613 Seconds with Rabbi Elchonon Chaikin, CEO of Cheder Chabad.

BJH: I’m here today with Rabbi Elchonon Chaikin, CEO of Cheder Chabad in Baltimore, ”  Rabbi Chaikin, welcome to the interview! R’ Chaikin:  Great to be here! BJH: OK, let’s get right to it.  I understand you came on board at  Cheder Chabad recently, is that right? R’ Chaikin:   Yes, I joined two years […]

Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Learning Center

Bais Yaakov of Baltimore is known as a big school with a personal touch.  Here we spotlight Bais Yaakov’s Learning Centers, which are currently servicing over 150 students in Bais Yaakov’s three divisions. What is the role of the Learning Centers? Miss Penina Goldstein, Special Education Coordinator, BY Elementary School:  We support students with diagnosed […]

613 Seconds with Rabbi Hillel Eisenberg

BJH:  Tell us a little about yourself, where are you from? RHE: I’m originally from Rochester, New York, a small, little snowy town up north near polar bears and penguins. I grew up there and at 13 years old I was shipped out to Baltimore. I went to Ner Israel for eight years. I then […]

613 Seconds with Raizel “Rae” Zweig

BJH: Tell us a little about yourself.RZ: My family and I moved to Baltimore 7 years ago, and we love living here! The community is warm and inviting; we feel like we have been here forever!I started my working life as a special education teacher but I was always fascinated by real estate. A few […]

613 Seconds with Jaclyn Sova, Founder of BG Cubed

BJH: Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, and what brought you to Baltimore? JS: My name is Jaclyn Sova, and I’m originally from New York. I moved to Baltimore a few years after I got married. Initially, we thought it would be short term for my husband’s residency, but we ended […]

Baruch “Barry” Rosenbluth

Tell us about yourself, where are you from? My name is Baruch “Barry” Rosenbluth, I am 28 years old, born and raised in Baltimore and I am the general manager at Tov Pizza. Tell us about your family? My parents are Ronnie and Sandy Rosenbluth, I am the youngest in my family. I have 2 […]

Niv Fishbein, Local Entrepreneur

Tell us about yourself, where are you from? What’s your background? I am from Los Angeles, CA and my parents are from Israel & Argentina. I went to school at Shalhevet HS, Yeshivat Reishit, and then YU, where I graduated with a general business degree. I moved to Baltimore from New York after my marriage […]

Rabbi Dan Roth

Where are you from? What’s your background? I’m a regular yeshiva kollel guy from London. After Kerem B’Yavneh in Israel, I moved onto the Mir. Before creating Torah Live, I had no professional background in animation, video, technology — I got into it unusually. Tell us the story behind Torah Live and what motivated you […]