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Jessica grew up in a small university town in Northern California. With few Jewish families in the area, her father, a biochemist by profession, also served as the synagogue’s cantor for most holidays and life cycle events. For Jessica, Jewish identity wasn’t just something you […]

For 20 years, the Baltimore Diller Teen Fellows program has been shaping the next generation of Jewish leaders, bringing together high school students from Baltimore and Israel for a year of leadership development, community service and deep, meaningful connection. Diller empowers teens to explore their […]

What does all this mean?  As a premier center for global commerce, offering world class medical, education systems and more, Maryland is a great place for Israeli businesses to prosper and grow. Bordering Washington, D.C. and home to many federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the Food and […]

We also tasted whiskey and star gazed (more of the former than the latter) inside of the Mitzpe Ramon “maktesh” (translated as crater, but it was created by erosion). Another amazing evening included a cooking class dinner in the Ha Carmel market in Tel Aviv […]

Yael and Leora share how Partners Baltimore sparked a friendship that continues to grow. 

The Associated’s volunteer mission to Israel helped two first-time visitors Scott and Jillian connect with Israel and its people.

Baltimore born and community raised, Esther Shapiro has a knack for turning curiosity into connection.

The Seaside Community Center in Ashkelon officially opens, welcoming people from Ashkelon and residents from neighboring communities.

Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Odesa, the country’s largest port city, has come under some of its heaviest attacks yet. In recent weeks, our partner city of Odesa has faced an intensified wave of drone and missile attacks, damaging homes, ports […]

Yanky Schorr wraps up this latest season of Mensches in Cars Getting Coffee with the 2025 Carole Sibel Outstanding Fundraising Achievement Award Winner, Sharan Kushner.