Rooted In Purpose: 613 Seconds With Yisroel & Malka Weiser, New Directors At Shoresh
BJH: So, San Diego to Baltimore? What inspired this move? Can you introduce yourselves and how your journey with Shoresh began? Yisroel Weiser: In a word, it’s Shoresh. The meaning of the word, roots, reflects what drew us here, along with the incredible organization Rabbi Finkelstein built. I’m Yisroel, and together with my wife, Malka, […]
STAR-K Hosts Or Haner Campers From Mexico And Panama
By: STAR-K/Margie Pensak The When I walked into the STAR-K conference room on Wednesday, December 24, it resembled more of a party than a shiur. An array of colorful cans of soda and candy was scattered on the conference table. The 45 girls from Mexico and Panama, who happily chatted in Spanish while awaiting their […]
JEP Girls Of Maryland Hosts Annual Pre-Purim Carnival
Families from across the Jewish community gathered on Sunday for the much-anticipated annual JEP Purim Carnival. With over 200 attendees, the carnival attracted people of all ages in their Purim best with costumes ranging from the traditional Queen Esther to sports players and superheroes. Children eagerly dashed from one booth to the next and enjoyed […]
613 Seconds with Rabbi Asher Stein of Shoresh
Tell us a little about yourself and your background. I have been employed as a rebbe in the middle school at the Beth Tfiloh Community Day School for the past 25 years. My wife and I have raised five children, and thank God have a number of grandchildren. I have also worked at Camp Shoresh […]
Rabbi Ari Koretzky, Executive Director, MEOR Maryland
BJH: Tell us about yourself. Where are you from?Rabbi Ari Koretzky: I grew up in Baltimore and attended Beth Tfiloh from nursery through 12th grade. After that, I spent three years in Israel, then went to Ner Israel, while simultaneously earning a Master’s in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Hopkins. While at Ner, I slowly helped […]