Scott Rifkin, MD
Spring Fantasies and Eternal Hope
The beginning of spring isn’t March 20th if you’re a baseball fan. Spring begins the day pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota. Hope springs eternal in March. Every team is tied for first and the true fan can find some rationale why their beloved is going to win...
Believing in Tomorrow
I am a physician, entrepreneur and vegetable gardener. For each of those roles, one must be an optimist. A physician should help patients and families see that there is hope even in very difficult situations. The entrepreneur must believe in each project, visualize...
We Haven’t Done Enough
A few weeks ago, a drunken man stood up in the balcony of the Hippodrome and shouted, “Heil Hitler, Heil Trump.” The incident occurred at the intermission of a performance of the Jewish experience themed “Fiddler on the Roof.” Coming on the heels of the Pittsburgh...
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...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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