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    Apr 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Group rallies behind Ale Mary's, bar accused of 'blasphemy'

    Days after Baltimore found out that a Catholic group was decrying a Fells Point church-themed bar as &quot;blasphemous," a counter group has sprung up to defend <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/listings/ale-marys-baltimore">Ale Mary's</a>.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Days after Baltimore found out that a Catholic group was decrying a Fells Point church-themed bar as "blasphemous," a counter group has sprung up to defend Ale Mary's. A Facebook group called "500,000 Supporting Free Speech & Ale Mary's" has just over...

    Tags: Christianity, Facebook, Religious Events, Rituals, Roman Catholicism

    2. Dec 20, 2011 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Menorah lighting in Bel Air celebrates start of Hanukkah

    For the second year, Harford County residents came out to Shamrock Park in Bel Air to mark the first night of Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish holiday, with a public menorah lighting.
    For the second year, Harford County residents came out to Shamrock Park in Bel Air to mark the first night of Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish holiday, with a public menorah lighting. More than 100 people filled the park at sundown Tuesday for the festive...

    Tags: Menorahs, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Religious Festivals, Havre de Grace, Judaism

    3. Dec 13, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Occupy Baltimore seeks new goals after eviction

    Downtown businesses &#8212; and even some Occupy Baltimore activists themselves &#8212; breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday that city officials cleared the encampment that the group had set up near the Inner Harbor as part of a national protest against income disparity.
    Downtown businesses — and even some Occupy Baltimore activists themselves — breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday that city officials cleared the encampment that the group had set up near the Inner Harbor as part of a national protest against...

    Tags: Harborplace, Homelessness, Juvenile Delinquency, Judaism, Riots

    4. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  4. Congregation to discuss how Jews stay jolly at Christmas time

    When Rabbi Susan Grossman's son was much younger, he noticed that a movie theater had put up a large Christmas tree and a comparably little menorah.
    When Rabbi Susan Grossman's son was much younger, he noticed that a movie theater had put up a large Christmas tree and a comparably little menorah. "He turned to me and said, 'How come the tree is so big, and how come the menorah is so small?' "...

    Tags: Christmas, Harriet Tubman, Menorahs, Judaism, Television

    5. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Baltimore officials kept close eye on Occupy

    Brian C. Rogers, chairman of the Baltimore-based money management giant T. Rowe Price, works in the corporate office high-rise towering over an Inner Harbor park. And for weeks, the company overlooked a group of protesters beating drums, pitching tents and demanding justice for the 99 percent of Americans who aren't among the country's highest earners.
    Brian C. Rogers, chairman of the Baltimore-based money management giant T. Rowe Price, works in the corporate office high-rise towering over an Inner Harbor park. And for weeks, the company overlooked a group of protesters beating drums, pitching tents...

    Tags: Email, Freedom of the Press, Judaism, Media Industry, Judges

    6. Dec 1, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Bel Air planning ceremony Dec. 20 for Hanukkah

    Bel Air will have a public menorah lighting ceremony this year at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah Thursday, Dec. 20. As was the case last year, the ceremony will take place, rain or shine, in Shamrock Park at the corner of Lee Way and Hickory...

    Tags: Menorahs, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Havre de Grace, Judaism, Hanukkah

    7. Apr 7, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Aberdeen family owns rosary business

    Mike Mitzel's love of rosaries started when he was 9 years old.
    Mike Mitzel's love of rosaries started when he was 9 years old.  His grandmother had taken him to Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hosmer, where he noticed a box of broken rosaries in the back of the church.  The tradition there was that when a...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Christianity, Mystery (genre), Religious Festivals, Easter

    8. Dec 19, 2011 |Story| KTXL-LTV

  8. Travis AFB: Nativity Scene and Menorah will Stay

    Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph and a Menorah will stay where they are on Travis Air Force Base.
    FOX40 News
    Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph and a Menorah will stay where they are on Travis Air Force Base. Base officials got a letter last week from a group called the Military Religious Freedom Foundation asking the nativity scene and Menorah be moved to another...

    Tags: Sam Cohen, Menorahs, Civil Rights

    9. Dec 15, 2011 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  9. I'm willing to wait on deciphering the Mysteries of Life

    Tribune Media Services
    Q: After we die and our spirits go to heaven, do we find out the answers to all of life's great mysteries? For example, will we know who really killed JFK? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? What really happened to the dinosaurs? -- B., via...

    Tags: Raleigh, Menorahs, Symbols and Symbolism, Religious Festivals, Mystery (genre)

    10. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Potato latkes

    Things are always a little crazy in my house. As a working mom with five kids, life is never dull. Sometimes I feel as if it will take a miracle just to get everything done. With Hanukkah approaching, I'm looking for ways to make things easier while still maintaining the meaning, joy and tradition of the holiday.
    Things are always a little crazy in my house. As a working mom with five kids, life is never dull. Sometimes I feel as if it will take a miracle just to get everything done. With Hanukkah approaching, I'm looking for ways to make things easier while still...

    Tags: Onions, Sour Cream, Judaism, Recipes, Cheddar Cheese

    11. Dec 24, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  11. Community Commentary: Candles link Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa

    Candles have been used for more than 5,000 years. Although the ancient Egyptians may have been among the first to use them as torches, the Romans are credited with developing the wicked candle. In the ancient world, candles were the major source of...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Maulana Karenga, Menorahs, Judaism, Jerry Brown

    12. Dec 20, 2011 |Story| CNN

  12. Hanukkah begins with lighting of giant menorahs in New York, Washington, London

    At dusk on Tuesday, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, New Yorkers went big again, lighting a massive menorah outside the south side of Central Park.
    CNN & KCPQ-TV
    At dusk on Tuesday, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, New Yorkers went big again, lighting a massive menorah outside the south side of Central Park. The nine-branched candelabra is 32 feet tall, 28 feet wide, weighs 4,000 pounds, and...

    Tags: Menorahs, Judaism, Entertainment Events, Jimmy Carter, Religious Festivals

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