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by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 29, 2020 | Community, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic
First responders and health care workers who are making personal sacrifices during the pandemic are hailed as front-line heroes, and rightly so. But what about other individuals who cannot simply work from home and must venture out to their places of employment armed... read more
by JTA | May 28, 2020 | Community
Long before Baltimore native Gila Golder’s voracious news consumption made her the second winner of JTA’s quiz show, it had already changed her life. Back in 2014, Golder came across a JTA story online about an initiative underway in Memphis to recruit more Jews... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 28, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News And Resources, Education, News
The college campus tour. It’s a genuine rite of passage for many high school juniors and seniors. But like so many other milestones and traditions over the past few months, college tours have largely been postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rabbi... read more
by JTA | May 28, 2020 | Community, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Even though it’s considered a major holiday on the Jewish calendar, Shavuot — which starts at sundown tonight, May 28 — has always suffered from an image problem of sorts. Perhaps because of Shavuot’s placement on the calendar around (or... read more
by Staff Report | May 27, 2020 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News And Resources, News
Camps Airy and Louise, two historically Jewish summer camps in the area, announced on May 27 that they will not open this summer due to the pandemic. “It is with heavy hearts that we write you today with the decision to not host our 2020 summer camp sessions at... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 27, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Family, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, Milestones
As with so many other activities and rituals in our lives these days, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we celebrate birthdays. In addition to Zoom birthday parties, drive-by birthday gatherings are now a sign of the times. For Jill Petschek’s recent 65th... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 26, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Education, News
A former Ner Israel Rabbinical College student was arrested on Tuesday, May 26, by Baltimore County Police Department officers for trying to run over pedestrians around the Pikesville yeshiva’s campus in the 400 block of Mount Wilson Lane. The suspect, Manooel... read more
by JMORE Staff | May 26, 2020 | Business, Community, Coronavirus News
Jason Perlow of Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty, Margaret Rome of HomeRome Realty, and Jason Rubenstein of Cummings & Co. Realtors join “The Upside” for a conversation about buying and selling real estate during COVID-19. Join Jmore and The... read more
by Rabbi Eli Yoggev | May 26, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Spirituality, Spirituality During The Pandemic
Generally speaking, the two-day festival of Shavuot tends to be a bit light on customs when compared to other Jewish holidays. Along with Passover and Sukkot, Shavuot — which will be observed this year from sundown on Thursday, May 28, to Saturday night, May 30... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 22, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Family, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic
While restaurants and other food service establishments around the country have suffered major setbacks since the start of the pandemic, regional farmers’ markets have experienced a sharp rise in business. That’s largely due to operating outdoors, offering fresh... read more
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