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Israeli Violinist Prepares for Concert at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom

3 days ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Congregation Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom will host 18-year-old Israeli violinist Noga Barlev for a concert on May 21 alongside Andrew Stewart, the congregation’s music director. Barlev is a talented violinist, having come to the U.S. previously to participate in the highly regarded Perlman Music Program Summer Music School in New York and is currently a student at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Former Harvard Student, Jewish Activist Shabbos Kestenbaum Speaks at JNF Breakfast

4 days ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Hundreds of Baltimore Jewish community members gathered at Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Pikesville early in the morning on May 8 for a “Unite for Israel” breakfast hosted by Jewish National Fund-USA. They heard from Jewish activist Shabbos Kestenbaum about his experience at Harvard University before, during and since Oct. 7. The breakfast served as a fundraising opportunity for JNF, a vital part of its work to provide for the future of Israel.
Baltimore Cousins Win Trophy at International Jewish Torah Championship

4 days ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Two eighth grade students at Cheder Chabad of Baltimore recently showed off their familial connection and expansive Jewish knowledge, coming away from the international Sefer Hamitzvos competition as Kol HaTorah Kula trophy winners. The two students, Chonon Geisinsky and Mendel Labkowsky, are first cousins and best friends who have been a part of an educational program called Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos – International Championship since fourth grade when they joined together.
Tami Scherr: Pikesville Resident Reflects on Decades of Special Education Experience

4 days ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Tami Scherr’s journey to work in special education started in college, when she met a friend who had cerebral palsy and witnessed all the ways that people with special needs were treated unfairly by society. Scherr decided to pursue a degree in special education at Towson University. She spent the first 23 years of her career working with children with autism at the Kennedy Krieger Institute before becoming a teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools.
Jewish Organizations Rededicate Meyerhoff Teen Commons at Owings Mills JCC

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

In April, 4Front Baltimore, the JCC of Greater Baltimore and The Associated, along with community members, came together at the Owings Mills JCC to celebrate a rededication of the Meyerhoff Teen Commons space following several months of renovation meant to revitalize the home base of the 4Front program. It had been around two decades since the space had last been updated. It needed some changes to improve the design and atmosphere and add adaptability for various groups that will use the space.
B’Yachad Oakland Mills Jewish School Nears Third Year of Columbia Jewish Partnership

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

It’s been almost three years since the first students walked through the doors of B’Yachad Oakland Mills Jewish School, the result of a collaboration between Columbia Jewish Congregation and Kol Nefesh, neighbors in the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center. The school started after the pandemic when Rabbi Michael Hess Webber from CJC and Kol Nefesh spiritual leader Stephanie Weishaar discussed the idea to combine their kids and resources into a program that serves the needs of both communities.
Don’t Close the USSC Office in Jerusalem

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent threat to shutter the office of the U.S. Security Coordinator in Jerusalem would be a reckless move that would endanger both Israeli and Palestinian security. What may appear on the surface as a symbolic or cost-cutting gesture would, in practice, dismantle one of the few functioning mechanisms of cooperation between two sides sliding toward unchecked instability.
102-Year-Old Jewish WWII Veteran Honored by JWV, Local Government

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Jillian Diamond

North Oaks Senior Living, Jewish War Veterans Post 167 and the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad came together on Wednesday, April 30 to recognize a Jewish veteran who went above and beyond in his service to the U.S. during World War II.
Reisterstown Resident George Beneman Retiring after A Half Century at Maryland Public Television

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

George Beneman is set to retire at the end of the month after 58 years working at Maryland Public Television. He is currently the longest-tenured employee at MPT. Beneman was raised in a Reform Jewish home, and the arts always drew his attention and were a major part of his life growing up before he got an education in television and eventually joined the station. He never looked back. Beneman holds an impressive resume as an award-winning director and production manager.
Longtime Baltimore Hebrew Executive Director Jo Ann Windman to Retire

1 week ago | jewishtimes.com | Braden Hamelin

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation members came together to say goodbye to longtime executive director Jo Ann Windman on April 25 during their annual meeting, celebrating the nearly four decades of service Windman has given the congregation. Serving as executive director of the large congregation since 2005, Windman has become a pillar of the BHC community for two decades, working tirelessly to meet the various needs of congregants and keep the building in top condition. “I gave it every effort.