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Marc B. Terrill has served as president
of The Associated: Jewish Federation of
Baltimore since 2003. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore celebrated its 100th anniversary with a campaign kickoff event at Woodholme Country Club.
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Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg and Team Beth Am recently returned from the annual Israel Ride, a five-day cycling trip from Jerusalem to Eilat that benefits the Arava Institute and Hazon organizations.
For Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg, a bicycle ride from Jerusalem to Eilat brings Israel and the environment powerfully into focus.
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This year, the Festival of Lights will be observed at nightfall this Thursday, Dec. 7, and through Friday evening, Dec. 15. (File image)
Why not explore eight core Jewish values on each of the eight nights of Chanukah? Sheryl Haft offers practical suggestions to discuss and do.
Read MoreSarah Gershman offers some suggestions for how you can make this Chanukah memorable while staying true to the essential meaning of the holiday.
Read MoreAfter more than 2,000 years of neglect, this Chanukah here in Baltimore, MMAE will host a reading from the Book of Maccabees when Haley Bohrer will read the same reading she chanted on her bat mitzvah Shabbat.
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Beth Am congregant and benefactor Mark Joseph (left) and Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg participate in the mezuzah-affixing ceremony. (Photo by Jim Burger)
On Nov. 17, Beth Am Synagogue marked the completion of the yearlong renovation of its historic Reservoir Hill home with a rededication ceremony.
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Andor Stern (center) is shown at his bar mitzvah with Rabbi David Weitman (left) and Rabbi Toive Weitman, who leads the Sao Paulo Holocaust Memorial and officiated at the service. (Courtesy of the Sao Paulo Holocaust Memorial)
At 91, Holocaust survivor Andor Stern no longer fears the Nazis who imprisoned him in Auschwitz.
Read MoreThe way that we show our devotion to anyone or anything is through meaningful actions, writes Rabbi Chai Posner. How can our deep connection to God inspire us on a daily basis?
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Beth Am Synagogue's building was designed by renowned architect Joseph Evans Sperry. (File photo by Joel Nadler)
Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg reflects on what he learned worshipping in a black Baptist church as Beth Am Synagogue took a long-term lease with Mount Lebanon Baptist Church.
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(Left to right) Lauren Kleinman, Jamie Bowers, Jamie Rudden, Randi Singer and Racheal Kraus are among those who grab a bite at the "Sushi & Salads" event. (Photo by Ed Bunyan)
More than 40 adults and young children came together Oct. 16 for a celebration of Sukkot organized by the J-WoHoCo (Jewish Women of Howard County) group and Baltimore’s Etz Chaim Center.
Read More![Author Daniel Mendelsohn: “As we all know, there were a lot of good people [during the Holocaust] who decided to do nothing and look the other way. Bad things happen, not just because bad people do bad things but because other people let them do that.” (Photo by Matt Mendelsohn)](https://jmoreliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Daniel-Mendelsohn.jpg)
Author Daniel Mendelsohn: “As we all know, there were a lot of good people [during the Holocaust] who decided to do nothing and look the other way. Bad things happen, not just because bad people do bad things but because other people let them do that.” (Photo by Matt Mendelsohn)
Jmore talked with bestselling author Daniel Mendelsohn about his upcoming Jerome S. Cardin Memorial Lecture and why he chose to talk about harmony between Jews and Christians in prewar Europe.
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