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Currently training over 3,000 educators and community leaders annually, Matan aims to make a difference by creating inclusive programming for children with special needs and others not participating in Jewish life.
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Randi Alper Pupkin, founder and outgoing executive director of Art with a Heart: "We just took this leap of faith and opened a store.” (Provided photo)
“The Heart of Baltimore” is an eight-by-six-foot mosaic that will be installed for permanent display Sept. 1 downtown on Pratt Street, between Charles and Hanover streets.
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Pikesville High School's "It's Academic" team: (bottom row, left to right) Jacob Lane, team captain Ben Matz and Ryan Kornblit. At top are the team's coach since 2016, social studies teacher Ethan Goodman, and PHS Principal Sandra Reid. (Provided photo).
Pikesville seniors Ben Matz, Ryan Kornblit and and Jacob Lane fell just one question short of winning the local TV quiz show for high school students.
Read MoreThe new combined organization will be called Hazon, with Pearlstone serving as the national headquarters.
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Jill Caplan-Silverman now
believes “there is definitely a time
and place for virtual instruction to
be part of the dynamic of teaching.” (Photo by David Stuck)
Educator Jill Caplan-Silverman learned how to up her game during the pandemic.
Read MoreKrieger Schechter Day School Head of School Rabbi Moshe Schwartz and Principal Dr. Robyn Blum look back on how KSDS navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on hearing multiple perspectives and voices at every stage and other Jewish values.
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Rivka Nissel, right, works with a client during a mental health counseling session at the Jewish Board's Seymour Askin Clinic in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, N.Y. (Kate Lord via JTA)
Mental health problems have soared during the pandemic, especially among the young. In New York, four Jewish organizations are participating in a program called Partners in Caring to bring mental health services to students and their families in Jewish day schools and yeshivot.
Read MoreThe day school for girls went on lockdown after nine gunshots were reportedly fired nearby.
Read MoreSunday’s game marked the first time that Beth Tfiloh played in the girls lacrosse finals.
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The Mourner's Kaddish will be recited for George Floyd at the Jewish People of Color National Shabbaton. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
The Jewish People of Color National Shabbaton, a landmark gathering from May 14-16, will include a recitation of the Mourner’s Kaddish for George Floyd.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, Baltimore area Jewish congregations and organizations will come together virtually to observe the holiday of Shavuot.
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