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.

In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we look at a cultural exchange that began in the classroom.

Benjamin Snyder, a high school teacher in Baltimore county, has spent two summers with TALMA. TALMA summer fellowships attract educators from all over the world for three and a half weeks. They teach English to middle and elementary school-age students in Israel. The Associated, through the Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, provides funding for teachers who work and stay in Ashkelon – Baltimore’s partner city.

While Benjamin was an experienced teacher in the United States, running a classroom in Israel was a big change for him — but one that also provided an engaging learning and teaching experience and one that created friends and colleagues that Benjamin will remember for life.

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Pull Up A Chair is a monthly Associated Podcast where, each month, we sit down and talk with members of the Baltimore community. Hear the personal stories of Jewish Baltimore – from CEO’s to The Myerberg’s Bagel Boys to Summer Camp Sweethearts. We’ll laugh, reminisce and learn a thing or two about what it means to build a strong community. Pull Up A Chair – You’ll feel like you’re sitting in the room with us.

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