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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
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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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Laurie Wexler, co-founder and executive director of Sunflower Bakery, had volunteered Thumbs Up for Friendship
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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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