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Pikesville resident and real estate developer Michael Greenebaum is the co-founder of the Maryland Half Marathon & 5K in the Howard County community of Maple Lawn. (Courtesy photo)
The Greenebaums were noted Baltmore philanthropists and community leaders.
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"Secret No More" author and Baltimore native Lisa Hillman is shown here with her son, Jacob (middle), and husband, Richard.
“Stay emotionally close to your child,” advises “Secret No More” author Lisa Hillman.
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Mike Schneider, director of Beth Tfiloh Camps, stands at the summer camp's challenge course. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
“There’s nothing that compares to camps,” Michael Schneider says. “You help kids grow. You help young adults grow. You’re teaching people how to care for others. You’re mentoring them. You get to see the impact daily – hourly.”
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Rabbi Capers Funnye, left, and Martha Leah Williams, at the Jewish Africa Conference in New York, Jan. 29, 2019. (Josefin Dolsten)
The conference, hosted by the American Sephardi Federation and the Morocco-based Association Mimouna, is noteworthy because it included speakers from emerging Jewish communities in Africa.
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Adrienne Gold: “Jewish women have an energy that is extraordinary, and when you are engaged spiritually, I find you are a happier and more fulfilled as a human being.” (Provided Photo)
The March 5 event aims to bring together Jewish women of all backgrounds for a night to discuss self-empowerment and wellness.
Read MoreJack Sacco believes his father’s story of liberating Dachau is a tale of humanity and perseverance.
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Lovely Day: In 2019, Harrison Fribush (far right) performs on drums with choir members of Krieger Schechter Day School and Cardinal Shehan School. (File photo by Steve Ruark)
“Music matters, and music education makes an impact on our lives,” said Harrison.
Read More“I hope that tonight’s program also affirms the strength and resilience of the human spirit and our ability to begin anew at any stage of our lives.”–Rabbi Dana Saroken
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The Steinsaltz Humash includes a mix of translation and commentary, as well as illustrations, drawings, maps and photos. (Ben Sales)
In 2009, Koren Publishers Jerusalem, an Israeli label, published a competing Hebrew-English prayer book with commentary by Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom. Now another prayer book has entered the fray.
Read MoreChavruta is a method used by Talmud scholars in which pairs of students debate and ask one another questions based on ancient rabbinic texts.
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OrCam’s MyEye technology is wireless, lightweight and employs a magnet to clip to the frame of eyeglasses. It is a self-contained unit, working independently of the Internet, a smartphone or wireless connection. (Photo from orcam.com)
The Maryland/Israel Development Center will present a talk by Mark A. Riccobono of the Baltimore-based National Federation of the Blind.
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