Youth Chamber Orchestra Launches ‘One Mitzvah a Day’ Initiative
Led by local Israel-American cellist Amit Peled, the Mount Vernon Virtuosi aims to inspire people beyond musical enjoyment.
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Container vegetable gardening is a terrific option for people with limited space and /or time. (Shutterstock)
Gardening Tips: Vegging Out
Container vegetable gardening is a terrific option for people with limited space and/or time. Rebecca Brown and Norman Cohen share some tips.
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Harvey Schein and his young son, future filmmaker Justin Schein, are shown in 1972. (Courtesy of Schein Family Archves)
Documentary ‘Death & Taxes’ to be Screened at SNF Parkway Theatre
Filmmaker Justin Schein looks at wealth and inequality through the very real story of his late father.
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A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Derwood, Maryland, near Rockville. (Jonathan Edelman via JTA)
Educator’s Massive Judaica Collection Finds New Home
For 35 years, the late Deborah Brodie, aka Bubbie Cookie, amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she used to teach her Hebrew school students with special needs.
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Chaplain’s Musical Explores End-of-Life Issues
Conceived by Columbia resident Benjamin Kintisch, “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” offers a thought-provoking and occasionally amusing perspective on mortality.
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Steve Hofstetter: "I am from Queens and I don't get my crime statistics from some terrified old white guy on Fox News.” (Photo by Taylor Reschka)
Jewish Comic Receives Kudos for Defending Bmore’s Honor
Steve Hofstetter, who will perform at Soundstage next week, recently made headlines for his social media post ridiculing some fans’ warnings about Charm City’s safety.
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin (left) is shown here in an undated photo with his parents, Rachel and Jon. (Courtesy Goldberg-Polin family, via JTA)
Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin Speak at Beth Tfiloh Gathering
Israeli-Americans Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin talked about the pain of losing their 23-year-old son, who was kidnapped and later murdered in the Oct. 7th tragedy.
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A promotional image for “House of David” shows David wielding his slingshot against Goliath. (Photo by Jonathan Prime for Amazon Content Services LLC via JTA)
King David is Having a Hollywood Moment
Rabbi David Wolpe looks at the recent interest in Hollywood productions about King David and why the story is resonating now.
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Visions of Johanna: “If you ask me about my identity, Jewish is the first thing that comes to mind. It’s just who I am,” says "Holes" director Johanna Gruenhut. (File photo)
Baltimore Center Stage to Present Stage Adaptation of ‘Holes’
Directed by Johanna Gruenhut, the production is based on of the 1998 novel and 2003 film of the same name.
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Shared Journey: Israeli Maoz Inon (left) and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah offer their vision for reconciliation in their book, "The Future is Peace." (Uri Levi via JTA)
Israeli-Palestinian ‘Brothers’ Preach Peace in New Book
In “The Future is Peace,” Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon say there is still hope for coexistence between Arabs and Jews.
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Marc Shaiman: “It’s not hard to spend your whole life with Jews when you’re in show business. ... I’m sure the first caveman who put on a show was circumcised.” (Robert Trachtenberg via JTA)
Composer Marc Shaiman Uses Jewish Humor to Tell Showbiz Story
In his new memoir, piano man Marc Shaiman tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor.
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