Kol Habirah - February 2017

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CONNECTING THE DC, MD, & VA JEWISH COMMUNITY

State Representatives Address Local Concerns at Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day By Kol HaBirah Staff

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ANNAPOLIS (Md.) –– This year’s Maryland Jewish Advocacy

Day drew over 250 participants to Annapolis to speak with their representatives about legislation important to the Jewish commu-

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ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHTS

Sulam: Teaching a Child According to His or Her Way By Barbara Trainin Blank Currently housed at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, Sulam is the only program of its kind in the Capital region offering support for

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Sulam upper school students Emuna S. and Jessica W. hugging it out. (PHOTOGRAPHY BY MOSHE ZUSMAN PHOTOGRAPHY)

Inclusion Means Opportunities to Give Back to the Community, Too Many of the District 19 attendees, including Benham Dayanim, Delegate Kramer, Senator Manno, Berman students, Delegate Cullison, Jennifer Zuckerman, Ira Unger, and Fred Shapiro PHOTO CREDIT: JCRC

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Northern Virginia: Gesher Jewish Day School & Chalav Yisrael Milk

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By Suzanne Pollak On Wednesdays, Melissa Sachs learns Hebrew at the Bender Jewish Community Center in Rockville, Maryland. On Thursdays, she works as a

stock associate at AC Moore, an arts and crafts store. On Fridays, she cleans bathrooms at Staples. “Mondays and Tuesdays are my relaxing days,” said Sachs.

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT At Sunflower Bakery, Cookies Can Lead to Careers for Young Adults with Learning Differences By Natasha Nadel

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Chaya during her Pastry Arts rotation at Café Sunflower. (PHOTO CREDIT: DEBBIE UNGER PHOTOGRAPHY)

Shall We Wake the President?

Yosef Trumpledor: The Disabled Zionist Hero

UMD Hillel's visit to Las Vegas

Jake Turx & Kol Habirah in the White House

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Rib Eye is Now Rib Eye Aryeh Goldschein

3min
page 69

Young Professionals Spotlight: Shoshannah Belzer Batya Carl

9min
pages 70-72

This Wine Costs What? Joshua E. London

8min
pages 59-60

Deep Dish Fran Kritz

2min
page 58

Israeli-Style Chocolate Orange Tart Shushy Turin

3min
page 55

When Education and Athletics Converge: A Coach's Vantage Point Brett Kugler

4min
page 54

Therapists are Human: The Experience of Guilt from a Therapist's Viewpoint Jonathan Lasson

8min
pages 49-50

Lessons from Yitro: Priorities Stephan and Meera Miller

6min
page 43

Maintaining Balance and Equilibrium in Turbulent Times Simeon Pollock

5min
pages 51-52

A Clinical Psychologist's Tips for Creating Safe Schools Dahlia Topolosky

6min
pages 45-47

"Good Shabbos to You!" Deborah Scheinberg

16min
pages 35-37

Hashem's Hidden Gems Rabbi Sholom Hoffman

8min
page 33

My Safta: How Her Faltering Memory Taught Me Lessons in Life Bari Perlmutter

7min
page 34

Congregation Beth El Hosts Panel Discussion About Inclusive Employment Kol Habirah Staff

7min
page 32

Fifth-Graders Can Win Free Trees for their School in Arbor Day Poster Contest Kol HaBirah Staff State Representatives Address Local Concerns at Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day Kol HaBirah Staff 1,15

9min
pages 14-17

Jewish Orgs: Philanthropy will not be enough without Medicaid and ADA Suzanne Pollak

5min
page 29

Lieberman Family Brings Leading Modern Orthodox Think to Beth Sholom Sarah Antine

6min
page 21

Friendship Circle Marathon in Miami Natasha Nadel

6min
page 31

Maryland Students Travel to Las Vegas for Service Trip Ben Bryer

4min
page 12

Beyond the Mitzvah: Open Up Your Circle of Friends Yael Zelinger

6min
pages 22-24
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