COMMUNITY RESOURCES
families together around Jewish culture,
values and traditions.

PJ Our Way
Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5004 cjebaltimore.org/pj-our-way
or pjourway.org
Gabrielle Burger
pjlibrary@cjebaltimore.org PJ Our Way is a brand new program for
children ages 9 through 11. Every month,
each child chooses a free book from a
selection of high-quality titles reviewed by
a panel of PJ educators and parents. Kids
can write reviews, upload their own video
trailers and share ideas on the PJ Our Way
website. Families are invited to events
which encourage them to connect with
their Judaism, other families and the wider
Baltimore Jewish community.

PJ Pop Ups
Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5013 Brenda Footer
bfooter@cjebaltimore.org facebook.com/pjlibrarybaltimore
Join us for PJ pop up, story and craft times
throughout the town. You can find as at a
Trader Joe’s, Yankee Doodle or the local
farmer’s market just to name a few of
our pop-up locations. Receive our PJ
newsletter and learn more about when our
pop-ups are happening.

Project Shalom
3911 Rosecrest Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21215
443-846-4981 projectshalom1@aol.com
Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman
Project Shalom supplies educational
resources and storytelling services.

The Story Tour Blog of Project Shalom
(projectshalom2.org/StoryTour) contains over 250 short Jewish stories.

The Chevra Ed Project (chevraed.org)
provides valuable resources for mourners,
children and educators.

The REmida Project
5708 Park Heights Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21209
410-735-5016 cjebaltimore.org/remida
Monica Gwon
mgwon@cjebaltimore.org The REmida Project is a volunteer-run
creative reuse center, offering teachers and
parents a central source for repurposed
materials that fosters learning and creativ-
ity. Host of teacher workshops, commu-
nity orientations and educational trips,
the REmida Project relies on donations of
overruns, remnants, rejects and obsolete
supplies of clean mechanical and electronic
parts, unused plastics, textiles, wire, tubing,
hardware and piping.

SOCIAL SERVICES &
CHARITABLE GIVING
■ Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund
6400 Cross Country Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-4464, 410-764-6020
ahavasyisrael.org eli@ahavasyisrael.org
The Associated’s Philanthropic
Planning and Services
101 W. Mount Royal Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21201
410-369-9231 associated.giftlegacy.org
Senior Vice President:
Michael I. Friedman, JD
mfriedman@associated.org The Associated’s Philanthropic Planning
and Services department provides support
and advice for structuring one’s giving for
maximum impact. Individuals, families
and organizations entrust PPS to manage
50 supporting foundations, more than
300 donor-advised funds and hundreds of
endowments to change lives in Baltimore,
in Israel and around the world.

Associated Women
101 W. Mount Royal Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21201
410-369-9289 associated.org/women
Vice President, Women’s Philanthropy:
Melinda Michel
mmichel@associated.org Associated Women invites participants to
40 Baltimore Guide to Jewish Life 2017-2018
support the community — from hands-on
volunteering and committee work to lead-
ership positions. Associated Women share
their time, intellect and financial resources
to help local, national and international
Jewish communities.

CERT-Community Emergency
Response Team (a Homeland
Security Initiative)
Baltimore, MD
410-340-1000 chesedfund@gmail.com
CERT provides community members
with information on what to expect and
advice on how to prepare for major disas-
ters (storms, hurricanes, power outages,
etc.) CERT team members are trained in
life-saving skills with emphasis on deci-
sion-making, disaster preparedness, rescuer
safety and missing persons search. CERT
acts as an extension of first-responder
services, offering immediate help to
victims until professional services arrive.

CHANA Baltimore, MD
410-234-0030 After hours, call the House of Ruth’s
24/7 hotline at 410-889-RUTH (7884).

chanabaltimore.org info@chanabaltimore.org
CHANA offers a Jewish community
response to the needs of persons who
experience abuse and other forms of
interpersonal trauma. In providing crisis
intervention, education and consultation,
CHANA advocates for community aware-
ness, safety and healing. Services are avail-
able for domestic violence and elder abuse
victims and sexual trauma survivors of all
ages, genders, sexual orientations and
religious affiliation. Prevention workshops,
healing groups, specialized trauma
treatment, as well as legal and advocacy
interventions are available.

The Chesed Fund Limited & Project
Ezra of Greater Baltimore, Inc.

Baltimore, MD
410-358-5555 chesedfund@gmail.com
The Chesed Fund Limited and Project Ezra
of Greater Baltimore Inc. focus on various
free community safety and security
programs and publications. Some examples
of the over 40 programs are: the Yitty
*Denotes Paid Advertiser