Community

Tree-Painting Project to Benefit Nikki Perlow Foundation

by Aliza Friedlander | Sep 8, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education

Debbie Dauer has a story to tell, of how she survived substance abuse and how it impacted her and her son. “He spent nine years with me in active addiction and now 11 years with a recovering mom,” says Dauer, co-founder of IMPACT Recovery Houses in Baltimore. “But...

Former Nightlife Promoter Wants to Make Volunteering Easy and Fun

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Sep 6, 2017 | Community, Community Resources

NEW YORK (JTA) — Deevee Kashi used to promote parties at some of New York’s most exclusive nightclubs, including a celebrity- and model-laden hotspot once described as a “dark, opulent, high-energy venue for the hottest acts and most beautiful people working...

Bubbe Lives in the Path of Hurricane Irma. Now What?

by Ben Sales, JTA | Sep 6, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Elderly

(JTA) — Beatrice Marks’ one-story home might flood this week. But she laughs off the threat. “It doesn’t faze me one bit. Not anymore,” said Marks, 86, whose community of seniors lies in the path of Hurricane Irma, which is set to make landfall in Florida at the...

High Holidays 101

by JMORE Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | Community, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality

A concise guide to the season with a reason Once again, the High Holiday season is about to mark its arrival, leaving all of us with much to contemplate and absorb. Jmore offers a handy-dandy guide to the holidays that make up the season. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new...

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Hosts Paul’s Place Camp

by Hannah M. Heller | Sep 1, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education

Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world, is a core Jewish value, one that encompasses so much of what synagogues, temples, and Jewish communal organizations and institutions do on a daily basis. So when a synagogue forms a strong partnership with a local nonprofit...

A Talmudic Wrinkle in Time

by Rafael Alvarez | Sep 1, 2017 | Community, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality

When my brother Danny first met my wife Phoebe (when we’d just started dating), he looked her in the eye and said, “Ralph is going to torture you for the rest of your life.” I’m not sure if she believed him then, some six years ago, but she certainly believes it now....

Historian to Speak at Beth El about Jewish Women during WWII

by Peter Arnold | Sep 1, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education

The Second World War is arguably the most documented event in human history. Countless books and films have chronicled virtually every aspect of the global conflict from 1939-1945, but one chapter that’s never been closely examined is the role of Jewish women during...

Finding Your Inner Voice

by Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro | Aug 31, 2017 | Community, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality

A little over a month ago, I wrote an article for Jmore exploring the values that would motivate a person to set aside time from their busy schedule to participate in communal prayer. Daily communal prayer has been a cornerstone of Jewish living for millennia. Jewish...

Bowled Over by Batman

by Aliza Friedlander | Aug 28, 2017 | Community

Pikesville High’s Class of ’82 pays tribute to one of their fallen graduates with a night on the lanes. Most people only know of fictional superheroes. But to have known the late Lenny “Batman” Robinson was to have known a real-life superhero, say those who were close...