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We are pleased to announce an exciting redevelopment of our Park Heights complex in Northwest Baltimore City. This investment will implement the final phase of an 18-month strategic plan growing out of The Associated’s 2020 Centennial Anniversary. The 10-acre campus will be renamed the Goldsmith Campus in recognition of a major donation by the Goldsmith Family. 

In 2022, The Associated signed on as a founding partner to the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition, along with twenty other national and international umbrella organizations of Jewish life. Powered by Adamah, the Coalition is a network of Jewish community organizations who recognize the existential threat […]

Looking for a reading list that will take you through the year? We’ve got you covered with a list of books for the year! Check out these suggestions from community members and Associated agencies.   February  February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). […]

Felicia Graber was born in Poland in 1940 when the country was already under Nazi occupation. She shares with us her family’s story, the tragedies they overcame and why she tells her story today.

Beth H. Goldsmith continues her conversation with Jake, Alexis and Leah about the rise in antisemitism, their firsthand experiences and their thoughts about what we can do as a community moving forward.

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman is a classic mystery novel (originally published in 1964) that I wish more people had read (and am constantly recommending)! The hero of the book is a young rabbi in suburban Massachusetts. After the body of a […]

Involvement in the Associated I’m actively involved in several Baltimore Jewish community initiatives with The Associated, Chabad, and Beth Am Synagogue, where I have been a life-long member. I also participate in a monthly women’s Rosh Chodesh group, conceived by a friend who works for […]

I spent two years trying to make connections and build a life here, but something was missing. I had friends but still felt like a stranger in a strange land. As I rang in 2023, I resolved to tap into the one community I had […]

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore recently announced the selection of 16 young adults to participate in its Young Leadership Council (YLC). As part of this two-year program, these local leaders will engage in monthly leadership seminars, delve into the work of The Associated and […]

As 2024 approaches, I began wondering whether Judaism might offer any insights on approaching the new year differently. I did some research and found that the cadence of the Jewish calendar is ideal for people, AND toddlers, who are bad at New Year’s resolutions!     Did […]