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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 […]

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.

As we mark the first year since the horrible massacre on October 7, we mourn those who list their lives and invite you to join us in prayer.

In our latest episode of Around The Table, local parents talk about the biggest challenges facing their teenagers today.

As they shared their stories and experiences, their preconceptions melted away, and they became fast friends. They’ve even shared a Shabbat meal together! Here, Dori and Phaygi take us through their experiences of discovering friendship and understanding. Dori: When Rabbi Benyamin Moss and I first […]

What does it mean to be Jewish? How does someone participate in Jewish life? We met with Sam Kahan Strakes who currently is a Community Connector through the Macks Jewish Connection Network, an agency of The Associated. Mother of two, Sam focuses on engaging families […]

We sat down with Jenny, a preschool teacher at Beth Tfiloh, a devoted mother to two children and a passionate volunteer for Mittzvah Mutts at The Jewish Library of Baltimore.

Tell me about how you grew up: I grew up in a sweet little town called Metuchen. My father, Royal, was a Conservative Chazzan and salesman, and my mother, Bashe, was one of the nation’s first learning disability teacher’s consultants. My grandmother lived with our […]

In Ukraine, we didn’t practice Judaism or even speak about the fact that we were Jewish due to the high level of antisemitism, so I didn’t have a deep religious background. I think that’s one of the reasons why my parents enrolled me in Bais […]

As time has moved on and our Holocaust survivors are reaching milestone ages, at some point in the near future, they will not be able to partake in this important experience. This fact propelled me to believe “if not now, when.”   When Marley and I […]