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Rabbi Youlus Pleads Guilty, Faces Jail Time

February 3, 2012
Rabbi Menachem Youlus, the 50-year-old Baltimore resident and Wheaton Jewish book store owner who billed himself as the “Jewish Indiana Jones”…
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Area Rabbis Jump Into Same Sex Marriage Debate

February 3, 2012
When on Jan. 24, 2012, Gov. Martin O’Malley introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, the political battle was…
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Baltimore Hadassah Cell-A-Brates

February 3, 2012
Cell-A-Brate they did! More than 600 people floated throughout the diverse offerings of the rooms of the Woodholme Country Club after…
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How Chaim Peri Changed Lives

February 3, 2012
Dr. Chaim Peri believes in second chances. At Yemin Orde, the youth village that he has directed for three decades in…
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Tips For Unemployed And Over 40

February 3, 2012
With age comes wisdom, insight, contentment and … employability? Well, not so much. The older one gets, the harder it seems…
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Remembering Karl Goodman

February 1, 2012
Karl H. Goodman, Attorney at law, our father, our Zaydie, hero to all; I wrote those words as part of a…
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Cumberland’s Jewish Business Roots

February 1, 2012
It was 1948 and Jewish businesses in downtown Cumberland lined both sides of Baltimore Street and Centre and Mechanic streets as…
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‘Fiddler’ Returns To Baltimore’s Big Stage

January 27, 2012
Residents of the little shtetl of Anatevka will briefly take up residence in Baltimore next month, as the classic musical “Fiddler…
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Rebbetzin Weinberg, Pioneer In Battling Domestic Abuse, Dies

January 27, 2012
Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg died last Monday, Jan. 23. The German-born rebbetzin, a universally well-respected advocate of women’s rights and domestic abuse…
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‘Oliver’s’ Local Triumph

january 27, 2012
On a recent evening in Bolton Hill, a diverse group of children, teenagers and adults gathered at Memorial Episcopal Church to…
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Camp Shoresh’s Night Of Magic

January 27, 2012
Rabbi David Finkelstein, Rabbi Asher Stein, Rabbi Tzvi Tuchman and dozens of other Camp Shoresh staff and volunteers were their typical…
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Insider’s Eyes On Israel’s Economic Success

January 27, 2012
Despite underfunded key business opportunities and a legendary bureaucracy, Israel could be the world’s economically healthiest democracy — as seen by…
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Mara Neimanis’ Painful Tribute To Mother

January 20, 2012
In her acclaimed aerial theater pieces, actress/writer Mara Neimanis always tells stories — stories of doomed aviator Amelia Earhart, of the…
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State Lawmakers On Their Priorities

January 20, 2012
Maryland’s 2012 General Assembly opened in Annapolis last week, setting off the 90-day frenzy known as “the session.” The governor’s budget,…
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Friendship Circle For Children With Special Needs

January 20, 2012
Parenting is tough. Very tough. Parenting a child with special needs is much tougher. It also can be lonely and isolating,…
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Levine’s Know To ‘Cell-A-Brate’ With Hadassah

January 20, 2012
The dark, swirling colors evocative of an autumn afternoon are the work of 41-year-old Baltimorean Stephanie Levine. It’s a painting that…
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Rabbi Shmuel Silber On ‘Bridging The Great Jewish Divide’

January 17, 2012
Recently, we commemorated Asara B’Teves (the fast of the 10th of Teves). It was on this day that Nebuchadnezzar the king…
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Exploring Jewish Spirituality And Crafts

january 13, 2012
Many who craft — whether knitting,crocheting, sewing, needlepoint or otherwise — call it a meditative experience. In fact, many books and…
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“Paula Stone’s New Life As A Playwright”

january 13, 2012
For most of her life, Paula Stone never knew that she was funny or even that she was an especially talented…
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Baltimore’s Next Great Swimmer?”

january 13, 2012
In northwest Baltimore — where Olympic superstar Michael Phelps first began swimming to global fame —another outstanding swimmer is starting to…
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Are Owings Mills Commercial Projects Too Much?

January 13, 2012
In the fall of 2011, to great fanfare, the Owings Mills community received the much-anticipated news that it was poised for…
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Vince Troiano’s Great Half-Century At The JCC

January 6, 2012
Bouncing around at his checkpoint desk in the basement of the Park Heights Jewish Community Center, Vince Troiano unleashes one of…
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Glyndon Couple Aids Wounded Soldier, Fiancee

January 6, 2012
Although Jews are commanded to perform mitzvot throughout the year, it often seems like more opportunities are available during the winter…
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Hilda Colven’s, 103, Still ‘Tops’ At Fundraising

January 6, 2012
Four years ago when she turned 99, Hilda E. Colvin told her family that she no longer needs any gifts for…
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