Where What When - Baltimore's Jewish Magazine
June 2006 Issue Table of Contents Among history’s popular clichés is the expression “don’t take it for granted.” What does this mean? How does one “take something for granted”? When deriving benefit from someone or something without sufficient appreciation, it is referred to as “taking it for granted.” ............Read More Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze At Your eyes itch, your nose is running, you’re sneezing, and you’re covered in hives. The enemy known as allergies has struck again, and all you want to do is curl up into a ball of misery. ............Read More The Aaron Rosenfeld Memorial Fund Elie Rosenfeld and I have been friends for almost 28 years now. We met through a mutual friend in our freshman year at YU and have been friends ever since. ............Read More Dor Yesharim - Test EarlyIt is over. Our dreams and hopes, smashed with one phone call. Just like that. We spent the next three nights on the phone. We held out hope and talked about the medical options but finally realized they were unrealistic. As the truth sank in, there was disbelief, then denial and anger, and finally crying and crying. We are devastated. ............Read More By WWW Some things you see are hard to forget. Twelve years ago, I was standing in a supermarket, when I overheard a father and mother yelling at their whining child in the next aisle. Suddenly, there was a loud crack, followed by stunned silence. ............Read More Some disturbing local news as well as incidents in Lakewood and Boro Park were shocking and painful to us all. We have therefore decided to reprint an article I wrote a few years ago. ............Read More By Eli Pollock Outlet Malls and MoreAs we approach the summer months and the kids are out of school, many people make travel plans. Whether you are going to Hershey Park or Dutch Wonderland or just driving your kids to summer camp, there is sure to be an outlet mall near by. You can find great bargains, especially during holiday weekends, like Memorial Day just past or the upcoming Fourth of July. Check the web site www.outletbound.com to locate outlets by state, by store, or by category. ............Read More By Fred Weiss I love the new look and the bolder colors.. To the Editor, Congratulations on another terrific issue of the Where What When! I love the new look and the bolder colors, which only enhance our enjoyment of the magazine. Thank you for Yehuda Weisbord’s insightful look at the frummer-than-thou seminary girl phenomenon, Menucha Kesafim’s honest and informative analysis of managing home finance, and Eli Pollock’s “A Visit to Jewish Prague.” ............Read More Identity Theft: Giving Credit Where It Is Not Due When I asked my Shabbos guest Aliza* how her week was, I did not expect her startling answer. “Well,” she answered proudly, “I put two people in jail this week: one for five years, and one for 10 years!” ............Read More Summer is around the corner, and that means barbecue season is upon us. Here is an all around barbecue sauce that can be used for all meats and poultry. The rest of the column is a medley of recipes. ............Read More The Where What When and Kol Simcha would like to thank the community for its enthusiastic response to our first “Shadchan in You” page. Kol Simcha received numerous calls from people who read the profiles and thought that one of the featured singles might be appropriate for their child, sibling, or friend. ............Read More By WWW My mother was an astounding woman of great accomplishments. She never went to college. She never earned more than a meager salary. She never dressed fashionably – nor lost the weight she wanted to, despite a lifetime of dieting. She never served as the head of any organization. After marrying my father, she never worked outside the home. All her victories were victories of the heart. ............Read More By Marion Levy May 14, 1948, was a Friday, and unbearably hot. A desert wind blew from the east, fanning the countryside like a blow dryer. For three consecutive sun-grilled days we had been hacking trenches out of a Jerusalem mountainside on the city’s western edge – where Yad Vashem now stands – overlooking the Arab village of Ein Kerem. ............Read More By Yehuda Avner You’ve probably noticed that Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg’s popular “Shalom Bayis” column is missing for the second month in a row. Our dear Rebbetzin Weinberg flew to Australia to enjoy Pesach with her children. ............Read More By WWW Copyright © Where What When |
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