Opinion

Guaranteed to Raise a Smile

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jul 11, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

Several years ago, the phone rang suddenly in my office. It was an aide to former Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, that pillar of Old Line State politics known in some circles as “the Little General in Pearls” due to her diminutive-yet-commanding presence and jewelry...

The Capital Gazette Tragedy

by JMORE Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

Five people were shot and killed at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis on June 28, 2018. The victims of the deadliest attack on a media outlet in U.S. history were Wendi Winters, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Gerald Fischman and Rebecca Smith. On this, the one year...

What You’re Saying About Mary Bubala

by JMORE Staff | May 9, 2019 | Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

WJZ-TV anchor Mary Bubala asked a racially insensitive question during a recent interview about the resignation of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. The station subsequently fired her. Here’s Bubala’s original apology: A sincere apology...

Next Year in … Uganda?

by Sophia Neiman | Apr 23, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

Hosting a Passover seder recently in the northern Ugandan city of Gulu taught me two important things. First, it is crucial to add matzoh balls to soup just a half-hour before serving; otherwise, they will disintegrate into something more like matzoh mush. Second...

God Bless America, Warts and All

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Apr 23, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

The other day I was reading a new biography, Ray Connolly’s “Being John Lennon: A Restless Life,” when I came upon a passage in which Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ brilliant yet self-destructive manager, announced he would write his autobiography. It was eventually...

How Karl Lagerfeld Cleansed Chanel of its Anti-Semitic, Nazi Past

by JTA | Feb 20, 2019 | Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

By Michelle Honig (JTA) — If you walk into any wealthy Jewish American neighborhood, a careful eye will spot designer duds – Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton – sported by well-coiffed men and women as they walk through town. But in a sea of expensive excess, one designer’s...

The Steep Price of Getting Stumped

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 6, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion, The Balagan

“And the devil jumped upon a hickory stump and said, ‘Boy, let me tell you what …’” –The Charlie Daniels Band, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” I learned something last week. It’s no fun being on the stump. No, I don’t mean wading into the sordid,...

Why I Plan to Attend the Baltimore Women’s March

by Jessica Klaitman | Jan 17, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

At an historic time in our nation’s history, when women are running for political positions, being elected to office, advocating, speaking out and marching in the streets in record numbers, one of the most visible parts of this movement – the national...

Why Veganism Conforms with Jewish Values

by Jamie Cohen | Jan 9, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

I am vegan. But probably like you, I grew up eating meat. As a child, when I became concerned about the animals that were killed to put food on my plate, I was told that the animals are here to be eaten and they don’t feel anything when they are killed. That...

Community Thoughts and Wishes for Janet Kurland

by JMORE Staff | Nov 28, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion

For the past 42 years, Janet Kurland has been a fixture at Jewish Community Services, having long ago established herself as the “go-to person” for all matters pertaining to the care and well-being of older adults. But on Nov. 29, Kurland, 88, a Pikesville resident,...