300 Orthodox Rabbis Condemn Child Sexual Abuse
A segment of the international modern Orthodox Jewish community is doing its part to raise awareness about child sexual abuse in institutions such as schools and synagogues. Three hundred rabbis signed...
View ArticleHIRSH
On August 29, 2016, Janet Day Hirsh (nee Cooper); beloved wife of Michael J. Hirsh; devoted mother of Ariel and Samuel Hirsh; loving sister of Dr. Robert Menachem Cooper and the late Marvin Cooper;...
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On August 31, 2016, Harriet Shein Owrutsky; beloved wife of Morton Joseph Owrutsky; cherished mother of Jeffrey Carl Owrutsky (Susan Strahan), Susan Owrutsky (Russell “Russ”) Berman, Eric Bradford...
View ArticleMACKS
On August 30, 2016, Allan Joel Macks; beloved brother of Marshall (Nancy) Macks; loving son of the late Charles and Hilda Macks; adoring uncle of Ryan J.(Kristen L.) Macks. Services at SOL LEVINSON...
View ArticleEveryman Adds 3 to Board
Everyman Theatre has announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors. Jean W. Brune, Leonard Sherman and Kelly Keenan Trumpbour officially began their tenures in July. These...
View ArticleTempest in a Swimsuit
Jewish publications are not known for their swimsuit issues, let alone swimsuit editorials. But the tussle over the burkini in France is fit for commentary because it exposes yet another misfire aimed...
View ArticleJacobs to Lead HCPF
Kyri Jacobs, president of Bonnie Heneson Communications (BHC), was named president of the Howard County Police Foundation board of directors. The Howard County Police Foundation works with the police...
View ArticleStepping Up to Help Those in Need
This week’s reading, Parshat Re’eh, includes the laws of kashrut and how to observe the three harvest festivals: Pesach, Sukkot and Shavuot. I will be focusing on another theme from the reading,...
View ArticleNo Friend of Israel
Sen. Benjamin Cardin’s Aug. 26 column in the JT, “Why Tim Kaine Is Good for Israel, Jewish Values,” was the ultimate in chutzpah. Cardin, who voted against the Iran agreement, was supporting Sen. Kaine...
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Can you identify anyone in this photo? Contact Joanna Church, 443-873-5176 or jchurch@jewishmuseummd.org. To see more of the Jewish Museum’s extensive collection and find out who has been...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s Friendship with Putin
Russia’s proximity to the Middle East and the presence in Israel of a million-plus Jews from the former Soviet Union, including Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, make the growing warm relations...
View ArticleNever Like a Child
“You know old people are just like children,” said the professional athletics director who works with all ages. As someone in the former category, I felt a chill go down my spine and a rush of...
View ArticleIt’s the Big Hello, Goodbye for Summer Eats
Late summer is truly the best time for produce. Those heirloom tomatoes are plentiful, corn is the sweetest, and all other fruits and vegetables give us their best, as they say goodbye until next year....
View ArticleChildren’s Author Expands Beyond Jewish Focus
Bracha Goetz, a local author of more than 30 children’s books, many Jewish-themed, is best known for her ability to simplify profound ideas in order to help children achieve better understanding....
View ArticleSoftware Helps Monitor Older Individuals
Mary Shofer vowed to regain her independence no matter what hurdles she faced along the way. A bad fall in the foyer of her second-floor Pickwick East apartment at the age of 95 left her stranded on...
View ArticleAn Insult to Jews
I realize American blacks are often subject to racial abuse and stereotyping, as we Jews have often been. But that does not excuse the vicious name-calling directed at Israel in the Black Lives Matter...
View ArticleJCS Launches Holocaust Trauma Effort
Jewish Community Services launches an effort to spread awareness of the impact the trauma of the Holocaust had on survivors this month. JCS, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of...
View ArticleHogan to Visit Israel This Month
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland/Israel Development Center Maryland announced Wednesday that Gov. Larry Hogan will be making a trip to Israel from Sept. 19 through 26 for a mission to...
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