Updated: Snow closings, delays and late openings for Jewish Greater Baltimore

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by JewishByte

JewishByte Baltimore - Due to the expected snow storm many events planned for this weekend have been canceled or postponed. We will also update school closings and delays if we get that information from the schools.

For updates please see bold parts of post below.

- Yeshivat Rambam – ECC & ES – Due to the impending winter storm which is expected to begin tomorrow, students will be dismissed at 12:00 PM. ES parents, please be sure to send a snack with your child(ren) as there will be no lunch. ECC students WILL eat lunch at 11:15 AM.

- Yeshivat Rambam -MS & HS – As previously announced, the MSHS boys will be dismissed at 10:15 tomorrow morning and the MSHS girls will be dismissed at 11:00 AM.

- Rabbi Katz’s Jewish History lecture this Saturday night at Yeshivat Rambam has been canceled. Weather permitting, it will continue the series next Saturday night, February 13.

- Yeshivat Rambam’s 19th Anniversary Scholarship Event scheduled for Motzei Shabbat, February 6, 2010, is being postponed by two weeks to Motzei Shabbat, February 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm at Shomrei Emunah. All reservations made for February 6 will be held for February 20.

- Shearith Israel’s annual banquet this Sunday evening at Ner Tamid Congregation is still on schedule as of Thursday night. Unfortunately, due to the expected weather situation, Shearith Israel is postponing the Shul’s annual banquet for a day to be announced.

- Tiferes Yisroel Melava Malka planned this motzei Shabbos as of now will run from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm at the JCC. TY will notify members via email on Motzei Shabbos if there is a change in plan. The Melava Malka, scheduled to take place at the JCC tomorrow night, has been rescheduled to Motzei Shabbos, February 20, from 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm at the Park Heights JCC Eden Café.

- For Park Heights JCC closings or late openings check their website, twitter – http://www.twitter.com/jccbalt_alerts or call, Both JCC Main Phone Numbers: Park Heights – 410.542.4900 or Owings Mills – 410.356.5200. Update: The JCC has decided to close the building this afternoon and through Motzei Shabbos because of the pending snow. The JCC is closing at 3:30, and the pre-school (at least at PH) is closing at 3:00, with parents requested to pick their kids up earlier if possible. JCC’s are both closed on Sunday.

- Bnai Israel Synagogue has decided to call off services for this evening, Friday, and tomorrow, Saturday. We do this very reluctantly but it makes more sense for folks to pray at home rather than risk serious injury and be exposed to horrific weather conditions.

- Beth Tfiloh Synagogue and Community Schools – All Shabbat Youth Services are canceled. All Star Shabbat is being rescheduled for Feb. 20th. – The Great Zucchini Sunday Funday is canceled. – Shalom Friends on Sunday morning is canceled. – Driver’s Ed on Sunday night is canceled. – A decision regarding Hebrew School will be made after Shabbat. – No decision has been made about the Sunday matinee of “ANYTHING GOES”.

- Netivot Shalom will not be having a women’s tefillah this Shabbat. They will resume the normal schedule in March.

- Shomrei Emunah – Beginners Minyan (Boys Grades 1-3) and Junior Congregation (Boys Grades 4-6) will not take place. – Other Youth Programs: Youth Seudah Shlishis, Motzei Shabbos Father-Son Learning, and JFL all will not take place this weekend.

- Yeshivat Rambam Pre-Purim Bazaar and Costume Superstore that was originally scheduled for this Sunday. has been rescheduled to Sunday Feb. 14th from 3-8 PM at Yeshivat Rambam.

- The Jewish Museum of Maryland has RESCHEDULED Hutzlers: Where Baltimore Shops, book-signing event with author Michael Lisicky, for next Sunday 14 February at 2 p.m.

- The Schwartz Bris which was scheduled for 12:30 at Liberty Jewish Center has been moved to Rabbi Weiss’ Shul at 11:30 AM.

- The Michael Granoff event at Towson University on Monday February 8 will be rescheduled. The new date is Feb. 23rd, same time and same place.

- DC Federal agencies are closed tomorrow.

- The Kol Torah Women’s Shiur on Hilchos Tefila scheduled for tonight (Monday Night) has been canceled. The rescheduled date will be announced when it becomes available.

- Trash and recycling collection in Baltimore County has been canceled for Monday, February 8. Residents are asked to hold their trash and recycling for their next scheduled collection day, Monday, February 15.

Please check back for important updates as we receive them.

One more important note. Most shuls have requested not to park in their parking lots over Shabbos as it will impede the snow removal on Motzei Shabbos. Specifically for Greenspring Ave and Park Heights Ave, they are both snow emergency routes and cars parked there during a snow emergency will be ticketed and towed.

Story by AJ Bulua – for JewishByte.info. He can be reached via email aj@jewishbyte.info.