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Jmore’s Top Event Picks for June 2019

by Amanda Krotki | Jun 3, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

June – the first official summer month – is good for Father’s Day grilling, Pride celebrations and lots of outdoor festivals. Here are our picks for enjoying all the summer fun in and around Baltimore. HONfest (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) HONFest 2019 This is...

Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with That? Episode 8

by JMORE Staff | May 10, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

In Episode 8: Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with the Orthodox Dating Scene? Beth Tfiloh’s Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Jmore’s Amanda Krotki discuss how to date an Orthodox rabbi and some of the traditional rules of engagement. Subscribe at: iTunes | Spotify | TuneIn...

I’ll Follow the Sun

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 9, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

I’ve got a friend who tends to be rather disdainful of traveling. Is he a cheapskate? Yep. But he also feels that going on faraway excursions and jaunts is a rather frivolous and needless endeavor. Whenever he does leave the environs of his cozy home, you usually can...

Speaking in (Knotted) Tongues

by Rafael Alvarez | May 8, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

“Moses stuttered …” –Allan Holzman, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and son of a Polish-born local baker Earlier this year, I rode a passenger train from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, arriving in Tinseltown just in time for the 828th anniversary of Richard the...

Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with That? Episode 7

by JMORE Staff | May 3, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

In Episode 7: Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with the Things Most Jews Do? Beth Tfiloh’s Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Jmore’s Amanda Krotki discuss some culturally Jewish stereotypes, including eating bagels and being funny. Subscribe at: iTunes | Spotify | TuneIn |...

Jmore’s Top Event Picks for May 2019

by Amanda Krotki | Apr 30, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

It’s finally spring and we can get out of the house! This month brings us a film festival, neighborhood parties, a horse race that’s kind of a big deal and another great networking event from Jmore. Here are our picks for the top things to do around Baltimore this...

Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with That? Episode 6

by JMORE Staff | Apr 26, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

Haggadah Lotta Questions

by Amanda Krotki | Apr 16, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

(Or maybe just one with a lot of parts) 10th installment in an occasional series Why is this night different from all other nights, you ask? Well, for starters, I don’t usually spend 90 whirlwind minutes learning all there is to know about the Passover seder (abridged...

Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with That? Episode 5

by JMORE Staff | Apr 12, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

In Episode 5: Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with the Jews and Catholics? Beth Tfiloh’s Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Jmore’s Amanda Krotki try to compare Jewish and Catholic guilt and discuss some of the other similarities and differences of the religions. Subscribe...

Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with That? Episode 4

by JMORE Staff | Apr 5, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

In Episode 4: Hey Rabbi, What’s Up with that Hipster Beard? Beth Tfiloh’s Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Jmore’s Amanda Krotki explore Jewish customs and traditions such as wearing yarmulkes or wigs and growing beards and payos. Subscribe at: iTunes | Spotify...