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Tell us about yourself?

First and foremost, I’m a wife & mommy. My family is everything to me, b’H. My husband Yehuda, (the musician doctor) is the organized side to my brain and without him I would be lost. As a kid, I wanted to be a journalist, but when I took the career test in Bais Yaakov it came back stating I would most likely be a flight attendant. That definitely didn’t happen (See kids, these tests mean nothing!). I went to Sharfman’s seminary for two amazing years. I still love journalism, and enjoy writing for many frum publications, including this one!

Where did you grow up?

I was born in Chicago. Our family moved to Baltimore when I was 6, when my father got his first job as a physician at Johns Hopkins and have been here ever since!

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Michelle Mond

Cicadas.... and, without sounding cliche, the people. We are so lucky to be part of such an ehrlich and nice town. I also love how united we are as a community. When there is a need for something it seems as though our entire community comes together to make it happen. We are a super “with it” out of town community with all of the luxuries of a big city, with a small town feel. Every time I convince single guys to date Baltimore girls, they are blown away by our close knit Baltimore community the warmth it exudes.

What local organizations have you been involved with?

I have been involved with the Shidduch Center of Baltimore for the past seven years, since its inception.

How did you become a shadchan?

Becoming a shadchan is not something I had planned. But being a single out of town girl in shidduchim taught me a lot about what was sorely needed in the shidduch system, mainly regular everyday people looking out for others. Dependence on one or two overloaded shadchanim was ineffective, so shortly after getting married, I sought to fill the void.

It started with setting up friends, then creating a network of women who all contributed by adding one guy they knew well. We shared the document among all the women who contributed. A few shidduchim were made through my network and as time went on, I joined project NASI ,who had started an incentive program for everyday people who set up singles. From there, Shidduch Center was created.

Tell us about Edelweiss?

I’d love to! Edelweiss is a large Kosher Vacation Rental we started in Baltimore, MD. It is a spacious, beautiful property in the woods, perfect for vacations, getaways, reunions, and hosting family together for simchas. As a family we have always been vacation rental patrons, preferring a home rental with a kitchen, living areas, etc. For years we’ve felt there was need for a kosher rental in Baltimore, but when Covid hit it became a necessity for families to have a large place to share when coming to town for simchas. Additionally, vacationing close to home became an opportunity sorely needed for many. With my husband Yehuda, who spearheaded the effort, we worked on creating this vision and it shortly became a reality, thanks to all of our incredible guests thus far. When you rent Edelweiss you get the entire property to yourself. Venturing over a bridge and through the woods (literally!) you would never know you were still in Baltimore, aside from the fact that you can get all your favorite kosher food delivered. When you rent Edelweiss you have everything you could possibly need for a relaxing kosher getaway experience.

Our ameneties include: a fully kosher kitchen with two separate areas for milchig and fleishig. Edelweiss provides everything from tea lights to shabbos lamps, cholent pots to electric hot plates, havdalah set, kiddush cup, seforim,and so much more. Edelweiss is a minute up the road from Ateres Elka simcha Hall making it a perfect place to host your out of town guests. When you embark upon the property, we aim for it to be quite the experience, personalizing it for your specific group. Edelweiss is decked out with a huge gourmet kosher kitchen, stocked coffee bar, S’mores and Snack packages, large dining room, large game room, pool table, theater, game lounge, large furnished lit up deck, BBQ, Fire Pit, architectural fish pond with waterfalls, large bedrooms complete with cozy linen, soft towels, a jacuzzi and more, all overlooking the woods and pond. Don’t take our word for it, check out our google reviews or even better, book a stay yourself!

Email us at EdelweissKosherRental@Gmail.com or Call/Whatsapp at 443.540.4337. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Anything else you’d like to share with our 10,000+ cover to cover readers?

I just want to take the opportunity to show appreciation to our entire community for coming so far in such a difficult year amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. You are all amazing and so so appreciated, and deserve a gold medal. May we only share in simchos and closeness as a community!