Arts & Life
The Last Word: Brian and Lisa Jolles promote health and wellness for 33 years
“There have been three moments in life where I am sure God intervened,” Brian Jolles, 61, said with absolute certainty.
The first was when he...
‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history
BY EMILY BURACK
“Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
The beloved series...
Book-lovers set up libraries around town
9/21 Update: These can be found in Park Heights across from NW high school and one on Greenspring between Smith Ave and the Quarry.
Movie...
Opinion
Voices | What does ‘dangerous for Israel’ and the Jews mean to Biden?
By Jonathan S. Tobin
It’s fortunate for Joe Biden that his ability to win the support of most Jewish voters doesn’t depend on his stance...
Rosh Hashanah: Why don’t we confess our sins on Rosh Hashanah?
By Rabbi Eli Yoggev
The High Holidays are all about mending our ways and atoning for our sins. To be sure, this is the central...
A nation adrift
How much government support is required in order to address the extraordinary needs of Americans more than a half-year into the coronavirus pandemic? No...
Writing Contest
Writing contest Silver Wordsmiths 2nd place: 2020 SOS
By Carolyn Scherr
The Pandemic, oh the Pandemic
It’s really here and what a shame.
It didn’t get an invitation
But it got here just the same
By land...
Writing contest Silver Wordsmiths 1st place: My COVID-19 2020 year
By Eileen Creeger
In the 1960s, the late Rabbi Herschel Leibowitz of Greenspring Valley Synagogue (today’s Ner Tamid) delivered a sermon about Barbra Streisand’s hit...
Writing contest Storytellers of Today 2nd place: Kaddish, above and beyond
By Kenneth Friedman
My life changed forever on Feb. 25, Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5780. My role model, my advisor, my mentor, Norman Friedman, Nissan Reuven...
Nation and World
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first Jew and first woman to lie in...
BY RON KAMPEAS SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 1:29 PM
As she made history during her illustrious life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do so upon her passing: She will become...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87
By Sarah Wildman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, has died...
Diller Teen Awards now accepting applications
The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize up to 15 Jewish teens who are outstanding leaders in community service with awards of $36,000 each.
Teens...
Food & Dining
7 tips for staying healthy during the Yom Kippur fast
By Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky (My Jewish Learning via JTA)
There is a marked difference between the intended feeling of being uncomfortable with not eating or...
Classic Rosh Hashanah comfort cooking
By Linda Morel
This year has been like no other. COVID-19 has changed the way we work and play, who we see and how we...
A menu for Rosh Hashanah
By Keri White
Rosh Hashanah this year will be different. But the holiday will still arrive, and people will celebrate in person within their bubbles...
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Deluged By Pandemic Needs, Israeli Doctors Get Help From Unlikely Source: Robots
By Larry Luxner
JERUSALEM — Orthopedic surgeons at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus recently welcomed a newcomer to their team.
She’s incredibly efficient, never...
