Religion
Public Health Experts Emphasize Social Distancing and Masks in Sukkahs
By Shira Hanau Sukkot, the harvest festival observed this year from Oct. 2-9, would seem to be designed for the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, the holiday is typically observed outdoors in temporary structures, allowing for more of the fresh air that is considered one...
Beth El’s Cantor Thom King Participates in a Virtual Nationwide Holiday Service
It’s been a couple of weeks, but Beth El Congregation’s Cantor Thom King is still walking on air from the experience. A Pikesville resident, Cantor King was part of an effort to help create a memorable Selichot program for a nationwide audience through an original and...
This Yom Kippur, Jonah’s Story Resonates More than Ever
By Mayim Bialik Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. After a year unlike any we could have ever anticipated, I have been waiting for this day, not for atonement so much as a reset. Jewish tradition teaches us that our fate for the year ahead is sealed on Yom Kippur, and...
God as Our Partner
Our Father, Our King, Avinu Malkeinu. When I was a student at Bar Ilan University in Israel, I attended a lecture titled, “Is portraying God as King helpful today?” The professor answered in the negative, asking how many kings actually still rule today. He then went...
Jerusalem’s Beit Avi Chai Creates High Holiday Programming for Pandemic Era
This article was sponsored by and produced in partnership with Beit Avi Chai, a center for the creation, development, and expression of Jewish and Israeli culture and education aimed at the full spectrum of the Jewish people in Israel and around the world. This...
Cantor Randy Herman Makes his Debut at Chizuk Amuno’s Selichot Services
Cantor Randy Herman never expected to start his new role at Pikesville’s Chizuk Amuno Congregation outside of the synagogue. But that’s the reality as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s tricky getting to know a community virtually, but that’s what I’m doing,”...
Beth El Offers ‘Pathways to Teshuvah’ Series for High Holiday Season
There’s no denying that this year’s High Holiday season will look vastly different from past years. But different isn’t necessarily a negative, says Rabbi Steven Schwartz of Pikesville’s Beth El Congregation. “It’s interesting, as we have gone into this online world,...
A Prayer for the Start of this Pandemic School Year
This article originally appeared in Kveller. Scrolling through all of the open Safari windows on my phone is like a virtual tour through the months of this pandemic. It starts in the early spring with online gardening tips, funny memes about the shift to virtual...
Rabbi Dana Saroken Explores Spiritual Growth during the Pandemic on ‘The Upside’
In anticipation of this High Holiday season, Beth El Congregation’s Rabbi Dana Saroken recommends that people make three lists for themselves to guarantee personal and spiritual growth. “Right now, people are anxious and scared to simply walk outside their door or go...Upcoming Events
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