Harford Jewish Center Preschool
8 North Earlton Rd., Extension
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
410-939-3170 Judy Rudisaile
preschoolhjc@gmail.com Co-op for ages 3 and 4. Members and
nonmembers welcome.
CAMPS & EDUCATION
JTOWN 5700 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-542-5914 jcc.org/earlychildhood/j-town/
jtown@jcc.org JTown is an interactive family play space
built as a miniature town. Shop in our
supermarket, set the Shabbat table, or
read a PJ Library book in a real PJ Library
and check out books.
JTown is open:
9:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday
9:30-noon Friday
Closed Saturday
10:30-3:30 Sunday
Free to non-members from 1-4:30
Monday-Thursday $5/person from 9:30-1 Monday-Thursday
and Sundays
Please check our website for updated
hours. Meyerhoff Early Childhood Center
Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-500-5936 jcc.org/ece
Oheb Shalom’s Learning Ladder is a
high-quality Jewish preschool and child
care center educating and caring for
children ages 10 weeks to 5 years old.
Parenting Center at the JCC
of Greater Baltimore
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-559-3524 jcc.org
parenting@jcc.org Offers numerous innovative programs
for children ages birth to 36 months with
their parent/caregivers. Both centers have
playrooms with toys that enable you to
spend quality time with your toddler.
Birthday parties also available.
The Park School of Baltimore*
2425 Old Court Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-339-4130 parkschool.net
Director of Admission:
Ruthie Sachs Kalvar ’85
admission@parkschool.net Founded in 1912, The Park School of
Baltimore is an independent, coeduca-
tional, non-sectarian, progressive pre-K
through grade 12 school located on a
100-acre campus minutes from the city.
Stoler Early Childhood
Education Center
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-559-3554 jcc.org
Ages 2 through kindergarten, half- and full-
day options designed to enhance cognitive,
Ages 2 through kindergarten, half- and full-
emotional and physical development. In-
cludes physical education, healthy choices, day options designed to enhance cognitive,
emotional and physical development. In-
Hebrew, swimming, cooking and music.
cludes physical education, healthy choices,
Hebrew, swimming, cooking and music.
Ner Tamid Montessori Preschool
6214 Pimilico Rd.
■ LIFELONG LEARNING
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-6448 nertamidmontessoripreschool@gmail.com Aleph Learning Institute
of Baltimore
Oheb Shalom’s Learning Ladder
7310 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-358-9192 toslearningladder.com
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6701 Old Pimlico Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-486-2666 alephlearninginstitute.org
alephjli@gmail.com Mrs. Rochelle Kaplan
Our Capital Building Campaign is
underway for Aleph Learning Institute, a
proposed center for adult Jewish education,
full-time for men and women, located in
Pikesville. We will offer a model program
with customized learning combined with
Jewish experience in a state-of-the-art
setting, on all levels, university-style. More
information on our website and Facebook.
To participate, please contact us through
our website. Presently, we offer Torah
classes, tours and community programs
throughout the year.
Amit Children, Inc.
817 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
212-477-4720 amitchildren.org
info@amitchildren.org Enables Israel’s youth to realize their
potential and strengthens Israeli society
by educating and nurturing children from
diverse backgrounds within a framework
of academic excellence, Jewish values and
Zionist ideals.
Baltimore Hebrew Institute
at Towson University
8000 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21252
410-704-7118 towson.edu/bhi
Director: Jill Max
jmax@towson.edu BHI supports the graduate programs at
Towson University: the MA in Leader-
ship in Jewish Education and Communal
Service and the MA in Jewish Studies, and
offers engaging non-degree courses and lec-
tures that provide opportunities for adults
to deepen their understanding of Jewish
and Israeli culture, history, education and
community. The institute sustains the larg-
est collection of Judaic books and artifacts
in the Southeastern United States, housed
at Towson’s Albert S. Cook Library.
Beth Tfiloh Mercaz Dahan Center
for Jewish Life & Learning
3300 Old Court Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-413-2321 bethtfiloh.com/mercaz
Director: Sandy Vogel
mercaz@btfiloh.org Expand your horizons at one of our many
thought-provoking classes, with a variety
*Denotes Paid Advertiser
of daily, weekly and monthly classes to
choose from that bring Torah and Jewish
living to life.
The Darrell Friedman Institute
for Professional Development
at the Weinberg Center
The Gildenhorn Institute for Israel
Studies, University of Maryland
4123 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-9413 Director: Professor Yoram Peri
israelstudies-contact@umd.edu 5806 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-843-7560 thedfi.org
Executive Director: Cindy Goldstein
cgoldstein@thedfi.org GIIS is dedicated to the study of Israel in
all its variety, but also to presenting politi-
cal, cultural and general interest programs
featuring Israel within the Greater
Washington, D.C. community.
The Darrell Friedman Institute provides
training and leadership development to
communal professionals serving the greater
Baltimore Jewish community. Informed
by Jewish values, DFI cultivates individual
growth, thereby strengthening organizations
and community.
Jewish Community Services
Etz Chaim Center
3702 Fords Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-1553 info@etzchaimusa.org
etzchaimusa.org Executive Director:
Rabbi Shlomo Porter
The Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Living
and Learning values and welcomes Jews
from all Jewish backgrounds with warmth
and dignity and seeks to inspire students
and participants to be proud of their Jew-
ish identity and rich heritage. The center
serves hundreds of students and adults
on a regular basis with programs that
reach college students, young adults,
families and seniors.
Etz Chaim Partners in Torah
3702 Fords Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
443-468-4598 etzchaimusa.org
Program Director: Toby Friedman
toby@etzchaimusa.org Partners in Torah is a Jewish group meet-
ing nationwide in over 20 cities across the
country. PIT allows participants to probe
the Jewish topics of their choice with
individual partners. There is no cost and
partners can also meet in a group settings
on Wednesday evenings at Etz Chaim.
5750 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-466-9200 jcsbaltimore.org
info@jcsbaltimore.org JCS Institute for Professional Develop-
ment offers continuing education for
human service providers. It is approved
by the State Board of Social Work
Examiners to provide Category I CEUs
for social workers and psychologists.
Jewish Family Institute (JFI)
3702 Fords Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
happyjewishkids.com Director: Rabbi Yisroel Porter
yporter@etzchaimusa.org JFI, Etz Chaim’s Young Family Division is
dedicated to providing a multitude of
programs and activities for every element
of the Jewish family.
Jewish Roots Center Baltimore
6005 Baywood Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-764-0309 Director: Dr. Menachem Kovacs,
Professor Emeritus of Scoiology
Montgomery College Maryland
takovacs@comcast.net Research and education on Torah and Israel.
The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks
Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5000 cjebaltimore.org
info@cjebaltimore.org The Macks Center for Jewish Education
promotes and facilitates lifelong learning
that nurtures Jewish identity and strength-
ens Jewish community. The CJE offers
creative, innovative and engaging Jewish
learning experiences to nurture the
mind, enrich Jewish identity and develop
connections — regardless of age,
background or affiliation.
Melton Adult Education
Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5027 cjebaltimore.org/adults
Adam Kruger
akruger@cjebaltimore.org The Florence Melton School of Adult
Jewish Learning under the auspices of the
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks Center for
Jewish Education provides lifelong Jewish
learning experiences for adults on a pluralistic,
diverse, socially interactive environment in a
variety of locations throughout Baltimore and
Harford County. Courses include, but are not
limited, to Israel, mysticism, Jewish history,
Bible studies, ethics and life-cycle events.
The Meyerhoff Center
for Jewish Studies
at the University of Maryland,
College Park
4141 Susquehanna Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-4975 dakirsch@umd.edu
The Meyerhoff Center offers undergradu-
ate and graduate degree programs in Jewish
studies, collaborative degree programs with
other departments and a rich selection of
programs on a variety of topics.
The Pearlstone Center
5425 Mount Gilead Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21136
410-500-5417 pearlstonecenter.org
info@pearlstonecenter.org Engaging Jewish, faith-based and secular
organizations and families, Pearlstone
serves all ages and backgrounds through-
out Baltimore, the Chesapeake region and
beyond. Located in the Maryland coun-
tryside, Pearlstone hosts conferences and
meetings, overnight retreats and special
events, and features overnight accommo-
dations, varied meeting spaces, farm-to-
table cuisine, rustic wooded trails, and an
organic farm.
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