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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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,... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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,... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 7, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Mazel tov. We’re now past the midterms of 2018. No matter how you feel about the results, you have to be glad that these elections are over. I know I am. I can’t recall a more contentious, divisive or bitter election in my lifetime. Still, in the aftermath of it all,... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 30, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
On the Monday morning after the massacre that killed 11 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, my editor-in-chief expressed surprise that he hadn’t heard from me over the weekend. I was out of town visiting my son at college, and although I was aware of the... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 26, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, submitted a letter to the Baltimore Sun in response to an op-ed the newspaper published Oct. 23 titled, “A bump in the bond between Baltimore’s core Democratic coalition: black and Jewish... read more
Read the latest views and thoughts from Jmore Publisher Scott Rifkin, MD 