MONFRED
On January 3, 2014, JAY HOWARD, husband of Marsha (nee Bressler); father of Wendy (George) Batease and Richard (Leslie) Monfred; father of Celia Goldman and Sarra (Jeff) Golden; grandfather of Ashley...
View ArticlePsagot Criminals Captured
Two Arab men responsible for the Oct. 5 attacking and stabbing of an Israeli girl in Psagot were arrested by Israeli Police and Shabak, the army announced Sunday. Abdallah Shahadeh Abu Kabitah, 22, and...
View ArticleLive Intentional. Live Local.
Bird River Oasis, Middle River (forming) Catholic Worker Community, Silver Spring (forming) Co-op Housing University of Maryland, College Park Eastern Village Cohousing, Silver Spring Fiopa...
View ArticleDefining Intentionality
• Agricultural communities: Communities promoting living on (and off of) the land. • Co-housing: Old-fashioned neighborhoods that bring together the value of private homes with the benefits of more...
View ArticleGildenhorn Announces Scholarship
The Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies at the University of Maryland is pleased to award the Gildenhorn Family Scholarship to Michelle Thomas. Thomas is a junior who is pursuing a...
View ArticleCovered-Up Israel Ruffles Westfield Shoppers
A huge floor-to-ceiling map at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Wheaton was taken down Monday, following complaints that it depicted a distorted version of the Middle East: omitting Israel while...
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A Christian Awakening
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Orthodox priest Rev. Gabriel Naddaf in Jerusalem. Naddaf advocates on behalf of integration by Arab Christians, or Arab-speaking Christian...
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Purpose-Built
Americans are far more socially isolated today than they were more than two decades ago, according to research funded in 2006 by the National Science Foundation. A quarter of Americans said they have...
View ArticleOBERFELD
On January 7, 2014, LEWIS “LARRY,” cherished husband of Joanie Oberfeld (nee Levine); devoted son of the late Sy and Sophie Oberfeld; beloved daddy of Puddum Pie-Poo; loving brother of Edith (Louis)...
View ArticleLANDSMAN
On January 7, 2014, IRVIN, beloved husband of the late Adele Landsman (nee Axelrod); loving father of Jack Landsman and Brenda (Bob) Larson; devoted brother of the late Harry, Frank and Morris...
View ArticleSTEINBERG
On January 7, 2014, LILLIAN, beloved sister of Shirley Nussbaum and the late Benjamin and Jerome Steinberg; dear sister-in-law of Esther Steinberg; loving aunt of Michael, Denise, Marla, Sharon, Debbie...
View ArticleBLOOM
On January 8, 2014, BESSIE “BESS” (nee Kurfeerst), beloved wife of the late Albert Bloom; loving mother of Barry Bloom (Susan Cohen), Marcia (Jerald) Rothstein and Marilyn (Rafi) Zvili; devoted sister...
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Boston Area Teenager Missing
MISSING: Caleb Jacoby,age 16 – 5’11”, 140lbs.,light complexion Caleb Jacoby, an 11th grader at the Maimonides School in Brookline, Mass., has been missing since Monday afternoon. The 16-year-old is the...
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Israel’s Opposition Leader Holds Out Safety Net
Isaac Herzog Since he became head of Israel’s Labor Party in November, Isaac Herzog has positioned himself as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s safety net. If Netanyahu comes home with a peace deal...
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Police: Caleb Jacoby found safe in NYC
NEW YORK (JTA) The police department in Brookline, Mass., said JTA that 16-year-old Caleb Jacoby has been found safe in New York City. Jacoby, an 11th-grader at the Maimonides School in suburban...
View ArticleBRICKMAN
On January 8, 2014, RITA (nee Meyer), beloved wife of Gerald Brickman; devoted mother of Marci (Alan) Elkin and Ira Brickman (Jamie Press); cherished grandmother of Stacy, Jodi, Lauren and Jennifer...
View ArticleSAPERO
On January 9, 2014, ROBERT ALLEN, loving companion of Roslyn Guben; devoted father of Judi (Michael) Tauill and Matthew Sapero; adored grandfather of Jake Tauill and Sam Tauill. Funeral services and...
View ArticleFORMAN
On January 9, 2014, ALLAN, beloved and loving husband of Marlyn Forman (nee Hubberman); loving and devoted father of Jordan Forman and Ryan (Jennifer) Forman; devoted son of the late Julius Forman and...
View ArticleKLITZNER
On January 9, 2014, MARTIN, beloved son of the late Israel (Lillian) Klitzner (nee Berkowitz); devoted nephew of Cecelia Lichtenstein; also survived by many loving friends and family. Services at SOL...
View ArticleFRANK
On January 9, 2014, SELMA (nee Newman), beloved wife of the late Louis Frank; devoted mother of Aileen Frank, Mark Frank and Richard Frank; devoted sister of the late Evelyn Faye Hettleman and Harold...
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