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Paul Golin, executive director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism: “Humanistic Judaism is a philosophy. We ask, “What is our purpose, what is the meaning of our lives?” (Handout photo)
Can Judaism exist without espousing a belief in a higher power? Paul Golin believes it can.
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Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) will officially resign from the Maryland General Assembly on Jan. 2, just six days before the start of the 2020 legislative session. (Photo by Jim Burger)
Sen. Bobby Zirkin responds to criticism from some gun control advocates.
Read More“BeDazzle 2019” event to raise money and hope for high school girls from Baltimore’s underserved communities.
Read MoreAmong those leading the charge for Mayor Pugh to resign is Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen. Jmore recently spoke about the matter with Cohen.
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Diane Leigh Davison, vice president of Great Talk Inc. (left), and Eve Vogelstein, the nonprofit’s board president. (Handout photo)
As was the case with our inaugural season last year, we expect attendees to find these conversations not just fascinating and stimulating but downright pleasurable.
Read MoreJack Sacco believes his father’s story of liberating Dachau is a tale of humanity and perseverance.
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William and Selma Kurz riding in a rickshaw in Shanghai in the early 1940s. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Museum of Maryland)
By the time of the Chinese Communist Revolution in the late 1940s, virtually all the Jews of Shanghai had emigrated.
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OrCam’s MyEye technology is wireless, lightweight and employs a magnet to clip to the frame of eyeglasses. It is a self-contained unit, working independently of the Internet, a smartphone or wireless connection. (Photo from orcam.com)
The Maryland/Israel Development Center will present a talk by Mark A. Riccobono of the Baltimore-based National Federation of the Blind.
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Among the issues important to Maryland politicians this legislative session are: The health of the Chesapeake Bay, the future of Pimlico Race Course, potholes and the infrastructure and the opioid epidemic. (Composite image of handout photos)
Jmore recently asked 15 politicians of particular interest to the local Jewish community to discuss what they will focus on in 2019.
Read MoreCHAI’s new CEO wants to continue the agency’s policy of strengthening neighborhoods and communities in the Northwest Baltimore area.
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Rep. John Sarbanes: "Looking back on my nine terms in Congress, I feel an enormous sense of gratitude and accomplishment,” (File photo)
“If we can clean up the system, then we can deliver on other priorities,” Rep. John Sarbanes says about the Democrats winning the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.
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