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Search Called Off for Virginia Rabbi Who Jumped into Ocean to Save Student
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for a rabbi who jumped into the ocean by a state park in Virginia Beach, Va., saving a student who was having trouble returning to shore. The official search was called off mid-Wednesday, July 10, a full day after Rabbi...
MAD Magazine Brought a Sense of Anarchy to White-Bread America
For post-war baby boomers too old for Walt Disney comics but too young for the anatomy lessons awaiting us in the pages of Playboy, MAD magazine was our interim secular bible. It wasn’t just a comic book, it was our cultural reference guide. Along with the laughs came...
Mich. Congresswoman Slammed for Israel, Holocaust Remarks
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a recent interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part of an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” in the aftermath of the Holocaust. The freshman congresswoman made the comments in an interview...
Letter Sent to Oheb Shalom Congregants Aug. 19, 2018
Dear Oheb Family, You have received many communications from me in the past few months. None of them has been easy to deliver. As you know, in May of this year we shared with you that Temple Oheb Shalom reported to the Central Conference of American Rabbis (“CCAR”)... Letter Sent to Oheb Shalom Congregants May, 2018
Dear Temple Oheb Shalom Member, It is with heavy hearts that we share with you that Temple Oheb Shalom has received an allegation of an improper incident of a sexual nature that may have occurred a number of years ago involving Rabbi Fink and a then teenager, who was...
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but emphasized that he was not pre-empting negotiations over the final status of the city. “It is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of...
Contest — Sacred Music Festival Ticket Giveaway
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Israel Wants a Bigger Cut from Nonprofit Behind Blue Tzedakah Boxes
JERUSALEM (JTA) – American Jews dropped nickels and dimes into the Jewish National Fund’s blue charity boxes to help Zionists build the Jewish state. More than a century later, the JNF, known in Hebrew as Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, is rich. It owns 13 percent of all the...Upcoming Events
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Art Garfunkel @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
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The iconic singer — and one-half of Simon & Garfunkel — returns to Annapolis. Garfunkel’s latest book, “What Is It All But Luminous (Notes From An Underground Man)” was released in 2017 by Alfred A.[...]
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5:00 pm Colonial Market Tavern Night @ Maryland Historical Society
Colonial Market Tavern Night @ Maryland Historical Society 
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Experience the bawdy side of Colonial Maryland with beer, oysters and Colonial tavern singers in the Maryland Historical Society’s courtyard. Tavern Night is an extension of fun from Colonial Market Day, also taking place July[...]
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