he United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism is recognizing B’nai Tzedek in Potomac for excellence as a recipient of the 2015 Solomon Schechter Awards. Photo via bnaitzedek.org
David Landau of Potomac, an avid runner and lawyer, is “paying it forward” and doing a mitzvah on behalf of a fellow runner with incurable brain cancer, Iram Leon. In 2013 Landau launched Make Him Work, LLC, a company that provides athletic gear and t-shirts to athletes. All of the proceeds from t-shirt sales will go toward the Rush the Gush Fund, which will provide for Iram’s daughter Kiana’s college education. For information, visit makehimwork.com. Pictured: Landau with his Make Him Work t-shirt. Photo courtesy of Make Him Work
Aaron and Deanna Benor of Brooklyn, NY, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ezra Dylan Benor, on August 11, in New York City. Ezra is the grandson of Roberta and David Benor of Rockville, and of Elizabeth and Irwin Sternberg of Marlboro, NJ. He is also the great-grandson of Estelle Schultz of Rockville. Photo courtesy of David and Roberta Benor
Lauren Gluck of Atlantic Seaboard NCSY in Baltimore is a recipient of the 2015 Friedman Fellowship Program at the Darrell D. Friedman Institute for Professional Development. The fellowship is awarded to a selected group of young professionals who work in Jewish organizations in the Baltimore area. Photo provided
Maryland student Brett Fisher, a 13-year old preparing to become a Bar Mitzvah, is doing a fundraising project that he holds close to heart. Brett is the founder of Sandy’s Soldiers, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises money for multiple myeloma research. Brett’s new website is now live, where he is selling candles in memory of his late grandfather. Proceeds will benefit The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) in search of a cure for multiple myeloma. For more information about this project, visit sandyssoldiers.org. Photo provided
