Simone Ellin

2 days ago | jmoreliving.com | Simone Ellin

There’s a long-standing tradition at Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills. In their junior year, high school students are asked to complete a “passion project,” unrelated to their studies, that they would like to explore in depth. When it was her time to choose a project, Baltimore County resident Ava K. Perlin didn’t hesitate. She knew right away she wanted to focus on her younger sister, Millie, who lives with Down syndrome.

1 week ago | jmoreliving.com | Simone Ellin

Community leader Harel Turkel talks about why he joined Jmore’s board of directors. When the community calls, Harel Turkel always picks up. Not only is Turkel a member of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s board of directors and board of governors, he is also current co-chair of The Associated’s Israel and Global Initiatives Task Force, immediate past president of Jewish Community Services, vice chair of development for LifeBridge Health and a Sinai Hospital board member.

1 month ago | jmoreliving.com | Simone Ellin

Amy L. Bernstein can pinpoint the exact moment when she decided to stop letting the clutches of doubt interfere with her dreams. At the time, Bernstein was employed by the federal government and feeling exhausted and unhappy. “I was commuting by train from Baltimore to D.C., and one day I almost crossed the platform to take the train to New York to play hooky,” she recalls. “My longing not go to work and step out of my life was so deep and profound. I realized, this can’t go on.

1 month ago | jmoreliving.com | Simone Ellin

In an era when the typical job tenure of a Gen Z or Millennial employee is less than three years, Maryland Public Television bids farewell to a pair of Jewish stalwarts with more than eight decades of experience between them. This spring, Larry D. Unger, MPT’s president and CEO who has been with the PBS affiliate for 30 years, and George R. Beneman II, who has worked at MPT for more than a half-century, will retire from their positions. Steven J.

1 month ago | jmoreliving.com | Simone Ellin

You might say bar mitzvah-to-be Micah Selinger is a triple threat. His mitzvah project, a requirement for his rite of passage at Columbia’s Beth Shalom Congregation this summer, has three different components — each substantial in their own right. The idea for his project came to Micah, a violinist, while attending one of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s “Recovered Voices” concerts.