Author: Shirley K. Washburn

In the bustling world of business, getting noticed and building a strong brand presence is no easy feat. That’s where Public Relations (PR) agencies in San Francisco step in, wielding their expertise to craft compelling narratives and connect with audiences across the USA. In this article, we’ll explore how PR agencies are tackling challenges in PR and marketing, and we’ll delve into intriguing cases that showcase their ability to transform brands. The Role of PR Agencies in Elevating Brands PR agencies are the superheroes of the business realm, using their superpowers to shape a brand’s image and reputation. They act…

There’s a pair of new faces on the bimah at Beth Israel Congregation this summer with the arrivals of Rabbi Murray Ezring and Cantor Benjamin Matis at the Owings Mills synagogue. Rabbi Jay R. Goldstein, who served as spiritual leader at Beth Israel from 1996 until this past June, is now the synagogue’s rabbi emeritus. Founded 66 years ago in Randallstown, Beth Israel, a Conservative congregation, moved to Owings Mills in 1994. A native of Rock Island, Illinois, Rabbi Ezring spent most of his career as senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Charlotte, North Carolina, before retiring in 2019. He…

Itching to get some exercise, catch up with old friends and acquaintances, and help out our community’s four-legged friends? The Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce has just the thing for you. The chamber — formerly known as the Pikesville-Owings Mills Regional Chamber of Commerce — will host the “Pikesville Heads & Tails 5K & Doggie Dash” on Sunday morning, Sept. 18. This year’s race will benefit the Baltimore Humane Society, the Reisterstown-headquartered animal shelter that offers a wide range of services for all stages of pet ownership and adoption. The “Heads & Tails Pikesville 5K” will begin at 8 a.m.,…

Aryeh Isaac Wolf, a 25-year-old Northwest Baltimore resident and 2015 graduate of the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, was fatally shot Aug. 10 while installing solar panels in homes in Southeast Washington, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At approximately 3:40 p.m., police were called to 5100 block of Call Place and found Wolf suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported him to an area hospital, where Wolf was pronounced dead. According to WJLA-TV, witnesses said they heard five shots and saw Wolf lying on a sidewalk shortly after he…

By Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA) — Michael W. Twitty, the noted culinary historian, educator and James Beard Award-winning chef, has released a book of recipes and essays that fuses Jewish and African-American culinary histories. Twitty, who lives in Silver Spring with his husband Taylor Keith, won widespread praise for his 2018 memoir “The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American Culinary History in the Old South” (Amistad), which also drew parallels between the African-American and Jewish experiences. On Aug. 11, he spoke about his latest book, “Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew” (Amistad), in Ellicott City at…

On this episode of “The Food Enthusiast,” Dara Bunjon talks with Robin Daumit of WhiskandDine.com, one of three finalists on Friday’s finale of PBS’ “The Great American Recipe.” For more from Robin Daumit, visit WhiskandDine.com and follow @WhiskandDine on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok and @whiskndine on Instagram. Catch a new episode of The Food Enthusiast every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at facebook.com/jmoreliving. You May Also Like The Food Enthusiast with Guest Scott Fischer Scott Fischer, CEO of Happy To Meat You, joins “The Food Enthusiast” with Dara Bunjon to talk about his culinary career, from competing on season 1 of…

Across a dozen years of her childhood, little Nancy D’Alesandro’s daddy, Tommy D’Alesandro Jr., was mayor of Baltimore. In her early 20s, her brother, Tommy, had the job. It’s the family business. Across the last several decades, it’s been Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi who broadened the legacy. As speaker of the House, she became the highest-ranking female politician in American history. Now there’s reporting that the family business might get extended. As Pelosi, 82, watches the polls, she flirts with her future. Four years ago, she indicated she’d be ready to retire after 2022. But earlier this year, she announced she…

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore sent 44 teen athletes to compete in the 2022 JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego. Also in attendance at the games, which were held July 31 to Aug. 5, were seven coaches and one delegation head from the Baltimore area. In total, more than 1,500 participants from around the world, ranging in age from 12 to 16, participated in the games, which featured such team sports as basketball, baseball, ice hockey, soccer, volleyball and flag football. Individual competitions included dance, golf, tennis, and swimming .…

Two sisters died in a fire Aug. 3 while sleeping in their family’s summer rental home in Southampton, New York. Potomac residents Jillian Rose and Lindsay Eliza Wiener, 21 and 19, were with their family when the house caught fire shortly before 4 a.m. Jillian and Lindsay Wiener (Facebook) Five different volunteer fire departments responded to the blaze. Police and the fire marshal and arson squad all responded to investigate. A cause for the fire has not yet been released by investigators. Also in the house at the time was their father Lewis, mother Alisa, and 23-year-old brother Zachary, who…

By Jacob Gurvis NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, a Turkish Muslim known for his off-court activism, was recently in Israel to host an interfaith basketball clinic. The 11-year veteran ran the Enes Kanter Freedom Unity Basketball Camp at the Jerusalem YMCA through last Friday, Aug. 5. The clinic was open to 40 Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze children ranging in age from 10 to 15. It was a partnership between nonprofits Bnai Zion, Athletes for Israel and Together Vouch for Each Other US. Tamir Goodman (Provided photo) Baltimore native Tamir Goodman, a former Division I college basketball star dubbed the “Jewish…