Andrew Guckes

Baltimore

Staff Reporter at Idaho Mountain Express

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Rabbi Emeritus Returns to KI for Book Talk Along With Weitzman CEO - Philadelphia Jewish Exponent

1 day ago | jewishexponent.com | Andrew Guckes

Join Rabbi Lance Sussman on May 7 for a discussion of his new book, enriching the community with his insights and experience.
Orange Crush Named Maryland’s Official Cocktail

1 week ago | baltimorestyle.com | Andrew Guckes

Long heralded as Maryland’s unofficial state drink, the legendary Orange Crush can finally lay claim to the title in an official sense. On Monday, April 7, Maryland lawmakers voted to make the Orange Crush — a mix of vodka, triple sec, orange juice and lemon-lime soda — the official cocktail of the state, 30 years after it was invented at the Harborside Bar & Grill in Ocean City.
Jacob Zieper Perelman Teacher Dives Headfirst Into Jewish Life in Philly

1 week ago | jewishexponent.com | Andrew Guckes

Andrew Guckes | Staff WriterJacob Zieper is young for a teacher, but even younger for a bar mitzvah tutor. His own bar mitzvah was only a little more than a dozen years ago. And when he prepares preteen students to read their own Torah portions, he approaches it with as much if not more passion than he did for his own. “The students are pretty confident and I think part of it is [that] I’m very gung-ho,” he said.
At Tifereth Israel, the Purpose Is in The Name

1 week ago | jewishexponent.com | Andrew Guckes

Andrew Guckes | Staff WriterAt Tifereth Israel, which means “glory of Israel,” in Bensalem, the congregation’s love for Israel is paramount. Forty-six-year member and Bensalem resident Bruce Toben said that most of the congregation has been to Israel and many have family members there. The family members of legendary lone soldier Michael Levin are also members at Tifereth Israel. Levin was the only American to die in service for Israel in the second Lebanon War. That was in 2006.
Andre Krug: KleinLife CEO Uses His Past to Fuel His Mission Today

1 week ago | jewishexponent.com | Andrew Guckes

Andrew Guckes | Staff WriterAndre Krug is the president and CEO of KleinLife in Northeast Philadelphia. While he has risen to the top position at the Northeast Philadelphia community center, he first came to the place he affectionately calls “Klein” the same way as so many others: as a refugee, looking for Jewish community in his new country. “Klein was the first place we went because they gave us refugees from the former Soviet Union a year of free membership,” he said.
Kaiserman JCC Invests in Million-Dollar Upgrades to Gym

2 weeks ago | jewishexponent.com | Andrew Guckes

Andrew Guckes | Staff WriterWhen Kobe Bryant hooped at the Kaiserman JCC, there was no air conditioning. The same holds true for amateur athletes, Jewish or not, who have exercised at the center in Wynnewood since it opened in 1971. But that’s set to change. Beginning this week, the JCC is starting work on an expansive one-million-dollar renovation project that is half-funded by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and it will see the JCC add an HVAC system and more to its exercise area.
Babe Ruth’s Baltimore

2 weeks ago | baltimorestyle.com | Andrew Guckes

Opening Day was recently celebrated as many around Charm City peek into their closets at the orange and black gear they will excitedly don this spring. While the Orioles most recent resurgence is fresh, the tradition of Baltimoreans spending a warm day at the ballpark is older than sliced bread.
Three Family Activities in the Delaware Valley This Weekend

2 weeks ago | metrokids.com | Andrew Guckes

Get out and about this weekend with family-fun options in the Delaware Valley for soaking up the sun (or rain) and making timeless memories. Check out these three events for a great time!SaturplayApril 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Philadelphia Young Playwrights and the Asian Art Initiative | 1219 Vine St., Floor 2 Philadelphia, PA, 19107Fun for the whole family, this event features short plays and monologues that any age will find entertaining.
Three Fun Activities for the Whole Family This Weekend in Pittsburgh

2 weeks ago | pittsburghparent.com | Andrew Guckes

Get out and about and move around this weekend, as there are a number of great family-fun options in the Pittsburgh area for soaking up the sun (or rain) and making timeless memories. Check out these three events for a great time!Good FridayApril 11, 5-10 p.m.Andy Warhol Museum | 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212At the home of the largest museum dedicated to one artist in North America, viewers can see the progression of Warhol’s culture-redefining work.
World Series-Winning Executive Honored as a Distinguished Alumni at Pikesville High

2 weeks ago | jewishtimes.com | Andrew Guckes

Amiel Sawdaye, a member of the Pikesville High School class of 1995, was honored by his alma mater last week at a ceremony that highlighted the Jewish Baltimorean’s accomplishments as a Major League Baseball executive, which includes being a part of three World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox. That isn’t to say, however, that the accomplished Sawdaye has always been the buttoned-up professional he is now.