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Rabbi Yitzhak said: “Whoever offends his neighbor with words must placate him with words.” Rabbi Yosi Ben Chanina said: “One who asks pardon of his neighbor needs to do so more than three times.” As Jacob said in a message to Joseph, “Please forgive the offense of your brothers, please, who treated you so harshly. Therefore, please forgive the offense of the servants of the God of your father.” And if (the offended party) had died, he (the one seeking forgiveness) should bring 10 people and…
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Chizuk Amuno Congregation recently became the first outlet in the Baltimore metropolitan area for eco-kosher meat.

In mid-September, more than two-dozen boxes of beef and lamb were delivered to the Stevenson synagogue from Kol Foods, a Silver Spring-based company, based on previous orders.

“We are piloting the program, and if it’s successful, we would like to continue offering it,” said Chizuk Amuno’s Rabbi Deborah…
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Rosh Hashanah: What’s Your Legacy

Get your priorities straight before it’s too late. That was the central message delivered Sept. 25 at a lecture at Beth Tfiloh’s Mercaz Dahan Center by Rabbi Yissocher Frand, a senior lecturer at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Pikesville. He told a crowded sanctuary that the High Holiday season is a time to reflect and refocus on what is important.

In his lecture, Rabbi Frand spoke…
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Baltimoreans Examine Stolen Nazi Art

For 15 years, Monique Goss has been searching for the artworks taken from her grandfather, a prominent Viennese collector and dealer, during the Nazi era. And she found some hanging in official museums.

Ms. Goss is now awaiting the return of eight pieces she located, amazed that her search actually produced results. “It’s so difficult. There are so many roadblocks,” said Ms. Goss, a Baltimore resident…
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ICJS Steps Up Interfaith Dialogue

At 10 a.m. on a recent Thursday, Jerusalem’s ancient Temple rose and fell anew on Dulaney Valley Road. As it happened, the Christians and Jews witnessing it were left struggling with how to survive in a world bereft of the home of God’s presence on Earth.

“It’s almost like chutzpah — five guys sitting around reading Torah? That’s like going to the Temple in Jerusalem?” Dr.…
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