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By Amy Steinberg, program coordinator of Community Engagement & Partnerships at Jewish Community Services and  Michelle Goldberg, senior manager for Community Engagement & Partnership at Jewish Community Services Dementia isn’t a single disease but a broad term describing symptoms, including memory loss, language difficulties and challenges with […]

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

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 […]

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.

In the three months since I started as CEO I have been asked about one issue facing our community more than any other — what is The Associated doing to deal with the surge in antisemitism confronting our college and high school students? We share […]

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 […]

Adrian Maydanich is proud of his Jewish identity. He comes from a Reform household. He attends a local Modern Orthodox school. And the blending of the two gives him a unique Jewish upbringing, one that he is glad to have. All of this culminates in […]

Marci Elkin is a member of the Jewish Grandparents Network Baltimore, a local program that is managed in partnership with the Jewish Community Center, an agency of The Associated. We sat down with Marci to chat about why she joined this program, and what it […]

This year, as we gather around the Passover table with family and friends, we encourage you to include some personal touches in your Seder. Incorporate questions that integrate the Passover themes with your Jewish values. Check out some new Haggadahs. Or make your Passover table […]