JewishByte Baltimore – Remember Solomon Dwek? You know the guy who after being arrested for $50 million in bank fraud, quickly rolled over to arrest 44 others who were involved in multiples schemes. Dwek has been seen at multiple Baltimore Jewish establishments and has reportedly been here for as many as three weeks.
He was [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s most enduring play and has been called the funniest in the English language.

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by Alan H. Feiler Managing Editor of the Jewish Times – Just sitting in a different chair” — that’s how Rabbi Morris Kosman describes his impending transition from longtime spiritual leader to rabbi emeritus at Frederick’s Beth Sholom Congregation
“I’ve never been an emeritus before,” he said, chuckling. “I hope I’m good at it.”

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by Maayan Jaffe for the Baltimore Jewish Examiner – At least 500 volunteers organized by THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federaton of Baltimore’s Jewish Volunteer Connection worked together on behalf of the community on Christmas Day for soup kitchen guests, homeless persons and nursing home residents at more than a dozen sites around Baltimore.

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JewishByte Baltimore – The Main Campus at Yeshivat Rambam had a water line break today and will be CLOSED on Wednesday, 12/30 for emergency water line repairs. This includes the ECC, ES, and MS/HS Girls divisions. The MS/HS Boys division at the JCC will have all regularly-scheduled classes and activities tomorrow.
Yeshivat Rambam expects [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – Baltimore County Police  are asking for the public’s help in  identifying the suspect responsible for robbing a bank in Pikesville this past Wednesday morning. Located near the intersection of Seven Mile Lane and the 100 block of Reisterstown Road a SunTrust Bank was held up on December 23 at approximately 9:30 a.m [...]

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By Matthew Hay Brown for the Baltimore Sun – It survived Hitler, Stalin, the decision to make Hebrew the official language of the State of Israel and the adoption of English by immigrants to the United States.
Now Yiddish, for 1,000 years the everyday language of European Jews, is facing another threat: budget cuts.
At the University [...]

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JewishByte regrets to inform you of the passing of Mr. Gerald “Gerry” Elbaum a”h, beloved husband of Shirley, and father of Avron, Shaan & Judah.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at 11:00 am at Sol Levinson’s.

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Update: Mr. Gerald Elbaum has passed away
Please take a moment to say a Kapital Tehillim & be Mispallel for a Refuah Shleimah for
Yaakov Koppel ben Chayah – Read more for Kapital Chof.

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JewishByte regrets to inform you of the passing of Mr. Wayne Ruder a”h, beloved son of Betty (nee Levy) and Harry Ruder; devoted brother of Daryl and Karen Ruder of Baltimore, MD, Fred and Melanie Ruder of Panama City, FL, and Roberta and Howard Kaplan of Baltimore, MD; loving uncle of Sean, Michael, Kara, and [...]

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JewishByte regrets to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Mitzi Berman a”h, mother of BJSZ  member, Cantor Allan Berman and Eileen Berman.
The funeral will take place on Monday morning, December 28 at 9:00 am, at B’nai Israel Congregation, 420 Spotswood Avenue, Norfolk, VA.
Services will follow at Shaarei Zion Cemetery in Rosedale, MD at 3:15 [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – A local store owner was killed today at approximately 5 pm after being shot repeatedly, supposedly with a .22 caliber weapon. As the owner of Ruder & Co. Mr. Ruder operated a jewelry and antiques store in a lower level unit of 6999 Reisterstown Road at the intersection of Fallstaff Road and [...]

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Eruv is UP for this Shabbos Parshas Vayigash, -December 26th
Candle Lighting Time for the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area:
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Light Candles: 4:31 pm
Shabbat, December 26th, 2009 ends after : 5:35 pm or 6:02 (72 Minutes)
Good Shabbos & Shabbat Shalom from JewishByte.info!

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We are still accepting pictures of events on Chanukah in Baltimore. Thank you for helping us cover every party and event this Chanukah here in Baltimore.

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Opening Approach
by Rabbi Yosef Tropper of CloseToTorah.com

ואת יהודה שלח לפניו (מו:כח).
“He (Yaakov) sent Yehuda ahead” (48:28).
When Yaakov finally heard that Yosef was alive and well in Egypt, he desired to move there. He packed up his family and belongings and was ready to go. However, he made one important prerequisite before leaving. He sent [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – On Friday, December 25; 11:30am-2:30pm at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, Relax and ReJewvenate with these activities. Family Yoga – BREATHE – Balloon artist Jon Jensen of Twists & Tricks – Play with your little one in our mini-gym – Have lunch at Cafe Teva (save on a kid’s meal). Visit our [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – As part of their Winter Fun Break, here are a couple of events that are taking place at the JMM. On  Friday, December 25, 2009 / 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. There is Free Admission.
Tours of historic Lloyd Street and B’nai Israel Synagogues at 1pm. Children’s activities include scavenger hunts and activity [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – For the second year in a row, Magooby’s Joke House will offer a terrific night of Jewish humor featuring Marc Unger and Linda Belt. Marc Unger (Comedy Central, “Friends”) grew up in Baltimore before hitting the national stage.

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JewishByte Baltimore – On Sunday December 13th, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley hosted a Chanukah party at the Governor’s Mansion in Annapolis MD.
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, the rabbi at congregation B’nai Tzedek (born in Baltimore) of Potomac MD started the ceremonies by offering Gov. O’Malley chocolate Chanukah gelt, saying that every little bit can help. He [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – What have baseball and Judaism got to do with each other?
Everything.
Baseball is America’s favorite game, the national pastime of the country. It’s the stuff of cutthroat World Series playoffs, pounds of peanuts and hot dogs, and out-of-the-park grand slams. It’s what evokes astonishing levels of passion in every American. But beneath the [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – Due to the recent snowstorm, all Baltimore County recycling collections for the week of Monday, December 21 through Saturday, December 26 are cancelled. Residents are asked to hold their recyclables until the next scheduled pickup for that type of recyclable. Trash collections may also be delayed.

Baltimore City also has announced that until [...]

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JewishByte Baltimore – Listerine® is reinstating Kof-K hashgacha on the Listerine® Pocketpaks® due to the numerous phone calls that Johnson and Johnson (manufacturers of Listerine Pocketpacks) received from consumers. The
product will bear a Kof-K symbol in the very near future. In the interim, all Listerine Pocketpaks being sold now are certified kosher by the Kof-K [...]

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