Letter from Kehilas Bais Dovid of Summit Park Announcing the Appointment of the Dynamic Rabbi Shlomo Weiss as Mara D’ Asra
Yonah Pollack / Public Communications Liaison: Bais Medrash of Summit Park, Bais David I am both humbled and honored by the opportunity to represent Kehillas Beis David through this communique, but more importantly, I am optimistic about our future with the path ahead brightly lit, and a Rav to guide us as we blaze new […]
Back-to-School with Jewish Educational Services and SHEMESH (JES)
Do you ever wonder what educators do over their summer break? Go on trips to exotic locales? Take leisurely walks? Read novels? Put their houses in order? Guess again!! Most of the educators we spoke to spend a good deal of their summer getting ready for the new school year. In addition to preparing new […]
Tooting Their Own Horns-Starting the New Year Off With a Mitzvah and Giving the Term “Hearing” Shofar a Whole New Meaning!
Beginning at the end of August 2023, The Chesed Fund & Project Ezra once again offered four free classes and free shofars to those who attended, to learn how to blow shofar for our community. While only one class was required to learn how to blow shofar correctly, Rabbi Efraim Horowitz, generously made himself available […]
Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Ushers in the New Year with a Joyful and Creative ‘Moms Night Out’ in Silver Spring
BJLife Newsroom Moms Night out – Silver Spring! Chai Lifeline Mid Atlantic launched the new year in Silver Spring with a beautiful evening out for our incredible mothers! Thank you Marc and Yael Azran for graciously opening your home to host our event and to Eeta Travis of Art by Eeta for leading us in […]
The Associated Appoints Andrew Cushnir as New President & CEO
BJLife Newsroom The Board of Governors of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, a leading Baltimore nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and nurturing Jewish life in Greater Baltimore, Israel and around the world, voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Andrew Cushnir as its new President and CEO. Cushnir will be succeeding Marc B. Terrill […]
Local Community Organizations Among Recipients of Maryland Emergency Management Agency’s $15.9 Million Security Grant
BJLife Newsroom The Maryland Emergency Management Agency hosted a media briefing on September 8, 2023 to unveil the beneficiaries for Fiscal Year 2023 of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. A fund of $15.9 million had been secured by Maryland’s Congressional Representatives to assist 118 religious institutions and nonprofit groups across the state. This initiative was […]
Dougie’s wins “Clothier Trophy” and Championship title of 2023 “JCNSL by Tripping Kosher Season
On Sunday evening, August 20th, the exciting JCNSL post-season took place on the “Web Interactive Technologies” fields in Reisterstown, MD. The top four teams from the regular season (Dougie’s, Pricebusters, Alcove Closets, and Donny Anrki Architects) arrived early and ready to play, decked out in their dapper uniforms, sponsored by “Stutman Chiropractic.” Though weather had […]
“Longevity Literacy” in the Torah World
We are living in a time of increased average life expectancy. Advancements in healthcare, improved living conditions, better nutrition, and medical breakthroughs have all contributed to this increase. According to recent statistics, a 65-year-old man in the United States will live on average close to another 20 years! In the financial planning realm, there has […]
Introducing Binyan Yisroel and an Update on JEWELS within Bais Yaakov
BJLife Newsroom BINYAN YISROEL AND BAIS YAAKOV Our community is blessed with many organizations to help families in various ways. Children with Learning Disabilities present a unique dilemma for many families. Indeed, the child may seem typical in their social perceptiveness, emotional development, and maturity. Yet, the disability often only reveals itself once the child […]
JLIC: The Jewish Learning Initiative On
Campus Welcomes Rabbi Moshe And Saara Moskowitz As JLIC Directors At Johns Hopkins University BJLife Newsroom We are excited to welcome Rabbi Moshe and Saara Moskowitz as JLIC Directors at Johns Hopkins University. R’ Moshe and Saara come to JLIC at Johns Hopkins University from Providence, RI where they have each spent over a decade […]