by Lisa Cohn | Jan 15, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Life@Work
In this brand new and ever-changing world, being able to effectively manage your time and tasks is more important than ever to make sure your work day is as productive as possible. Here are five strategies that can help you take control and accomplish more.... read more
by Deborah Walike | Jan 14, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion
In the spirit of “healing and unity” promoted by our soon-to-be President Biden, I’ve decided to try a little unscientific experiment. On myself. Here is the hypothesis: can a left-leaning, American-Jewish Baby Boomer such as myself shed enough of her frame of... read more
by Norma Cohen | Jan 12, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
I once heard someone say there are two kinds of people: those who are sick and those who become sick. The reality is, we will all die and our loved ones will all die. In most cases, even if we know the diagnosis that might be the cause of our own death, the details... read more
by Michael Olesker | Jan 8, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
On the evening of the mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol, my wife tried to read me a message that had just arrived on her phone. She got halfway through a sentence and then paused. She could either stop talking, or start sobbing. The message said, “Maybe the... read more
by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Jan 7, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion
In a student paper at Morehouse College, a young Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “The function of education … is … to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. … We must remember that... read more
by Gillian Blum | Jan 5, 2021 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Coronavirus Opinion & Commentary
Since the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year came to a close last month, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. I’m a high school senior at the Bryn Mawr School. Going into the academic year, I knew it would be a strange one. Rather than being in classrooms, I... read more
by Michael Olesker | Jan 4, 2021 | Blogs, Michael Olesker
Nearly half a century since Spiro Agnew departed from politics, and almost a quarter-century since he departed this earthly vale, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has exhumed the body of the Baltimore native who became the only vice president in U.S. history to resign in... read more
by Ilana Meiller | Dec 30, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion
I do not know your origin. Rumors claim that you derived from different sources in Wuhan, China. Surprisingly, a persistent myth lingers that scientists intentionally created you in a lab. While the world is still trying to solve the mystery of where you came from,... read more
by Dr. Kenneth Friedman | Dec 28, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Kosher Decanter
A strange New Year’s Eve is upon us, one unlike any other in our lifetimes. But one constant remains: The Bubbles Need to Flow! As many of us will celebrate with just our inner circle of loved ones this year, popping the perfect bottle of champagne or sparkling wine... read more
by Michael Olesker | Dec 27, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
John Steadman was one of Baltimore’s great rememberers. I think of him now because this week — Jan. 1, 2021 — marks precisely 20 years since he slipped away, and it’s nice to recall what he meant as a newspaper columnist and as a man. He wrote sports for... read more