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Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin will co-pilot a free, three-week online program to train community members to “serve as spiritual companions who can ‘walk with’ friends as they navigate the normal hard times of life."
With the coronavirus outbreak, a new program by a pair of veteran Jewish professionals aims to fill in void caused by social distancing.
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How will the coronavirus pandemic affect your Passover seder this year? (Photo by Amanda Krotki, Jmore)
Seder participants will likely need to be creative in their celebrations of the festival during the pandemic.
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Owings Mills residents Ida and Abraham Yaker hold their wedding cake topper from January of 1944. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
A World War II veteran and Owings Mills resident, Abraham Yaker was married to the former Ida Girshin for 76 years.
Read MoreThe Havens family say they moved to Baltimore to be part of its thriving Jewish community.
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In 2020, Gil Abramson high-fives his granddaughter during a grandparenting event in Pikesville presented by the Macks Center for Jewish Education. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
With Saba-ba: Grandparents on the Go, The Macks Center for Jewish Education is providing grandparents and grandchildren a unique opportunity to interact and bond.
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Two policemen stand guard outside a hotel in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
An Israeli father chronicles on social media his family’s difficult situation in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.
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When talking to children about death and dying, “it’s important to be honest within the developmental limits of the person,” says Jewish Community Services clinician and grief counselor Donna Kane. (Photo by Evan Cohen)
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Sol Levinson & Bros. funeral home., the Mitchell David Center for Hope and Healing, and Jewish Community Services are teaming up for a special program to help parents learn how to talk to their children about grief and loss.
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A scene from the award-winning documentary "Zero Weeks," which will be presented on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19, at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. (Provided photo)
Jews United for Justice and other local Jewish groups examine the issue of paid family and medical leave in Maryland.
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Sarah Hurwitz: "I want to urge Jews to reclaim our tradition because I so strongly believe we still have something to say to the world." (File photo)
The former Obama speechwriter and author served as the keynote speaker at the Soul Center gala on Jan. 16
Read MoreDeborah J. Schwartz of Jewish Community Services offers tips for members of the “Sandwich Generation,” middle-age individuals juggling the needs of their aging parents while also tending to their own children.
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Lisa Weisman Zajdel and her children were among the volunteers who came to "Mitzvah Day" in 2019. (Photo provided by The Associated)
Among the volunteer activities at the annual Christmas time gathering were making winter care packages for the homeless and greeting cards for veterans.
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