Religion
by Alex Holt | Aug 20, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Spirituality
You don’t turn 50 every day. So to mark that special milestone, Temple Isaiah will hold a series of celebrations and galas throughout the coming year. To kick off its golden anniversary, the temple will hold “Isaiah Fest,” a free event for adults and kids, on Sept. 8... read more
by JMORE Staff | Jul 26, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Religion, Spirituality
It all started out with a gesture of outreach and friendship. Dr. Terris A. King, senior pastor of Ashburton’s Liberty Grace Church of God, contacted Beth Tfiloh Synagogue’s Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg after reading “Not in my Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great... read more
by Jonathan Shorr | Jul 25, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Spirituality
Jen Grossman initially didn’t like Alex Blumberg’s podcast interview with his former boss, Ira Glass, the Baltimore-born host/producer of the popular radio show, “This American Life.” But then Grossman attended a recent session of Podcasts Over Drinks, aka The P.O.D.,... read more
by Rabbi Kushi Schusterman | Jul 12, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
The good old nursery rhyme that goes “No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks” marks the beginning of summer. As the rhyme evokes a sense of freedom and independence, many of us look at summer as downtime — vacations, “staycations,”... read more
by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Jul 12, 2019 | Community, Religion, Spirituality
By reinforcing the foundations of communities, great social justice achievements can be celebrated. One of the things they don’t train you for in rabbinical school is building construction. But as Beth Am’s major renovations have progressed, I’ve come to learn much... read more
by SPONSORED CONTENT | Jul 12, 2019 | Community, Religion, SPONSORED
By Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Beth Tfiloh Congregation On Monday, I am leaving for Israel and I can’t wait to get there to see how much has changed since I was last there in January. In recent years, it has become a pattern for me to visit Israel twice a year; once... read more
by Rabbi Joshua Z. Gruenberg | May 13, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Religion
The Jewish summer starts in the doldrums and is lifted slowly as the summer ebbs to a conclusion with the onset of the Jewish new year. The calendar bears this out in the days that are remembered or marked through ritual in the three summer Hebrew months of Tammuz, Av... read more
by Peter Arnold | May 9, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Spirituality
Can Judaism exist without espousing a belief in a higher power? Paul Golin believes it can. Golin, executive director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, will speak May 19 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pikesville branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1301... read more
by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | May 3, 2019 | Community, Religion, Spirituality
It seems seams are better than borders on the path to Baltimore’s salvation. “I don’t go below Northern Parkway.” It’s a statement and/or sentiment I’ve heard numerous times from some Jewish residents of Baltimore County. Northern Parkway is what visionary author Jane... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Apr 15, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
NEW YORK (JTA) — From graphic novel Haggadahs to a Donald Trump-themed one, if you’re looking for a certain kind of guide to the Passover seder, chances are it’s out there. Recent years have seen a proliferation of political, environmental, family-friendly, or just... read more
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