Baltimore Jewish Times

Andrew Buerger From the desk of the Jewish Times publisher There are some Jewish leaders who compare “Madoff-gate” to the Holocaust. Personally, I hate drawing any type of parallel about the worst event in the history of man to anything. To do so denigrates the memory of the… read more of Our Low Moment Comments (0)	Phil Jacobs Executive editor - issues and opinions On Monday morning, a Ner Israel Rabbinical College student died, according to police reports, after he jumped into the Susquehanna River from the Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge on Interstate 95 near Port Deposit in Harford County. … read more of Maybe Can Learn Something Here Comments (15)	Neil Rubin Editor - exploring modern Jewry December 19, 2008 The ongoing Bernie Madoff tragedy – a Ponzi scheme now in the $50 billion range – is one of the most bizarre Jewish stories of the ages. Here you have a Jewish guy who… read more of Silver Lining Of Madoff Scandal Comments (1)

Parent Talk Information and advice from Donna Kane, M.A, Jewish Community Services With recent terrorist attacks affecting both Americans and Jews, how can we assure our children that they are safe in this world? If the world sometimes seems like a terrifying place for adults, can you imagine what it… read more of Safety Comments (0)	Allison Mondell From Jerusalem Societal reactions from Israeli media (sent to us by the director of our program)... 1) In the last week, 4,500 Israeli families in the center and north of the country have volunteered their homes to fellow citizens… read more of Supporting the South Comments (0)	Jack Gilden Aggravating and enlightening For some reason the gentiles appreciate the value of a good Jewish handyman a lot more than we do. Why, I don’t know. But that’s how it is. I knew Steve Rosen, who died on Yom Kippur. He… read more of The Handyman Comments (0)

Claudia Meyers

General manager of Alter Communications introduces Paw Prints -- all about your pets

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave… read more of Nap Time
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Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin

The essence of your Jewish path in life

In case we needed a reminder that there is so much about our earth we don’t yet know: Scientists in England, in conjunction with the United Nations, report the following:

“Melting icebergs, so long the iconic image of… read more of curioser and curioser
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Richie Frieman

Music commentator from penseyeview.com - special to the Jewish Times

Annapolis native, Jesse Rifkin knows a thing or two about getting his music into the hands of the masses. Rifkin first started out as a solo act, playing whenever and wherever the opportunity arose. From time to time… read more of Sounds From The Wailing Wall
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