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Recipe provided by Eve Wachhaus: Deputy Director at Pearlstone Ingredients 1 lb. fresh brussels sprouts, washed 2-3 Tbsp. coconut oil 2-3 Tbsp. balsamic glaze 5 oz. roasted chestnuts 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 sprigs fresh thyme Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim bottom of […]

Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Survival Kit – Shimon ApisdorfAn easy-to-use guide for the High Holiday services. Take it to synagogue with you to help understand the prayers before saying them. Appreciate the hidden meaning behind the sounds of the Shofar and gain insights into Yom Kippur as an […]

Apples, Apples, All Year Round: a Celebration of Jewish Holidays by Barbara Bietz and June Sobel “A tour through Jewish holidays, with apples as the lens”– Provided by publisher.   Rachel’s Roses by Ferida Wolff and Margeaux Lucas “In the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the early […]

It’s back-to-school time and as parents, we want to make sure our children get off to a positive start. We’ve asked Jessica Fink, executive  director, Jewish Library of Baltimore to give families book suggestions to help make the transition to new year a little less stressful […]

Recently, Beth H. Goldsmith, former Chair of the Board, went out into the community to meet with experts from The Associated system, who are making sure your kid’s back to school is the best ever. Join Beth as she sits down with Rabbi Aaron Levitt, […]

A Baltimore City resident, Jodie Zisow-McClean was The Macks Center for Jewish Connection’s (formerly the Macks Center for Jewish Education) first LGBTQ Community Connector. Jodie and several other Community Connectors started their two year journey in September 2019, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited […]

Thinking back to my childhood in Boston, I have happy memories of Rosh Hashanah. Yes, shul was longer than usual. But we got to hear the Shofar being blown, and found it hilarious when the Shofar sound didn’t come out right. We’d try to hold […]

How can parents help to ease the transition back to school for kids who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic?  We are only starting to understand the mental health impact that COVID-19 has had on our children, and schools are devoting more resources to […]

In our latest Pull Up A Chair Podcast, we sit down with Ben Snyder, Baltimore County High School teacher who spent two summers teaching English in Israel – an experience that he will remember for the rest of his life.

In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, Linda Miller and her daughter, Karen Singer, share stories of the power of giving back, paying it forward and life on a sheep farm!