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28 BALTIMORE’S JEWISH FAMILY MAGAZINE
Jews by Choice Dear Readers,
by Margie Pensak The delightful holiday of Shavuos is almost upon us – a time of flowers and cheese-
36 cakes and summery breezes. Primarily, though, it is zman matan Toraseinu, when we
received the Torah on Mt. Sinai, arguably, the most momentous historic event ever.
Fear, Unity,Victory
by Eta Kushner That the Torah’s truth and wisdom are timeless is obvious to us, yet we live in a soci-
ety and an era when this timeless Torah clashes with “the times.” These days, “the times”
56 celebrates all sorts of things the Torah condemns, and the Torah celebrates things “the
times” declare politically incorrect.
The 28th of Iyar
by Rabbi Emmanuel As each of us prepares to renew our personal kabbalas haTorah (acceptance of the
Torah), we need to remind ourselves that, to follow that Torah, it is increasingly neces-
Feldman sary to swim against the stream, to be nonconformist in our beliefs and practices. It is
not we who have changed, but the times. To swim against the tide requires skill, confi-
64 dence, and courage. To inspire our children to do the same requires sincerity and con-
sistency. You know the old quote from Abraham Lincoln, “You can fool all of the peo-
Dating Jitters ple some of the time and some of the people all of the time…” – but you can’t fool your
by Shira Alt kids any of the time!
72 So perhaps, approaching this Shavuos, each one of us should improve ourselves in
terms of our skill, confidence, courage, sincerity, and consistency. Without these, who
Journey to Rechavia can withstand the cultural forces that rush upon us like a tidal wave? With them, and
by Bracha Shugarman especially when united with an entire community, we can survive, true to our own val-
ues, staring down the competition as we have for thousands of years.
80
To do this, we need to look both within and without. Other holidays are devoted to
Aveilus introspection, so let’s look outward in this Shavuos season and strengthen ourselves as
by Eli W. Schlossberg a community. Indeed, we are a growing community, one of the largest observant com-
munities anywhere. We have our faults – which community doesn’t? – but we also have
86 our virtues. Let’s begin now to reinforce the Torah values in our homes and communi-
ty, each in his or her own way, giving local and immediate meaning to the phrase zman
Ten Values matan Toraseinu.
Employers Seek
by Stuart Hoffman The Where What When wishes the entire community, and each individual within it,
a joyous Yom Tov and a wonderful summer.
94
AD DEADLINE PUBLICATION DATE
Making the Call
by Shlomo Goldberger June 5, 2017 June 12, 2017
104 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
Giving Care
by Andrew Goldfinger
112
Tax Disasters
by Eli Pollock
120
Residency Adventure
by Bracha Poliakoff
124
Shavuos Recipes
by Bracha Schor
22
Jews by Choice Dear Readers,
by Margie Pensak The delightful holiday of Shavuos is almost upon us – a time of flowers and cheese-
36 cakes and summery breezes. Primarily, though, it is zman matan Toraseinu, when we
received the Torah on Mt. Sinai, arguably, the most momentous historic event ever.
Fear, Unity,Victory
by Eta Kushner That the Torah’s truth and wisdom are timeless is obvious to us, yet we live in a soci-
ety and an era when this timeless Torah clashes with “the times.” These days, “the times”
56 celebrates all sorts of things the Torah condemns, and the Torah celebrates things “the
times” declare politically incorrect.
The 28th of Iyar
by Rabbi Emmanuel As each of us prepares to renew our personal kabbalas haTorah (acceptance of the
Torah), we need to remind ourselves that, to follow that Torah, it is increasingly neces-
Feldman sary to swim against the stream, to be nonconformist in our beliefs and practices. It is
not we who have changed, but the times. To swim against the tide requires skill, confi-
64 dence, and courage. To inspire our children to do the same requires sincerity and con-
sistency. You know the old quote from Abraham Lincoln, “You can fool all of the peo-
Dating Jitters ple some of the time and some of the people all of the time…” – but you can’t fool your
by Shira Alt kids any of the time!
72 So perhaps, approaching this Shavuos, each one of us should improve ourselves in
terms of our skill, confidence, courage, sincerity, and consistency. Without these, who
Journey to Rechavia can withstand the cultural forces that rush upon us like a tidal wave? With them, and
by Bracha Shugarman especially when united with an entire community, we can survive, true to our own val-
ues, staring down the competition as we have for thousands of years.
80
To do this, we need to look both within and without. Other holidays are devoted to
Aveilus introspection, so let’s look outward in this Shavuos season and strengthen ourselves as
by Eli W. Schlossberg a community. Indeed, we are a growing community, one of the largest observant com-
munities anywhere. We have our faults – which community doesn’t? – but we also have
86 our virtues. Let’s begin now to reinforce the Torah values in our homes and communi-
ty, each in his or her own way, giving local and immediate meaning to the phrase zman
Ten Values matan Toraseinu.
Employers Seek
by Stuart Hoffman The Where What When wishes the entire community, and each individual within it,
a joyous Yom Tov and a wonderful summer.
94
AD DEADLINE PUBLICATION DATE
Making the Call
by Shlomo Goldberger June 5, 2017 June 12, 2017
104 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
Giving Care
by Andrew Goldfinger
112
Tax Disasters
by Eli Pollock
120
Residency Adventure
by Bracha Poliakoff
124
Shavuos Recipes
by Bracha Schor
22
