Simone Ellin, Associate Editor, Author at JMORE

Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi Shares Her Vision for Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Local, Pikesville

After an extensive search, Pikesville’s Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation recently announced Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi will become the Reform synagogue’s senior rabbi. Rabbi Sabath will be the first official senior rabbi to serve the congregation since...

Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt Speaks at Annual Soul Center Gala

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 15, 2021 | Community, Religion, Spirituality

For the past 10 months, many Jews have sought connection, hope and meaning, says Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt. “[But] in many ways, the Jewish community has become closer [during the pandemic],” she said. “What’s been so amazing to see is how much people are reaching out...

Baltimore’s Jewish Community Explores LGBTQ Culture Through Film and Art

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 14, 2021 | Arts & Life, Baltimore, Film & TV, Local

As Baltimore’s Jewish community grapples with the need for greater diversity and inclusion among its organizations, congregations and schools, leaders and institutions are presenting programming geared toward the LGBTQ Jewish community. This Sunday, Jan. 17, at 3...

Pikesville Author Chronicles his Grandfather’s Wartime Exploits in Semi-Fictional Thriller

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 8, 2021 | Community

Eight years ago, David M. Baron discovered an old video of his grandfather, Zalman Unreich, embracing Frank Sinatra as the iconic singer stepped off a plane and onto a tarmac in Israel. Baron couldn’t figure out why his grandfather, a former Israeli government...

Baltimore’s Jewish Community Takes on the Roots and Symptoms of Racism

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 4, 2021 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Education

Most Americans are certainly not sorry to bid farewell to 2020. The pandemic has claimed more than 350,000 American lives so far, thrown the economy into a recession, left millions of adults unemployed and millions of schoolchildren without in-person education. In...