Howard County's Jewish community is celebrating a big milestone: 40 years since the county's first Chabad came to be.

With Hanukkah around the corner, the community has a lot of events planned to showcase their pride.

One family's showing of Jewish pride has even become a county holiday staple every year.

Fostering a community

Rabbi Yanky Baron's father helped establish the county's Jewish community, helping create the first Chabad and even the county's first synagogue.

Baron's father taught him to be proud of his Jewish faith, so it's something he's passed on to his community as a leader.

"Disrespect happens when you don't respect yourself. So, when people respect being Jewish, then the world respects Jews. I have seen that, hands down, and that's what I inspire my community to do,"

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