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You’re originally from Los Angeles. How did you end up in Baltimore? My journey to Baltimore began when one of Yanky’s best friends married a friend of mine from LA, and they set us up. At the time, I was working for Aish HaTorah in […]

“4Front provides so many different ways for students to really stay connected to Judaism while exploring what they enjoy,” he says. 4Front, he adds, made him realize that he wanted to continue his Jewish journey in college and beyond. At the University of Maryland, College […]

Yanky Schorr wraps up this latest season of Mensches in Cars Getting Coffee with a dear friend and the 2024 Carole Sibel Outstanding Fundraising Achievement Award Winner, Searle Mitnick.

“There were smashed watermelons left in the yard. A note slipped under the doormat. I think the first line was, ‘When you die, I hope you never know peace.’ I immediately just ripped it off and threw it in the trash.” Sadly, this wasn’t new. […]

Education is at the heart of their giving, both in time and dollars. “The next generation of Jewish leaders will emerge only if we invest in their education,” Aaron says. “Everything from day school to summer camps to youth programs like NCSY and CTeen has […]

The day after October 7, the family left for a friend’s home near Eilat. “I began having outbursts at my kids for no reason. I was depressed. I knew I had to do something.” While Elana had struggled with postpartum symptoms for some time, she […]

Inspired by the experience, she began incorporating curriculum into her classroom and taking students to Lessons of the Shoah, co-sponsored by the BJC and the Klein Family Foundation.  Held at the John Carroll High School in Bel Air, this annual event brings together high schoolers […]

Rob looks back on his journey, everything he does and how belonging to a community, especially the Jewish community, played a critical part. And community is just what got him involved with The Associated a couple of years ago. Joining The Associated’s Real-Estate Industry Group […]

We sat down with Cameron Fields, a Hopkins Hillel student, to learn how much Hillel defined her Hopkins experience and what a day in the life is for this busy college senior.

For my family and nearly one million other Jews born in the Middle East or North Africa (MENA), they were most certainly both. Growing up, this dichotomy was stark. In response to the question, “Where are you from?” I developed some standard language to ensure […]