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10 Things to Know About Jody Harburger  Image

10 Things to Know About Jody Harburger 

Over the next 40 plus years, he worked in seven different communities. His career spanned from Youth director to Camp director to Campaign director (St. Louis) to Capital Campaign Director (Dallas) to Executive Director for multiple federations. His last posting was in Washington, D.C. as […]

Meet Duke Zimmerman  Image

Meet Duke Zimmerman 

His family was in the poster business for four generations, and he is writing a coffee table book about the family and their posters with his daughter Lori Gale.  “My grandfather, Norman I. Shapiro, started a small printing business in his basement with a little […]

Jeanie Goldstein: Excelling as a Leader, Advocate and Parent  Image

Jeanie Goldstein: Excelling as a Leader, Advocate and Parent 

Judaism: The Foundation Of It All  Growing up in Jewish Baltimore gave Jeanie an incredible sense of community and cultural appreciation from a young age. Knowing that she was surrounded by Jewish people and spaces instilled a sense of pride for both her and her […]

Jewish Community Service is Addressing Mental Health Image

Jewish Community Service is Addressing Mental Health

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one to five Americans experience some sort of mental illness. Mental Health does not discriminate. It affects everyone regardless of demographic. And that is why The Associated’s Jewish Community Services (JCS) works tirelessly to improve the lives […]

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Making Passover Special

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 […]

Baltimore Jewish Community Shares Passover Recipes  Image

Baltimore Jewish Community Shares Passover Recipes 

Looking for something new to spice up your Passover holiday? We asked our community members for some of their favorite recipes for the holiday, and here are some delicious sides and desserts they shared.  Desserts  Jordan Halle’s Chocolate Toffee Matzah Crack  Ingredients: Instructions: *For a […]

Raising a Child Jewishly | Jen and Jake Lieberman Image

Raising a Child Jewishly | Jen and Jake Lieberman

Jake and I both grew up in Jewish households, which really impacted our Jewish identities. We grew up going to Hebrew school, spending summers at Jewish overnight camps, becoming a bar/bat mitzvah and celebrating every Jewish holiday with our loved ones. We also both went […]

Harry Greenstein Award Winners: Harel Turkel and Rebecca Fruman  Image

Harry Greenstein Award Winners: Harel Turkel and Rebecca Fruman 

What is it like to be recognized for your accomplishments? Harel Turkel and Rebecca Fruman, The Associated’s Harry Greenstein Award winners, talk about the honor, share thoughts on their next steps and tell us a little bit about themselves we may not know.  How did […]