by Peter Arnold | Oct 10, 2019 | Community, Local, News
Save your appetite! The Weinberg Park Heights Jewish Community Center has a new café vendor. Chef Dan’s Café at the J will hold its grand opening on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the JCC, 5700 Park Heights Ave. The restaurant, which will operate under the... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Oct 8, 2019 | Community, News
“The prophecy of the vanishing Jew has not come to fruition.” That’s the view of Leonard Saxe, director of Brandeis University’s Steinhardt Social Research Institute, on a new American Jewish population study conducted by his organization. The study – which is similar... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Oct 7, 2019 | Community, News
Duff Goldman credits Baltimore for all of his success. The owner of Charm City Cakes and star of the Food Network’s now-defunct “Ace of Cakes” believes he may have gone down a different career path if not for “the best city in the country.” So for Goldman, who now... read more
by Caryn Sagal | Oct 7, 2019 | Business, Community, News
Around the Baltimore metropolitan area, Marilyn Pick has built a reputation for fitness and fashion. But on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, she’s best known for groceries. Perpetually clad in red and black, Pick has taught countless cardio, step, strength... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 4, 2019 | Community, Community Resources
For nearly four decades, Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland has provided a home-away-from-home for critically ill children and their families. But until now, Jews who observe kashrut, or kosher dietary laws, were unable to take advantage of the nonprofit’s... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 4, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education
Central Scholarship, an Owings Mills-based organization that helps students obtain interest-free loans and grants to attend accredited institutions, recently received a special Advocacy Award from the National Scholarship Providers Association. The award recognized... read more
by Rabbi Joyce Newmark | Oct 3, 2019 | Community, High Holidays, Religion
For nearly 50 years, my father had a best friend named Al. They grew up in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., and after returning home from World War II, they each married and moved to the same Long Island town and opened related businesses. They were closer... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 2, 2019 | Business, Community
Lynda Katz Wilner, CEO of Successfully Speaking, an Owings Mills-based communications skills consulting company, is driven by her passion for helping people, especially those who fear public speaking. Jmore recently spoke with Katz Wilner about her work, the best... read more
by Kylie Ora Lobell | Sep 27, 2019 | Community, Religion
The first time I celebrated Yom Kippur, I was not yet a Jew. In fact, I wouldn’t become a Jew until five years later, when I dipped into the mikvah and completed my Orthodox conversion process. I had never fasted, so I ate way too much during the pre-fast meal and... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 26, 2019 | Community, News, Religion
When Bruce Radleigh Eicher was recruited to fill in for a colleague at Beth El’s High Holiday services, Rabbi Jacob B. Agus was the Pikesville synagogue’s spiritual leader and John F. Kennedy was president of the United States. Eicher recently retired from Beth El... read more
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