Jewish Connection Network

10/12/2026

Help us spread warmth this winter! ❄️ 💙

This Mitzvah Month, we're assembling winter care packages to bring warmth, comfort, and essential supplies to individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity.

🛍️ Here's how YOU can help: Shop our Amazon Wish List and purchase items that will go directly into these care packages. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference!

👉 Shop the Wish List: https://a.co/06aaV4B4

10/08/2026

Meet Rabbi Tzadik Womack, our Peer Engagement Fellow for Jews of Color. Rabbi Womack builds trusted relationships through shared experience, helping people connect with community, resources and meaningful Jewish experiences.

Meet Rabbi Womack and our Peer Engagers: www.thejewishnetwork.org/peer-engagers

10/06/2026

There’s a lot happening at The Network this fall! 🍂💙

Whether you’re looking to meet new people, spend time with family, give back, get crafty, or try something new, there’s a place for you.

Take a look at what’s coming up for Next Chapter, Families, and Young Adults, then find all the details and register for whatever catches your eye!

📅 thejewishnetwork.org/calendar

10/05/2026

For Jenna and Greg Lessans, coming home to Baltimore meant coming back to family, community, and the Jewish traditions that shaped them. 💛

Now, they’re creating those same meaningful memories for their three children, from Friday nights around the Shabbat table and two family sukkahs each fall to PJ Library stories before bed.

Meet the Lessans family and discover how they’re making Jewish life their own, one tradition, story, and family memory at a time.

🔗 Read their story: https://ow.ly/BP4w50ZUAAE

Meet the Lessans family and discover how Shabbat, Sukkot, PJ Library books, Israel, and family traditions shape their Jewish life in Baltimore.

10/02/2026

What does it take to build community? It starts with connection. 💙

For Danielle and Max, The Network provides the tools, training, ideas, and opportunities to help turn everyday conversations into meaningful Jewish connections.

Because when Peer Engagers feel supported, they can do what they do best: bring people together and help everyone find their place.

10/01/2026

Meet Lisa Akchin, our Peer Engagement Fellow for Multifaith Intergenerational Families. Lisa connects with grandparents and families navigating multifaith relationships, offering a listening ear and introductions to people, resources and Jewish experiences that fit their needs.

Looking for a trusted connection? Meet Lisa and our Peer Engagers: thejewishnetwork.org/peer-engagers

Through trusted conversations and personalized introductions, our Peer Engagers help you discover people, opportunities and Jewish experiences that feel meaningful to you. Whether you want to meet new people, explore Jewish life, or find support from someone who understands, we’re here to help you...

09/30/2026

For The Network’s new Director of Communications, Leslie Davis, joining our team is about more than a new role. It’s also a homecoming.

After 34 years in the Midwest, the Pikesville native is back in Baltimore, bringing decades of storytelling and communications experience with her. Along the way, her career has taken her from broadcast journalism to global companies, and even included interviewing Oprah... twice!

Now, Leslie is reconnecting with Jewish Baltimore while helping us share the stories that bring people together. Show Leslie some love and say welcome her in the comments! 👋💙

Get to know Leslie: thejewishnetwork.org/leslie-davis-director-of-communications

Meet Leslie Davis, The Network’s new Director of Communications, and learn about her return to Baltimore, Jewish journey, career, and passion for connection.

09/29/2026

🌿 Meet the Batkhan Family!

From a last-chance JDate login to raising two boys surrounded by gardens, chickens and Jewish traditions, Ellie and Daniel Batkhan are building a Jewish family life that’s uniquely their own. 💛

Meet PJ Library’s Mishpacha of the Month and discover how their different Jewish backgrounds, love of the outdoors and commitment to community are shaping the traditions they’re passing on to Ari and Yitzy.

🔗 Read their story: thejewishnetwork.org/batkhan-family

Discover how the Batkhan family is creating meaningful Jewish family life in Baltimore through tradition, nature and community.

09/28/2026

It takes a village, and Baltimore Jewish Times is sharing how The Network is helping new parents build theirs! 💛

Read the feature, then tag a new or expecting parent who would love more connection and community: https://bit.ly/4hnWmg9

There’s a common refrain among parents when it comes to what it takes to raise a child: “It takes a village.”

09/25/2026

Since 2022, The Network has engaged more than 7,000 people, with our Connector initiative alone supporting nearly 2,500 individuals and families in finding meaningful ways to connect with Jewish life, one relationship at a time.

Now we’re building on that success with the Peer Engagement Fellowship. Our five Fellows bring shared lived experience and a deep understanding of the communities they serve, helping people find support, resources, Jewish experiences and a stronger sense of belonging.

This is the next step in The Network’s commitment to meeting people where they are and creating welcoming pathways into Jewish life.

Learn more: thejewishnetwork.org/peer-engagement-fellowship

Meet The Network’s Peer Engagement Fellows and find personalized Jewish connection, resources, and community in Baltimore.