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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
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 9, 2019 | Community, Local, News, Pikesville
Har Sinai and Temple Oheb Shalom made it official yesterday, Sept. 8, when the memberships of the two historic Reform congregations voted overwhelmingly in favor of a merger. In a letter sent to members of both synagogues after the vote, a joint task force referenced... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Aug 27, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
The boards of Har Sinai Congregation and Temple Oheb Shalom announced on Aug. 26 that they voted unanimously to recommend the merger of their historic Reform synagogues. The next step in the process will be for members of each temple to vote on their boards’... read more
by JMORE Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Stanley Theodore Levinson, one of the principal owners of Sol Levinson and Bros. funeral home in Pikesville, died peacefully in his Roland Park residence on Aug. 19. He was 89. “He was a pillar of the community,” said his daughter, Ellensue... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Aug 1, 2019 | Baltimore, News, Pikesville
Rabbi Emeritus Joel H. Zaiman, who led Chizuk Amuno Congregation, a Conservative synagogue in Pikesville, from 1980-2003 passed away on July 31. According to the synagogue’s Senior Rabbi Joshua Z. Gruenberg, Rabbi Zaiman had some “health challenges,”... read more
by Marcy Oster | Jul 25, 2019 | Baltimore, International, Local, Maryland, National, News, Pikesville
Pikesville resident Anne Neuberger has been tapped to head the National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate at Fort George G. Meade. The granddaughter of Auschwitz survivors, Neuberger, 43, who belongs to Pikesville’s Suburban Orthodox Congregation... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jun 21, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Dr. Barbara G. Zirkin, a former assistant dean for distance learning at Stevenson University and former dean for academic administration at Baltimore Hebrew University, died on June 20. She was 75. A Pikesville resident and Beth El congregant, Dr. Zirkin was the... read more
by Staff Report | Jun 19, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
The Pikesville Owings Mills Regional Chamber of Commerce announced June 19 that Beth Rheingold will serve as the organization’s new president, effective July 1. She succeeds Jessica Normington, who came to the chamber in July of 2011. Normington is working for... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | May 29, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Andy Hoffman, owner of the now-defunct Gourmet Again in Pikesville, said he is heartbroken over the May 28 closing of the independent food specialty store. But in an exclusive interview with Jmore, Hoffman said he has been overwhelmed by the community’s response and... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 15, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
On their long and winding path toward merging, Owings Mills’ Har Sinai Congregation and Temple Oheb Shalom in Pikesville have cleared yet another hurdle. On May 14, the boards of trustees of the historic Reform synagogues voted unanimously to approve a Letter of... read more
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