Scott Rifkin, MD
Please Keep Sending Us Your Mail
Dear Readers, I love hate mail. I really do. Since we founded the magazine, I’ve received four or five pieces of hate mail. The latest piece was a complaint about my last editorial calling for Donald Trump to be impeached. He described my editorial as a...
Blessed with Good Care
Dear Readers, Ten years ago, I had a catastrophic medical event while playing basketball. Yes, I realize that 50-year-old Jewish guys should realize they have no NBA potential. I was rushed to Sinai Hospital, where I received amazing emergency care. I am alive because...
A Call to Impeach
Dear Readers, I’m tired of writing about politics. Unfortunately, what I see and hear every day scares me. Jmore prints 14,000 copies every month and has an audience north of 20,000 readers. I feel an obligation to use that platform to discuss the precarious state of...
A Novel Approach
Dear Readers, I welcome you to our summer reading edition of Jmore. The novels we read as kids in the summer were special. No teacher assigned them. There wouldn’t be a test. They were our own choices. With that freedom came the great joy that a book can provide....Upcoming Events
Dec
22
Sat
8:00 pm Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance... @ Creative Alliance
Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance... @ Creative Alliance
Dec 22 @ 8:00 pm
Burn off those latkes by dancing up a storm at this party. You can learn Yiddish social dances and get down with Charm City Klezmer, featuring Judith Geller and Michael Raitzyk.
Dec
25
Tue
10:00 am A Magical Mitzvah @ Jewish Museum of Maryland
A Magical Mitzvah @ Jewish Museum of Maryland 
Dec 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fill backpacks with school supplies and create homemade stress balls for the students at Esperanza Center, a Baltimore-based organization whose mission is to welcome immigrants. Activities are suitable for all ages and no artistic talent[...]
Jan
17
Thu
8:30 pm BSO Pulse @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
BSO Pulse @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Jan 17 @ 8:30 pm
BSO Pulse returns for a fourth season of bringing together classical music and indie artists for a unique musical experience. Each collaboration crosses genres. Nicholas Hersh conducts. The shows kick off with a pre-concert party[...]
Publisher’s Notes
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