Ever since I was a child, I have been terrified of rooms full of children — a strange trait for a Hebrew-school teacher. Yes, I adore kids one-on-one, but large groups of them scare me. I thought this ...

It’s 10 a.m. Friday morning at Temple Beth Sholom’s preschool, and teacher Diane Acquistapace is helping a dozen toddlers get ready for Shabbat. “You put your challah in, you put your challah out, you ...

As a newly observant Jew, Mark Wilcox realized he’s got a problem. He can’t read Hebrew. Wilcox, 38, an Olney, Md., business consultant, and his wife decided to become Orthodox two years ago. But ...

The Jewish Federation announces Rebecca McDonald is the next director of Aleph Bet Children’s Center. Ms. McDonald as a Bachelor’s of Science in Child Health and a Masters in Child Development. She is ...

Sheina Dorn lights up Pico Blvd. and Doheny Drive with Shabbos candles and cheerful colors and light. Photo by Sheina Dorn Thanks to a handful of Jewish artists, colorful and joyful paintings that ...

At the Alpert Family Aleph Bet Jewish Day School in Annapolis, the first- and second-graders recently participated in a hands-on learning experience by having the opportunity to see baby chicks and ...

Aleph Bet Children’s Center, a Three Star and Gold Sneaker childcare center and preschool, begins celebrating its 20th anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 15 from noon-1:30 with a Deli Day at the Jewish ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Congregation Beth Israel donated a roughly century-old copy of the Torah to the U.S. Army in a ceremony on Sunday at noon. “This Torah we are donating is upwards of 100 ...

Springboard is Hillel International’s two-year professional development fellowship for recent college graduates. The aims of the Fellowship are to identify and cultivate emerging professionals, to ...