COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Jewish Committee on Scouting
Seaboard USY & Kadima
3911 Rosecrest Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
443-846-4981 Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman
projectshalom1@aol.com 2200 Baltimore Rd., 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20851
301-838-7695 seaboardusy.org
Sasha Bloch
bloch@uscj.org This organization works to encourage
scouting among Jewish youth, to help
Jewish institutions and local Jewish units
provide scouting opportunities and to ad-
vance Jewish values through scouting while
promoting the religious emblems program.
Jewish Involvement Theater
10613 August Light Ct.
Columbia, MD 21044
410-964-3155 InvolvementTheater.org/jit.html
Alan Rubinstein
alanruby@involvementtheater.org The Involvement Theater offers interac-
tive musical theater programs that explore
Jewish and secular issues of interest.
Jewish Teen Education
& Experience Network
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-843-7491 associated.org/teens/teenleadership
Senior Associate for Teen Programs:
Julie Hollander
jhollander@associated.org Jewish Teen Education and Experience
Network (JTEEN) is a program at The
Associated: Jewish Community Federation
of Baltimore and the Jewish Community
Center of Greater Baltimore and focuses
on service and the Baltimore Jewish com-
munity. Teens participate in interactive
seminars and meaningful volunteer projects
to learn about the Jewish community.
NCSY Atlantic Seaboard
4001 Clarks Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-6279 atlanticseaboard.ncsy.org
Regional Director: Rabbi Jonah Lerner
lerner@ncsy.org atsoffice@ncsy.org
NCSY is the premier organization dedicated
to connecting, inspiring and empowering
Jewish teens and encouraging passionate
Judaism through Torah and tradition.
USY (9th-12th grade) and Kadima (6th-8th
grade) are the international youth groups
of the Conservative movement. From com-
munity service and Israel advocacy to sports
leagues and social programs, Seaboard USY
and Kadima have something for everyone!
Social Innovation Fellowship
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-500-5985 4frontbaltimore.org
Director of Innovation: Diana Peisach
dpeisach@4frontbaltimore.org and individuals. Then you get to allocate
the funds to non-profit organizations
through a grant process, gaining real-world
experience in public speaking, group
decision making, planning fundraisers,
soliciting donors and allocating money
to charities.
Teen Service Council
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-500-5453 4frontbaltimore.org
Program Associate: Jeffrey Snyder
jsnyder@4frontbaltimore.org This is your opportunity to take the lead in
putting together a public service program.
You’ll work with community non-profits
to develop your own service project, then
recruit your friends to help make it hap-
pen. You’ll discover how to identify vital
needs in the community and incorporate
Jewish service learning in recruiting and
leading others to see your project through.
A 9-month dive into entrepreneurship,
you’ll be guided by innovation experts and
community business leaders as you hack
the social challenges of your community,
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school, or planet, with an entrepreneurial
RESOURCES mindset and an approach you develop
yourself. Workshops, field trips, mentoring
The C.R.A.F.T.S Room
sessions, independent project develop-
(Creative Reuse Area for Families,
ment, and a global experience in Israel.
Teachers and Students)
Students Taking Action for Change Macks Center for Jewish Education
410-735-5016 (STAC)
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-500-5453 4frontbaltimore.org
Program Associate: Jeffrey Snyder
jsnyder@4frontbaltimore.org Flex your leadership muscles and get
political by working with local and state
legislators, alongside the Baltimore Jewish
Council, to create change in the commu-
nity. You will get real experience lobbying,
public speaking and grassroots organizing,
while learning what it takes to create
change at the local, state and federal levels.
Teen Giving Initiative (TGI)
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-843-7480 4frontbaltimore.org
Program Associate: Sara Feldman
sfeldman@4frontbaltimore.org cjebaltimore.org/crafts
Monica Gwon
mgwon@cjebaltimore.org The C.R.A.F.T.S Room is a volunteer run
creative reuse center, offering teachers and par-
ents a central source for repurposed materials
that fosters learning and creativity. Host of
teacher workshops, community orientations
and educational trips, the C.R.A.F.T.S Room
relies on donations of overruns, remnants, re-
jects and obsolete supplies of clean mechanical
and electronic parts, unused plastics, textiles,
wire, tubing, hardware and piping.
Hakerem Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5000 cjebaltimore.org/hakerem
Rebecca Tyler
rtyler@cjebaltimore.org Housed at the CJE (2nd floor of the Park
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resource store that provides Jewish-themed
toys, games, stickers, flashcards and other
items that can be purchased for use in the
classroom or in the home. Hakerem is
part of an extensive resource center which
includes a 10,000-volume library and a
recycled arts center.
The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks
Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5018 cjebaltimore.org/library
Jessica Fink
jessicafink@cjebaltimore.org Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5004 cjebaltimore.org/pj or pjlibrary.org
Gabrielle Burger
pjlibrary@cjebaltimore.org IAC Keshet Sfarim
CJE boasts a beautiful 10,000+ volume
library for educators and community mem-
bers. Need a book club choice? Want to
review a curriculum? Cozy up to read with
your child? No matter what kind of Jewish
book or DVD you are seeking, we have it!
Free; no membership required.
PJ Library Baltimore provides free Jewish
books and CDs to children 6 months to
8 years old. Families are invited to events
such as PJ on the Town and PJ Pals, which
encourages them to connect with their
Judaism, other families and the wider
Baltimore Jewish community.
Maryland Relay*
PJ Library in Howard County
301 W. Preston St., Ste. 1008A
Baltimore, MD 21201
800-552-7724 mdrelay.org
moreinfo@mdrelay.org 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Ste. 400
Columbia, MD 21044
410-730-4976 jewishhowardcounty.org/pj-library
Director of Outreach & Family
Programming: Michelle Goldberg
mgoldberg@jewishhowardcounty.org IAC Keshet is an enrichment program for
families with children ages 2-8. Cultivat-
ing a connection to Judaism, IAC Keshet
brings together Hebrew language learning
with Israeli culture through hand-picked
children’s books. Keshet, the Hebrew
word for rainbow, is also an acronym for
Kehilla, Safa v’ Tarbut (Community,
Language and Culture). $10 annual
subscription October-May (one book per
month, seven books in total). Use promo
code when signing up: LDMJM21215.
Maryland Relay is a free public service that
allows people, unable to use a standard
telephone, to both make and receive calls.
Maryland Accessible Telecommunications
distributes state-provided devices to
qualified applicants.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5014 cjebaltimore.org/IAC-keshet-sfarim
Amalia Phillips
aphillips@cjebaltimore.org PJ Library
PJ Library mails free, high-quality, Jewish
children’s books and music to families
every month. In addition, PJ Library
events are held several times a year to bring
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Captioned Telephone–Displays every word your
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