Auditions Set for June at Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre

Roles will be filled for the production of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood.'

YOUR PHOTOS: Thunderstorms Thursday, Clear Again Monday

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Thunderstorms are possible in Pikesville Thursday through Saturday night, but the sky could be clear again, all day long, by Monday. Storms could begin after 8 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Expect a high of about 73 degrees. Thunderstorms are a possibility through Saturday night, and Sunday will be cloudy, the Pikesville forecast states. Subway Curious about the Milford Mill MTA Subway Station? Now you can watch 3 minutes of comings and goings on the track, thanks to a YouTube video posted recently. DASH Week Gerri Chizek of The Day School at Baltimore Hebrew posted three photos of the school's DASH week, held in February 2013. During the week, titled Days of Arts, Science, and Humanities, students did hands-on …

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Haron Dahan Remembered for Philanthropy

The developer and philanthropist died last week.

Haron Dahan's life included fighting in World War II and millions of dollars in philanthropy in, around and beyond his Pikesville community. Dahan, a former developer, died March 11. He was 87. The Baltimore Jewish Times spoke with family members and Beth Tfiloh’s Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg. The Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School was named in Dahan's honor in 2003 after millions in donations his family had made to the congregation. Read Wohlberg's eulogy of Dahan on Beth Tfiloh's website. He first came to the United States from Israel in 1960, according to the paper, and came to Baltimore in 1968. He started selling homes while he was still learning English. “My father didn’t know any of the terminology when he first got into real estate,” …

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Tuesday: Book Fair at Beth Tfiloh

Pick up books suitable for preschoolers through middle-school-age children.

Purim 2013: Celebrate the Holiday in Pikesville

We've put together some events, including Megillah readings, shpiels, carnivals and more, to help plan your holiday celebration.

The Purim holiday begins at sundown Saturday, Feb. 23. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 6:30 p.m. Absolute Purim Celebration. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a wine tasting, this celebration includes Oh What a Shpiel! performace, The Jersey Bosy Megillah; a 7:30 p.m. dinner and show with belly dancing and Persian-style food. At Temple Oheb Shalom Congregation. Adults only. $25 per person. BYOB 6:30 p.m. Purim Un-Plugged at Beth Tfiloh. Bring a box of pasta or rice for your gragger, to be donated to a local food bank. Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Rd. 7 p.m. Purim Un-Plugged at Beth Tfiloh. Preschool Puppet Show followed by a mini carnival. Mintzes Theatre/Tuvin Hall. Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Rd. 7 p.m. Purim Un-plugged at Beth …

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Zumbathon Set To Benefit Alzheimer's Research

Coordinator Deb Shaivitz hopes to raise $10,000 through donations.

Zumba instructor Deb Shaivitz plans a three-hour, fundraising Zumbathon on Nov. 4 to benefit Alzheimer's disease research. It will be held from 1-4 p.m. at Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Pikesville. "Zumba transcends age, gender, color and religion," Shaivitz said in a statement. "Exhilaration would be the only word that fits here." The event is open to all people of all ages, she said. Shaivitz leads Zumba classes at area nursing homes, in part because her mother, a resident at Sunrise of Pikesville, loves to dance. "Everyone thinks that the seniors should have slow-moving, bland music, quite the contrary—they rock when they hear a beat they love, and when you give them a set of maracas … look out!" she said. This will be the third year for …

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LETTER: Day School Seniors Do a Mitzvah of Love

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School visits Poland and Israel.

Editor's Note: Following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by Rabbi Ellen Greenspan. The Beth Tfiloh seniors are in the middle of their month long trip to Poland and Israel. After a week in Poland, the students arrived in Israel, and one of the stops on their mitzvah-oriented agenda was a visit to ALYN Hospital. ALYN is Israel’s premier rehabilitation center for children with physical disabilities. Children from all over Israel come seeking ALYN’s cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary treatment for a wide range of disabilities including neuromuscular conditions, birth defects and issues that result from cancer surgeries, car accidents, acts of terror and other life happenstances. ALYN welcomes all children regardless of ethnicity or religion …

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Tough Decision: Orioles Opening Day, First Seder, Both?

The Baltimore Jewish Times discusses the scheduling conflict between the Orioles Opening Day and the official first day of Passover on April 6.

What will Jewish, die-hard Orioles fans do for opening day this year? Here's the rub, according to a Baltimore Jewish Times report: Orioles Opening Day at home against the Minnesota Twins, and the first seder of Passover are both on April 6. The times are as follows: Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg of Beth Tfiloh Congregation advises doing both if you don't have to prepare the dinner yourself. "The seder is guaranteed; the Orioles are a hope for future redemption," Wahlberg said in the JT report. What do you think about the Orioles scheduling Opening Day so late in the day—on this important holiday?

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Janet Metzner

10:00 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012

Now that sounds like a happy medium! So far though, looks like most of the votes--56 percent--are in favor of not going to the Opening Day.   more ›

What You're Saying, Pikesville!

Here are Pikesville Patch readers' comments about issues we care about: Beth Tfiloh sends students to a PAC conference; a lost dog finds his home, and in a poll, the majority of Patch readers say the U.S. should back Israel on a strike on Iran.

  Thanks to Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Pikesville for submitting a photograph and write-up of the 26 high school students that the school sent to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2012 Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The photo, from BaltimoreJewishLife.com, shows the team, including "BT senior Mark Stein (who) was one of five high school students from across the country accepted to the AIPAC Student Speakers Bureau/Advanced Solicitation Training," the article states. The conference was held March 4-6. Congratulations to those students on being selected and on the amazing opportunity. Westie Wesley is Home During this past week, readers were concerned about a lost westie found at Windridge Road. Fortunately, two …

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List of Baltimore Power Couples Includes Pikesville Residents, Natives

Among "Baltimore Jewish Times'" list of power couples are: Rabbi Dana Saroken and Rati Rone of Pikesville; Beth Kaplan and Bruce Sholk of Beth Tfiloh; Dr. Bert and Ilene Vogelstein; David and Rachel Warschawski of Pikesville, and Joe and Debra Weiman.