November 7, 2022 1:49 pm
Our renowned Beth El Congregation organist, who was a fixture at High Holiday services, died last month. Michael Britt, 61, died on September 14, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center. “Michael Britt was a consummate musician, with the ability to play in a wide variety of styles,” said Cantor Thom King. “He had an intrinsic gift […]
1:33 pm
Beth El Congregation continued our Sukkot festivities with a family Shabbat Service on Friday, October 14. Cantor Melanie Blatt led a joyful service for approximately 50 children and their families. Rabbi Saroken, Rabbi Zaslow, and Stephanie Ziman, also joined the festivities to lead the temple’s youngest members and their families in the Shabbat blessings. After […]
March 30, 2021 11:48 am
For a few reasons, and I’m not just saying this because it was requested by the rabbi, my COVID memories will always be connected to Beth El. Two of the last events I went to before everything shut down were at Beth El: the Purim Carnival and a Saturday night Bat Mitzvah. About 60 days […]
11:38 am
At this time of my life, things begin to change very rapidly or not at all. COVID has brought these experiences to the front of my thinking. As an only ‘child’ with no siblings to share toys, contests, or experiences, I’ve learned to easily be content in my solitude. Consequently, the onset of isolation as […]
11:28 am
I recall March 12, 2020 you seeThe memories are entrenched in the brain of meMaryland’s governor announced several closingsLike the state’s public schools about which many questions one is posing Like many we have lost family and friendsA loss that for us will never endWe feel hurt that they will not returnAs our lives do feel […]
March 26, 2021 4:42 pm
This past year has been truly challenging for me. Being a single mom and having to work full time from home, while supervising my daughter’s virtual school and just making sure she’s ok while I’m busy with work, has been the most challenging thing I’ve had to deal with in the past few years. And […]
4:36 pm
Two years ago, when I was applying for the job I currently have, the hiring manager asked me what my dream job would be. I laughed because, if you had asked me that question in my 20s, I would have said to work in the marketing department for the Baltimore Orioles or Baltimore Ravens. But […]
4:32 pm
Singing My Way Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reflection Covid happened and I never thought I would be able to continue singing with the choir and I knew I would miss the music which has always been so important to me. So, when Cantor King and Shazy started having Zoom choir rehearsals, I was intrigued-how […]
4:29 pm
I, like almost everyone, never thought we would still be experiencing this “new normal” way of life. I really thought that it would last, maybe 3 or 6 months – never this long. I have never been one too long for a “working from home” position. I enjoy structure in my life – a schedule and […]
4:20 pm
Just in the last few weeks, I started watching the HBO show “The Leftovers.” It’s not really my favorite genre, it’s a paranormal story about people trying to resume their lives after 2 percent of the world’s population just suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. It’s a few years old, but I have found it oddly prescient […]
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