Where What When - Baltimore's Jewish Magazine
October 2005 Issue Table of Contents A Rosh Hashana Story for ChildrenA long time ago, in the time of King Solomon, there was a boy named Shama who grew up on a small island in the Red Sea. His father was stationed there to signal the approach of ships to the distant mainland by flashing mirrors in the day and by fires at night. Shama had not been to the mainland since he was small. ............Read More Interviews with Mrs. Rosie Einhorn and Rabbi Yaakov SalomonSay the word “crisis,” and parents with daughters of a certain age shudder, shadchanim nod in recognition, and singles recount dating experiences at once frustrating, funny, and sad. Many hundreds of frum single women over the age of 25 live in Baltimore alone – over 1,000 if we count from age 22. ............Read More An Adoption StoryIf you’ve ever read The Bamboo Cradle, by Dr. Avraham Schwartzbaum, describing how he and his wife adopted an abandoned Chinese baby, perhaps you wondered how their child would describe her part of the story. On May l8, 2005, about 50 people gathered to hear Devorah Goldstein tell the story of her Chinese adoption and her experiences as an adult adoptee. ............Read More Baltimore and Hurricane KatrinaMany years ago, when my husband and I lived in New Orleans, we weathered several hurricanes, though none as devastating as Katrina. We learned that trouble brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. ............Read More The Response to the Recent Increase in Break-Ins“Press any button on your phone to hear an important message from the Baltimore City Police Department.” This automated phone call from the police, received by many in our neighborhood, informed listeners that there had recently been between 20 and 25 home break-ins in our area. Residents were encouraged to keep doors and windows locked, to be alert, and to report anything suspicious. ............Read More By Eta Kushner This is a fictional account of a scenario that could have happened.When Shira gave birth to a baby boy shortly before Chanukah, there was a tremendous amount of excitement on the East Coast, the West Coast, and even all the way to Europe. After all, he was the first grandchild on both sides, and nothing was too good for little Zevi. ............Read More To the Editor, I am very grateful to O’Fishel and to the cosponsors who joined him in this summer’s Mitzvah Motivators Masmidim Program. Your generous incentives have certainly encouraged our family to learn Torah every single day in the hectic summer months. I feel very proud of and accomplished in what we have learned. ............Read More Hurricane KatrinaThe Rivkins did not evacuate their New Orleans home until Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Katrina hit. ............Read More Chevra Ahavas Chesed, Inc. of BaltimoreKristallnacht was the cataclysmic event of November 9, 1938, that effectively terminated the 2,000-year-long history of Jews in Germany. A program memorializing this tragic event will be presented by Chevra Ahavas Chesed, Inc. of Baltimore, on November 13, 2005... ............Read More Copyright © Where What When |
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