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by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 14, 2021 | Arts & Life, Baltimore, Film & TV, Local
As Baltimore’s Jewish community grapples with the need for greater diversity and inclusion among its organizations, congregations and schools, leaders and institutions are presenting programming geared toward the LGBTQ Jewish community. This Sunday, Jan. 17, at 3... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jan 13, 2021 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
At a special congregational meeting on Jan. 11, Pikesville’s Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom voted to approve Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi as the Reform temple’s senior rabbi. The vote was preceded by the recommendation of the congregation’s board of... read more
by Gabe Friedman | Jan 12, 2021 | Baltimore, Community, Local
And now for some desperately needed happy news. A Jewish couple originally from Charm City but now living in the Sunshine State is celebrating two hefty milestones together this year: 100 years of life, and 80 years of marriage. Baltimore natives Lou and Edith... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Jan 6, 2021 | Community, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
The family of Rep. Jamie Raskin has established a fund to honor the memory of Tommy Raskin, the Maryland Jewish Democrat’s son, who died on Dec. 31. The Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals launched this week with initial funding of $50,000. The... read more
by Staff Report | Jan 5, 2021 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Education, Local
In a statement issued Jan. 5, the Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore condemned the anti-Semitic comments allegedly posted on social media by a Johns Hopkins University teaching assistant. According to media reports, the... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 14, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, Pikesville
Dr. Steve Salzberg recalls occasionally running into Morris Rosen at a local gym and asking the nonagenarian how he was doing. “He always told me how he was slowing down,” Salzberg said with a laugh, “that he was only taking two Zumbas and a... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 9, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, International, Israel, Local, Maryland, News
David Ben Moshe desperately wants to be an Israeli citizen. But so far, the Israeli government refuses to grant his request. A Frederick native who relocated to Baltimore for several years and graduated from Towson University with a degree in exercise science, Ben... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 8, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Education, Local, Maryland, News, Schools, Uncategorized
Jeanette Parmigiani admits that people often look a little confused when hearing her name and learning that she is the director of Holocaust programs at the Baltimore Jewish Council. But since taking over that job in July of 2007, Parmigiani, who describes herself as... read more
by Staff Report | Dec 7, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Coronavirus News, Gallery ONLY, Local, News, Religion, Spirituality
Not even the likes of a cruel and unrelenting pandemic can diminish the eternal wisdom of the Torah. That’s why Chabad of Downtown pressed on despite Covid-19 and recently held a small, socially distanced ritual ceremony to celebrate the arrival of its first-ever... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Dec 4, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, Local, Maryland
As we’re all too painfully aware, this is a tough time for local retailers. If they’re to stay financially solvent throughout the pandemic this winter and spring, Charm City’s independent businesses desperately need our support. That’s why more than ever before, Jmore... read more