by Peter Arnold | Oct 17, 2019 | Community, Gallery ONLY, Religion
As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Laurie Goodwin says it was important to her that her sons, Samuel, 4, and Jacob, 2, celebrate the festival of Sukkot with members of their community. “It means the world to me to have this sukkah at my house,” said the... read more
by Deborah Walike | Oct 11, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
The Holocaust is arguably the most documented event in human history. But most people don’t know that Jews and non-Jews in Europe frequently enjoyed good relations prior to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime. Daniel Mendelsohn wants to change that perception. On... 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 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
by Rabbi Dena Shaffer | Sep 19, 2019 | Community, Religion, Spirituality
You’re likely familiar with the famous aphorism by 1st-century sage Rabbi Hillel: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?” In many Jewish circles, this text is used to underscore the religious... read more
by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Sep 12, 2019 | Community, Religion, Spirituality
The High Holy Day season offers us several potent images and metaphors. The shofar, the ram, apples and honey, white clothing and Torah finery all feature prominently this time of year. Another compelling image is that of gates, specifically the gates of heaven... read more
by Peter Arnold | Sep 6, 2019 | Community, Local, News, Religion
These are dark and desperate times for Baltimore, lamented Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) at Beth Tfiloh Congregation’s Sept. 4 Town Hall Meeting on the city’s woes and challenges. “Baltimore City needs an action plan, and it needs help,” he said. “We are all in this... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 6, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
On the national Jewish scene, Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl is known as a pioneer and trailblazer. She bears the distinction of being the nation’s first ordained Asian-American rabbi and cantor, as well as the first woman to lead Manhattan’s prominent Central Synagogue in... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Aug 22, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality
For nearly a century, the solemn and soothing sounds of davening, Torah chanting and fellowship have reverberated throughout the ornate sanctuary of Shaarei Tfiloh Congregation during the Days of Awe. Every once in a while, worshipers deep in prayer look up when... read more
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