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Claudia Chappel-Winelander: "People were coming over all the time the first couple of weeks. My doorbell was ringing so much it made my dogs very nervous,” (Provided photo)
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, Claudia Chappel-Winelander has sold more than $21,000 worth of bracelets, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
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Survivors of the Nova festival massacre participate in trance therapy as part of a trauma recovery program at Kibbutz Hazorea in northern Israel. (Photo by Larry Luxner via JTA)
The Israeli nonprofit Free Spirit has repurposed its trauma treatment program to help survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.
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Mandy Snyder: "This is an opportunity of a lifetime to make a mark in Baltimore, the city I've called home for over 10 years." (Provided photo)
A Columbia native who lives in Baltimore, Snyder previously worked for Junior Achievement of Central Maryland.
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In a 2008 Baltimore Sun profile, Lonnie Shorr said, "I was always the class clown." (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)
Shorr, who grew up in Reservoir Hill and attended City College, was a familiar face on TV programs and game shows in the late 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
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Soulful Serenaders: The band Acoustic Soul performs a selection of spiritual and inspirational tunes at the Gordon Center. (Left to right) Zevi Daniel, Eli Cohen, Moishe Abramson and Matt Schoenfeld. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
“The Braided Candle” featured spiritual music by the band Acoustic Soul and words of inspiration by Rabbis Andrew Busch and Shmuel Silber.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears: The final total of Beth El's "We Move for Israel" challenge was 8,313 miles reported by 178 participants from around the nation, resulting in a donation of $8,313 to The Associated's Israel Emergency Fund. (Photos provided by Beth El Congregation)
“We Move for Israel” raised more than $8,000 for The Associated’s Israel Emergency Fund.
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Ettie Berkovitch Goldstein: “So many people in this country want to do something [to help Israeli soldiers]. It makes them feel good to make something and to help. They feel part of it all, which they are.” (Provided photo)
Ettie Berkovitch Goldstein started Operation Kovah a month ago to help keep Israeli soldiers warm, and the response around the nation has been overwhelming.
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Jason Pressberg: “It’s very exciting to now be tasked with being the person to reach out to the Baltimore and Greater Washington Jewish communities and beyond, to educate them on the impact they can have on Israel.” (Provided photo)
In his new role, Pressberg, a Silver Spring resident, hopes to develop partnerships between local Jewish groups and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Rabbi Shmuel Silber of Suburban Orthodox-Toras Chaim: "The perpetrators of these acts think they can scare us and weaken us. What's incredible is that it has the opposite effect. It galvanizes us. It reinforces our resolve." (Staff photo)
Leaders of the neighboring Pikesville congregations remain steadfast in their right to express solidarity with the Jewish state and Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Read MoreBHC and Baltimore Jewish Council leaders will discuss the recurrence of property destruction at a press conference this afternoon.
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The BZD delegation recently met with Rami Davidian (center), an Israeli farmer who saved an estimated 750 lives at the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7 in Israel. (Provided photo)
A recent Baltimore Zionist District mission to Israel reminded Laurie Edelman Goodwin about always speaking out against injustice.
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