by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 21, 2019 | Arts & Life, Museum
In the early years of the 20th century, Jewish immigrant Simon Pinckovitch delivered milk for a living on the hardscrabble streets of Southside Chicago. “On the way home from his deliveries, he would often pick up scrap metal and rags, and bring them to his backyard,”... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 14, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion
“Well, there’s one kind favor I’ll ask of you/See that my grave is kept clean.” — Blues and gospel singer Blind Lemon Jefferson It’s a dreary, overcast Friday afternoon in midtown Baltimore. I look out of my office window and notice faint... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 2, 2019 | Business, Community
Lynda Katz Wilner, CEO of Successfully Speaking, an Owings Mills-based communications skills consulting company, is driven by her passion for helping people, especially those who fear public speaking. Jmore recently spoke with Katz Wilner about her work, the best... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 26, 2019 | Community, News, Religion
When Bruce Radleigh Eicher was recruited to fill in for a colleague at Beth El’s High Holiday services, Rabbi Jacob B. Agus was the Pikesville synagogue’s spiritual leader and John F. Kennedy was president of the United States. Eicher recently retired from Beth El... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 20, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books
Ever wonder if Jews believe in the concept of hell? Or why the number 7 is the holiest number in Judaism? Or if the Canadian rapper Drake is really Jewish? Or how you’d write the words Facebook and flash drive in Yiddish (if you particularly needed to)? Well,... read more
Read the latest views and thoughts from Jmore Publisher Scott Rifkin, MD 