Fire in Downtown Pikesville Near Kosher Dunkin Donuts

May 27, 2009

From the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company:
Just before 6 a.m., Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company and other Baltimore County, MD westside units were alerted to a reported building fire in Pikesville (Fire Box 2-13) in the 1500 block of Reisterstown Road. PVFC Engine 321 arrived with heavy smoke showing from a 1-story building with four commercial occupancies [...]

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ParnasaFest Baltimore: Jewish Baltimore Business Networking

May 22, 2009

The world-wide ParnasaFest phenonmenon is coming to Balitmore.  ParnasaFest was launched as an effort to increase communication and business opportunities in Jewish communities in the wake of the Madoff scandal and the stock market crash.   BaltimoreJewish.com and JobLink are proud to be bringing this program to Baltimore, graciously hosted by the Jewish Community Center [...]

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Owings Mills JCC Considers Opening on Shabbos

May 15, 2009

Last week, the news got out that the board of the Baltimore-area JCC were considering opening the Owings Mills location on Shabbos.  Facing cutbacks due to the recession, the JCC feels that opening on Shabbos will help retain members who are canceling their JCC membership in favor of other establishments that provide fitness facilities open [...]

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Today: America Eats for Israel

April 22, 2009

Today is the annual America Eats for Israel, where kosher restaurants around the United States commit to donating 10% of their gross revenues for the day to American Friends of Meir Panim (AFMP).   AFMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting programs in Israel that provide daily hot, nourishing meals and enrichment activities to [...]

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New Location for Biur Chametz – Pimlico Race Course

April 7, 2009

For the past many years, Baltimore’s Jewish community has gathered on Erev Pesach at the fire station on Glen Ave. to burn chametz.  This year, however, Biur Chametz is in a new location.  The new location, at Pimlico Race Course, is the ONLY location that chametz should be burned this year.
Details:
* * * NEW LOCATION [...]

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Kosher Stand Back At Oriole Park

April 2, 2009

Several weeks ago we reported that the kosher stand would not be returning to Oriole Park at Camden Yards.   We are happy to announce that Aramark and Kosher Sports Inc. have come to an agreement to allow the Kosher Stand to come back to Camden Yards.
The BJT reports:
“There will be a kosher stand at [...]

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Pikesville Target Closed Until Further Notice

April 2, 2009

Baltimore Jewish has learned that the Pikesville Target on Reisterstown Road is closed until further notice. 

The Maryland Department of Environmental Protection shut down the store because it was infested with mice and other rodents. Baltimore County officials said the store had a problem at its snack bar in February, but it has since spread to [...]

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Baruch Dayan Emes: R. Elya Svei

March 26, 2009

R. Elya Svei, former Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia and former member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, passed away today after a long illness.
The levaya is scheduled for today at 12:15 PM at the Yeshiva in Philadelphia (6063 Drexel Road), followed by a levaya in New York at JFK airport (Cargo area [...]

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Birchas HaChama

March 26, 2009

Wednesday April 8th (14th of Nissan) is the day for Birchas HaChama.  The Star-K has an informative page with details on this rare mitzvah.
In the mean time, make sure to check out this news article from the NY Times, about a Rabbi who was arrested while organizing a public gathering for Birchas HaChama…in 1897.

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Baltimore Purim Shpiel 2009

March 24, 2009

Shomrei Emunah has, for the past few years, done a Purim shpiel video.  Below is this year’s video, which features several of the community’s prominent rabbonim (and rebbitzens).

There were additional parts to the Shomrei Purim video, which included cameos from a much wider array of Baltimore’s rabbonim, but that segment is apparently not available online.

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