the hundreds of spectators surrounding the clay tennis courts in Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park that blazing Sunday […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on February 23, 2021
2020 has been a year of change. One of the results of 2020 that has reverberated across the country is the need and desire for inclusivity to be encouraged, diversity to be embraced and for voices to be heard. That is where Amplifying Voices steps […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on February 9, 2021
Growing up in the Owings Mills area, Erika Rief Hornstein left Baltimore after high school but returned for graduate school where she earned an MBA/MA in Design Leadership at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Today, she is […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on February 8, 2021
How am I teaching my children? Heidi Topaz and Melissa Goldmeier, Community Connectors for the Macks Center for Jewish Education (CJE), were asked about their Jewish identity, and how they are passing on these values to their children. Melissa Goldmeier, Downtown Community Connector. What does it mean to you to be proud of your Jewish identity? […]
Posted by Mark Bridge on February 4, 2021