Jonathan Shorr
Holocaust Survivor Speaks at Towson University Gathering
When Charles Ota Heller was only 9, he shot a random stranger whom he thought was a Nazi soldier. The memory of that day still haunts him, more than seven decades later. “I had taken revenge for everything the Nazis had done — for taking my family from me, for...
Lutherville Synagogue and Church Celebrate their Common Ground
“How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” (Psalm 133) On a quiet Sunday morning last year, Lutherville’s Church of the Holy Comforter held a worship service at which the congregation’s rector, the Rev. Chris Tang, baptized a baby girl...
Writer Wilderness Sarchild Explores the Joys and Oys of Aging
When approaching her 60th birthday, poet and playwright Wilderness Sarchild says she found herself anxious and “full of dread. My mother got dementia when she was in her 70s, and that was the biggest reason, I think, for my own fear of aging.” That fear served as the...
Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker to Speak at Cardin Lecture
Writer Adam Gopnik will speak about the state of spirituality at the Cardin Memorial Lecture. Adam Gopnik believes there’s more than one way to rationally examine the world around us. “People most often accept one truth about the world while also accepting a...Upcoming Events
Jun
27
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6:30 pm Creating Our American Story @ Jewish Museum of Maryland
Creating Our American Story @ Jewish Museum of Maryland 
Jun 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
We hear about immigrants, refugees, and asylees all over the media – but rarely do we get to hear directly from those coming to America to make a new home. Join us as we welcome[...]
Jul
16
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7:00 pm Besa: Albanian Promises Kept @ Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Besa: Albanian Promises Kept @ Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Jul 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Albania, a small Muslim-majority country, proved a surprising refuge for the Jewish community of central Europe during the Holocaust. Thanks to Besa, an Albanian concept sometimes translated as “pledge of honor,” and an oath sworn[...]
Jul
23
Tue
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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