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Local parents Mindy Silverman, Amy Uddeme and Ryan Lene share their perspectives on raising teens in a post-October 7 world, especially as we prepare them for college. 

The Associated hosted a virtual town hall with its five local area Hillels to discuss the current state of Jewish life on college campuses.

What’s on the mind of Jewish teens these days?   We asked three high schools students who participate in 4Front programs, managed by the JCC. Check out these powerful essays that explore antisemitism, Jewish engagement, the election and more.  Instead of splintering over our opinions, we […]

Safety To keep Jewish Baltimore safe, The Associated has increased its financial investment in security measures. That includes state-of-the-art technology and surveillance systems at Associated buildings such as the JCCs and Myerberg Center. It also means working closely with all Jewish organizations, including our synagogues […]

A Passion for Baltimore and Israel At the core of the Knables’ philanthropic work is a deep passion for strengthening the Jewish community. Both Talya and Stephen are committed Zionists, dedicated to fostering a strong and secure Israel, which they view as essential to Jewish […]

Meet Joy and Steven Sibel, this year’s chairs for The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Keynote event.

They began in Atlanta, Georgia. Then this group of 23 Baltimoreans went on to Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama as they traveled on a transformative Baltimore Jewish Council Associated Civil Rights Mission. Together they retraced the history of the Civil Rights Movements, while exploring Jewish […]

As the sun began to set one year after the October 7 attacks, people from around Baltimore filed into Beth El Congregation in Pikesville for a community-wide commemoration of that horrific day. Outside, posters of the many hostages taken by Hamas served as a stark […]

Thankfully though, we persevered. Like many schools this past year, Towson University had a Boycott Divestment Sanction (BDS) resolution pass through our Student Government, this was a low point for many Jewish students at Towson.   But again, we persevered. We created group chats with students […]

Five years ago, Pikesville resident Laurie Rosen decided to do more for her community. But instead of going it alone, she rallied a group of like-minded moms and launched Moms on a Mission, a volunteer group under the Macks Jewish Connection Network.