One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum that commemorates Hanukkah, when one day’s oil miraculously lasted eight days. Many Jewish families have a treasured menorah they use every year as part of their Hanukkah celebration. For those who don’t, the gift shop at the Jewish Museum of [...]
Archive for December, 2003
Unique Hanukkah presents for eight days of giving
Monday, December 8th, 2003Maryland mediocre when it comes to raising children
Monday, December 8th, 2003How does Maryland rate where raising a family is concerned? It falls just about in the middle, according to a recent report by Child magazine. Child investigated baby-rearing issues in each state and, with the help of pediatric experts, sorted through the data in categories such as quality child care, paid maternity leave, hospital selection [...]
Camera shy? Then you can forget applying for this job
Monday, December 8th, 2003That’s me over there in the middle _ the new face at Maryland Family. As the magazine’s new assistant editor, I was hoping this photo for my first Editor’s Note might convey a little about who I am. The professional side of me was thinking: project integrity, confidence _ maybe even talent. But as many [...]
On the right TRACK
Monday, December 8th, 2003Model trains and the holidays go together like chimneys and stockings. Maybe because trains look even more magnificent when they’re flying through snow-covered villages. Maybe they speak to our wanderlust, and the nostalgia inherent in the holidays. Or maybe they’re just enough of a hobby to seem dignified, but just enough of a toy to [...]
RSV
Monday, December 8th, 2003Last February, when Amy Borsh’s infant daughter’s nose started running, the stay-at-home mother of three thought little of it. It seemed only natural for little Katie to come down with something _ Borsh’s two other young children and her husband were all sneezing and coughing, and it was the middle of the winter cold season. [...]
What’s up doc?
Monday, December 8th, 2003My youngest child had a mild case of chicken pox when she was 4 months old. A friend of mine says because she was so young, she is not immune and will still need the chicken pox vaccine to enter kindergarten. Is this true? Not typically, according to Dr. Michelle Hearns of Pavilion Pediatrics at [...]
PAGES Personalized
Monday, December 8th, 2003When Sharon Harris needed a gift for a friend’s newborn baby a few months ago, she knew just where to turn. Whenever she has needed a gift for a child recently, she has called “Books About You” and ordered a personalized, professionally illustrated and bound children’s book, complete with the baby’s name and a host [...]