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The Jewish Vote
Jewish community considers issues ahead of electionOn Tuesday, Nov. 4, Marylanders will head to the voting booths to decide who will be the state’s next chief executive. While the Baltimore Jewish community is generally concerned about many of the same issues as others in the state, there are some areas Jewish locals are following closely. Judging by interviews and...CONTINUE »
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Referendum Stalemate
Court appeal for N.Y. election may stall vote for months, yearsAll electronic and paper ballots from a Sept. 30 referendum vote in Ramapo, N.Y., were impounded and then ultimately nullified last week by the state’s Supreme Court on allegations of election fraud. Town lawyer Michael Klein has appealed the ruling. The referendum, which would have reconfigured voting districts from citywide to a ward...CONTINUE »
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Conversations in a Sukkah
Fourth-graders visit “those little huts” and get to know their neighborsCommunity Conversations, an organization that works to improve communication and understanding between the Orthodox Jewish population and the African-American population in the Glen, Falstaff, Cheswolde, Cross Country and Mount Washington communities, took 20 fourth-graders from Cross Country Elementary School through the neighborhood this week to gain an appreciation for the holiday of Sukkot....CONTINUE »
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Prominent Rabbi, Towson Professor Arrested
D.C. leader accused of installing hidden recording device Rabbi Barry Freundel of Kesher Israel Congregation in Georgetown was arrested Tuesday morning at his home in...CONTINUE »
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‘Glue That Holds Us Together’
Shabbos Project brings Jews from around the world together for Shabbat observance Put down your cell phones and grab a prayer book, because the Shabbos Project is coming to...CONTINUE »
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Heating Up
District 10 candidate tries to remove opponent from ballot-The Republican candidate for District 10 delegate filed a motion last week to have one of the...CONTINUE »
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Painting the Holocaust
Museum artifacts, through art, retell the story Two panels, 125 drawings and endless stories to tell. Using small pen and ink, pencil and watercolor...CONTINUE »
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A Bookworm’s Delight
One-day Jewish Literary Festival takes ‘21st-century approach’ to encourage reading The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is inviting readers young and old to come face-to-face with...CONTINUE »
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Protective Order
What the embattled U.S. Secret Service can learn from Israel’s Shin Bet What’s the cure for the recent ills of the United States Secret Service? American officials might consider...CONTINUE »
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A Close Race: Be Counted
In case you haven’t noticed, Maryland’s got a gubernatorial race shaping up. If the latest polling numbers...CONTINUE »
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Living in a Dystopian Future
Baltimore Rock Opera Society premieres ‘Electric Pharaoh’ this weekend An ambitious show calls for ambitious materials: LED lights, wigs, foam armor, bicycle tubes, belly-dancing outfits and...CONTINUE »
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All Smiles, All the Time
Laurie & Mike Rosen First Date: Sept. 27, 2011, for yogurt Wedding Date: May 17, 2014 Venue:...CONTINUE »
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The Choices We Make
Parshat BereishitThis Shabbat, we read the beginning of the Torah, Parashat Bereishit. This text is about creation. On...CONTINUE »
