Passover

America is exceptional, and that includes the way we treat immigrants

2013-04-29 03:00:00

Dear Scholar, It was wholly a pleasure to get your thoughts about the current debate over illegal immigrants and how to approach the nettlesome challenge they represent to us -- and we to them. It was good of you to rehearse some classical history for...

Showers possible to spoil Easter Sunday egg hunts

2013-03-29 13:33:00

A warm-up to seasonable early spring weather is in the forecast for this weekend, but rain could arrive for any egg hunts and picnics scheduled for Easter Sunday. Saturday is forecast to be a nice day to be outside, with highs around 60, calm winds...

Springtime snowfall belies the warm season ahead [Commentary]

2013-03-28 07:06:00

The snow on the day after the Christian observance of Palm Sunday and the first day of the Jewish observance of Passover was certainly an unusual occurrence in Harford County. The most vital of holidays for both faiths are very closely associated with...

Hereford stuns Gilman in boys lacrosse

2013-03-28 07:30:00

Hereford assistant boys lacrosse coach Steve Turnabugh said that his team may never practice again if the five-time defending state champs emerge unscathed from their next couple of games. After all, that's the tack No. 8 Hereford took to pull off one...

Midweek Madness looks at lost art of sex appeal, courtesy of Judy Garland

2013-03-27 08:18:00

OK, Midweek Madness fans, I thought a little something related to Easter would be in order (I'll find something for Passover next year).� So here is one of the cutest 60 seconds or so in the delectable movie "Easter Parade" with Judy Garland and Fred...

Babies on a plane

2013-04-03 10:45:00

You can have your women in combat. You can have your women who lean in. You can even have your woman secretary of state who visits 112 countries. But my new heroes are women on planes with babies. Flying back and forth across the country over the...

Weed, snow, 'Phil Spector' getting eyeballs

2013-03-25 04:49:00

This morning, Baltimore young'uns with their eyes all aglow are hoping for a snow day. Republican Senator Rand Paul, meanwhile is charitably hoping that if the glow happens to come from the burning of an illicit substance, the kids' lives won't be...

Jewish families donate leavened food in observation of Passover

2013-03-25 12:57:00

Passover is seen traditionally as a holiday of the spring, not usually marked by snow. But Howard Kaplan and his wife, Roberta, of Baltimore, wouldn't let Monday's inclement conditions deter them from coming to the Pimlico Race Course to dispose of...

At start of Passover, Baltimore congregants embrace message of peace

2013-03-24 16:21:27

As members of the B'nai Israel Congregation in downtown Baltimore on Sunday discussed preparations for the start of Passover, they also reflected on President Barack Obama's recent visit to Israel. "It was a wonderful thing that the president went to...

'Moment' is here for rabbi, Fulton congregation at Temple Isaiah

2013-03-22 03:00:00

Temple Isaiah has had just three rabbis since it was founded in 1973. Stephen Fuchs led the reform temple from 1973 to 1986, and Mark J. Panoff was its rabbi from 1986 through 2012. The third is Craig Axler, who moved to Howard County from Pennsylvania to...

Celebrating Maryland Day, birthdays, anniversaries

2013-03-22 03:00:00

Happy Maryland Day, dear readers! On March 25, the English ships Ark and Dove landed in St. Mary's, loaded with the first colonists for Lord Baltimore to settle here in 1634 as a Catholic colony. March 25 is a national holiday in Greece. Greeks and...

Harford to celebrate Palm Sunday, Passover

2013-03-22 03:05:00

Beginning Sunday, Harford County's Christian and Jewish residents will usher in a week of some of the most important observances of their respective faiths. For Christians, Sunday is Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week, when the last...

Members of the Samaritan sect place large sheep skewers into an oven during a traditional Passover sacrifice ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus April 23, 2013.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Cauliflower is often treated as a substitute for starch during Passover. This recipe features the vegetable itself by combining it with almonds and raisins. It's so good as a side dish or snack you may want to double the recipe. 1/2 cup golden raisins 2 tablespoons canola oil

2013-04-02 07:38:00

Drake.

2013-03-26 09:20:00