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by Ben Sales, JTA | Jan 7, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Education, International, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
An estimated 25,000 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and held a rally on Jan. 5 to protest rising anti-Semitism in and around New York City. The rally comes following a spate of attacks on Jews, including most recently a stabbing attack at a rabbi’s home in... read more
by Peter Arnold | Jan 7, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
The 441st legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will convene this Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Annapolis and runs through April 6. To gauge the issues that will be of most importance to Marylanders, Jmore recently spoke with four local Jewish political leaders... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 30, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
First, there was Suburban House. Then, there was Gourmet Again. (And let’s not even get started about the old Fields Cafe.) Now, you can add another Pikesville landmark to the dustbin of local culinary and noshing history. Edmart Deli closed its doors Dec. 31... read more
by Staff Report | Dec 12, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
In light of the deadly Dec. 10 attack on a kosher grocery in Jersey City, N.J., Baltimore County has placed police camera towers at Pikesville’s two kosher supermarkets, Seven Mile Market and Market Maven Baltimore, to monitor any potentially suspicious... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 3, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Elections, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
A veteran of state politics and the local Jewish community, Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) announced he will resign from office next month. The highest-ranking Jewish member of the State Senate, Zirkin, who has served as chairman of the high-profile Senate... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 29, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Obituaries
A well-known figure in local media and marketing circles for decades, Jeffrey C. Raymond died on Oct. 26 of a heart attack. He was 56. A North Baltimore resident who belonged to Bolton Street Synagogue, Raymond served as chief of the division of communications... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 17, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Maryland, National Politics, News
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th) died Oct. 17 at the age of 68 from longstanding health issues. Throughout his long political career, Cummings, a Baltimore native, enjoyed a particularly close relationship with the Jewish community of Maryland. Cummings was the namesake... read more
by Peter Arnold | Oct 10, 2019 | Community, Local, News
Save your appetite! The Weinberg Park Heights Jewish Community Center has a new café vendor. Chef Dan’s Café at the J will hold its grand opening on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the JCC, 5700 Park Heights Ave. The restaurant, which will operate under the... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Sep 13, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Community, Football, Local, Maryland, National, News, Ravens, Sports
There is a wide variety of offerings for Ravens fans when it comes to eating and drinking during games at M&T Bank Stadium — even for those who observe the dietary laws of kashrut. The Kosher Grille features a pair of locations on the first level of... read more
by JMORE Staff | Sep 12, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, National, News, Pikesville
Beth Tfiloh Congregation announced that Rabbi Chai Posner will succeed Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg as the Pikesville synagogue’s senior-most rabbi, as of Jan. 1, 2022. Rabbi Posner was approved by unanimous decision at a congregational meeting on Sept. 8. Since September... read more
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