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High Holidays finances [Letter]
Reporter Jonathan Pitts' article "New heights for High Holidays" (Sept. 24), lacked something quite basic, which is that synagogues require funding to operate. We can't all have the luxury of a large endowment, as in the case of Chabad, to operate year after year relying on small donations that come in from unaffiliated, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Jews alike. I also find it odd that the article mentions the high cost of ticket prices and memberships at other synagogues but doesn't list any of the costs associated with them or, for that matter, with Rabbi Greenspoon's services. The prices reflect an average family of four to pay $450 for three days...
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High Holidays finances [Letter]
Reporter Jonathan Pitts' article "New heights for High Holidays" (Sept. 24), lacked something quite basic, which is that synagogues require funding to operate.
We can't all have the luxury of a large endowment, as in the case of Chabad, to...
'Jews, Jews, Jews' [Editorial]
In Yiddish you might call the perpetrator a paskudnik. In the street parlance of Baltimore, the term "dirt bag" comes to mind — as do some descriptions less appropriate for polite conversation. In any case, the driver who shot at several...
Tolerance in the new year [Commentary]
Jews around the globe will gather in synagogues Wednesday to mark the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. There is a change in the air as fall approaches; schools are back in session, temperatures begin to drop and there is a general atmosphere...
New heights for High Holidays
Like many rabbis, David Greenspoon spends a lot of time performing services away from houses of worship – officiating weddings, presiding over bar and bat mitzvahs, visiting the sick.
And he recently started noticing something odd: More and more people...
13th HdG community yard sale is Saturday
Saturday, dear readers,The Havre de Grace Community-wide Yard Sale is coming 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., (raindate is Sunday). This is No. 13. Lists of participants are available at the tourism office, 450 Pennington Ave. or La Cle' D'or Guesthouse, 226 N. Union...
Muslim community pushes to close schools on two holy days
At nearly every Baltimore County school board meeting for the past decade, Dr. Bash Pharoan has testified for his allotted three minutes about a single issue: the calendar.
The Muslim physician, whose children attended county schools, wants the school...
NFL season opener in Baltimore now in limbo as Ravens and Orioles can't compromise
A failure to resolvea scheduling conflict with the Orioles has jeopardized the Ravens’ chances of hosting the NFL’s 2013regular-season opener, an honor bestowed on the Super Bowl champions for the last decade.The NFL was expected to announce the Ravens’...
Ravens officials descend on Phoenix for potentially significant week
The league’s top decision makers will spend the next three days at the posh Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix for the NFL Annual Meetings. On the agenda is voting on several potential rule changes, along with an address by commissioner Roger Goodell.
...
Goodell 'hopeful' Ravens-Orioles scheduling conflict will get worked out, no resolution yet
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that there's no resolution yet to the scheduling conflict between the Ravens and the Orioles regarding Sept. 5.Goodell did express optimism that an accommodation can be reached so the Super Bowl champion...
Don't penalize Orioles over scheduling snafu
The Sept. 5 conflict that has the Super Bowl champion Ravens scheduled to open their season and the Orioles to host the Chicago White Sox the same night is getting a lot of buzz right now.
But as I said this morning on 105.7 The Fan’s “The Norris and...
Orioles keep Sept. 5 home game, Ravens to open 2013 on road
The Ravens and the NFL will open up their 2013 regular season on the road after failing to find compromise in a scheduling conflict with the Orioles and Major League Baseball. Both the Ravens and Orioles released statements Friday saying that...
Temple Isaiah invites all to High Holy Days event at Centennial Park [Ellicott City]
Temple Isaiah is celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days by hosting Rosh Hashanah in the Park on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Centennial Park pavilions E, F and G (Woodland Road entrance). The event is free and open to the community.
The...
Final thoughts as kickoff between Ravens-Broncos approaches
DENVER -- There isn’t a whole lot left to say about tonight’s Ravens-Denver Broncos NFL season opener. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about everything from the matchups to the motivations. We’ve even talked about stadium banners, the surest...
The NFL displays religious insensitivity
I am a rabbi and attorney who grew up in Baltimore. In past years I have been unsuccessful in getting the NFL to look at the religious holiday schedules before scheduling games that conflict with these observances.
Rather than set up a calendar committee...
Harford schools have extended commencement schedule for 2014
Harford County Public Schools high school graduations for the 2013-2014 school year are spread out over a slightly longer period than the 2013 graduation season, according to the schedule officials released this week.The 2013 graduation season took...
While Washington is preoccupied with Syria and the budget, Iran makes a move
Washington is preoccupied with two all-consuming debates right now.
First, of course, is Syria. President Barack Obama placed his faith in two wholly untrustworthy figures. Syrian President Bashar Assad has shown himself to be a consummate liar, and...
Ravens-Broncos rematch highlights tonight's release of NFL schedule
The NFL will release its regular-schedule tonight at 8 p.m. during an NFL Network special which is expected to confirm what the Ravens have suspected for weeks: They'll open the season on Sept. 5 against the Denver Broncos.
The league is...
Jets coach Rex Ryan criticizes Orioles for not doing right thing in scheduling conflict with Ravens
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan is never shy about voicing his opinion so perhaps it should come as no surprise that the Ravens former defensive coordinator weighed in on a matter that has nothing to do with him or his current team.
In a conference...
Buck Showalter says Rex Ryan should concentrate on playing the Ravens
Orioles manager Buck Showalter seemed prepared for a question today regarding his feelings toward New York Jets coach Rex Ryan’s belief that the Orioles should have played an extra game on the road to accommodate the Ravens’ proposed home opener on...
Ariel Sharon, Israel's controversial, iron-willed former leader, dies
Ariel Sharon, the daring Israeli general who as a field commander and prime minister became one of the most influential and controversial leaders in the Middle East, died Saturday. He was 85.
Sharon, who had been incapacitated since suffering a severe...
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