Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg
Softening the Boundaries
It seems seams are better than borders on the path to Baltimore’s salvation. “I don’t go below Northern Parkway.” It’s a statement and/or sentiment I’ve heard numerous times from some Jewish residents of Baltimore County. Northern Parkway is what visionary author Jane...
Transforming the Core
Community-building is a never-ending concept. The other day, I was walking my dog through the Reservoir Hill neighborhood. I crossed through German Park, our community playground, and found a father pushing his baby on the infant swings. I smiled. I couldn’t help...
Communication in the Digital Age Doesn’t Always Inspire ‘Just’ Speech
The great satirist Tom Lehrer said, “… One problem that recurs more and more frequently these days, in books and plays and movies, is the inability of people to communicate with the people they love. … And the characters in these books and plays and so on, and in real...
Baltimore’s Legacy Synagogues with City Roots Should Engage their Neighborhoods of Origins
Politicians, musicians, comedians and others often ask, “Will it play in Peoria?” At Beth Am Synagogue, we frequently ask ourselves something like, “Will it resonate in Reservoir Hill?” Attention to the surrounding community is central to the “New Jewish Neighborhood”...Upcoming Events
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6:00 pm JBiz Meet-Up @ Ruth's Chris Steak House
JBiz Meet-Up @ Ruth's Chris Steak House 
Jul 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join Jmore for an evening of meaningful networking with community, business and professional leaders on Ruth’s Chris Outdoor Patio in Pikesville. The featured speaker is Rod Bourne, Project Director at CCBC for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000[...]
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25
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8:00 pm Art Garfunkel @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Art Garfunkel @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Jul 25 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The iconic singer — and one-half of Simon & Garfunkel — returns to Annapolis. Garfunkel’s latest book, “What Is It All But Luminous (Notes From An Underground Man)” was released in 2017 by Alfred A.[...]
Jul
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5:00 pm Colonial Market Tavern Night @ Maryland Historical Society
Colonial Market Tavern Night @ Maryland Historical Society 
Jul 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Experience the bawdy side of Colonial Maryland with beer, oysters and Colonial tavern singers in the Maryland Historical Society’s courtyard. Tavern Night is an extension of fun from Colonial Market Day, also taking place July[...]
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