http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en htraband@alteryourview.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T13:46:01+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/cyber_hearings/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/cyber_hearings/#When:12:46:01Z The Internet is teeming with recruitment sites for potential jihadists; how to sites for building bombs, and numerous forums in which terrorists can share and build upon their hate. “It’s very troubling. Unless we change what is happening in the Internet, we can expect many more Boston-style attacks, not only here but abroad,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate… News - National 2013-05-20T12:46:01+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/a_mission_of_coexistence/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/a_mission_of_coexistence/#When:12:43:41Z
]]>A GROUP of Jewish and Christian clergy with one African-American imam returned last week from a 10-day mission to Israel. The trip, organized by the Institute for Jewish and Christian Studies and the Baltimore Jewish Council, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, provided an intensive examination of the complex history of the land of… News - Local 2013-05-20T12:43:41+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/orandle/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/orandle/#When:12:08:45Z On May 18, 2013, DAVID; beloved husband of Marsha Orandle (nee Okum); cherished father of Robert Orandle and Marlene Orandle; dear brother of Samuel Orandle; adored grandfather of Matthew Orandle. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Monday, May 20, at 12 p.m. Interment at Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery,… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:08:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/felcher/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/felcher/#When:12:07:24Z On May 18, 2013, BERNARD; beloved husband of Toby Felcher (nee Schwartz) loving father of E. Marla Felcher and Adrienne B. Bannon; loving father-in-law of Max Bazerman and Desmond Bannon; devoted brother of the late May Frederick and Sarah Wilkus; cherished grandfather of Liam and Maura Bannon. Funeral services are private. Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane.… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:07:24+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/roffman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/roffman/#When:12:07:08Z On May 17, 2013, ETHEL (nee Marcus); beloved wife of Leonard Roffman; devoted mother of Susan Simon, Marc Roffman and Leslie Roffman; dear mother-in-law of Stephen Simon and Mary Lou Hanley; loving sister of Dorothy Darvin, Gertrude Sucoll and the late Gilbert Marcus, Abe Marcus, Goldie Marcus and Solomon Marcus; cherished grandmother of Rachel, Caitlin and Louis Roffman… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:07:08+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/#When:12:47:53Z Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria experienced and extremely violent weekend. They were subjected to numerous terror attacks perpetrated by Arabs throughout region. Arab arsonists took advantage of the dry and hot weather this weekend and ignited brush fields in several locations in an attempt to cause damage to homes and… News - Israel 2013-05-19T12:47:53+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/weiner21/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/weiner21/#When:12:21:23Z On May 14, 2013, PAUL; beloved husband of the late Catherine Weiner (nee Underwood); cherished father of Joyce (Thomas) Hess; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Friday, May 17, at 12 p.m. Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane. Please omit… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-17T12:21:23+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/police_shoot_disturbed_woman_on_northbrook_avenue/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/police_shoot_disturbed_woman_on_northbrook_avenue/#When:01:00:46Z
]]>A shooting incident that occurred early last Saturday morning in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish area of Pikesville was many months in the making, according to Menashe Efron, whose son and daughter-in-law live in the home where the attack occurred. When Baltimore County police responded to a suspicious-person call at 2 a.m. at the home of Noam and Leah… News - Local 2013-05-17T01:00:46+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/day_school_at_baltimore_hebrew_closing_its_doors/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/day_school_at_baltimore_hebrew_closing_its_doors/#When:00:50:01Z
]]>It has been just over a week since the Day School at Baltimore Hebrew formally announced that it will shut its doors at the end of the 2012-2013 school year and that the Independent Jewish Academy of Baltimore will not open up in its stead. An outpouring of emotions, accusations and acceptance has spiraled throughout the community,… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:50:01+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/rash_of_pedestrian_accidents_leaves_community_shaken/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/rash_of_pedestrian_accidents_leaves_community_shaken/#When:00:40:45Z
]]>The scene along Old Court Road and Estates Court on May 10 has become one all too familiar in Baltimore County in recent weeks. Police and EMS providers responded at 7:44 a.m. that day to a report of a crash involving a 2009 Honda CRV and a pedestrian. The victim, Damien Graham, 30, of the 3500 block of… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:40:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/university_of_md._alum_upset_50-year_reunion_scheduled_on_shavuot/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/university_of_md._alum_upset_50-year_reunion_scheduled_on_shavuot/#When:00:30:55Z
]]>A 1963 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Pikesville resident Michael Benson had been eagerly awaiting his class’ 50-year reunion this spring. That is, until he learned of the event’s date. A few months ago, Benson found out the school had scheduled its graduation banquet, which was preceded by a… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:30:55+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/#When:00:20:16Z
]]>It seemed like a scene out of a novel. Piercing screams. Cries of “Nazi” and “traitor.” But this clash — a protest that resembled a mini-war — was not out of a Holocaust memoir or even a history textbook. It was the scene last Friday morning at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites of the… News - Israel 2013-05-17T00:20:16+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/art_outside_in_druid_hill_park/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/art_outside_in_druid_hill_park/#When:00:10:06Z
]]>Druid Hill Park has had its ups and downs over the years. This fecund green space amid the urban landscape of Baltimore is home, of course, to the Maryland Zoo, miles of bicycle trails and walking paths, fountains, man-made ponds and lakes and the once-segregated clay tennis courts, where generations of Baltimoreans from all walks of life finessed… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:10:06+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/hawkings_other_choice/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/hawkings_other_choice/#When:00:00:56Z
]]>Stephen Hawking isn’t the first big name to ann-ounce he is boycotting Israel. And he won’t be the last. But as one of the world’s most famous and revered scientists, his decision to withdraw from speaking at a prestigious academic conference in Israel next month is a bigger blow than the posturing of a rock star. Hawking’s decision… Opinion - Editorials 2013-05-17T00:00:56+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/seeking_a_summer_internship/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/seeking_a_summer_internship/#When:00:00:55Z It is around this time of the year when students reach out to me to inquire about summer employment or an internship.  While students are generally not my core client group, I would like to share some of my insights and observations. First, employment and internship are not necessarily the same. For… News - Business 2013-05-17T00:00:55+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/feeling_like_a_sandwich/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/feeling_like_a_sandwich/#When:00:00:54Z Are there times when you wish parenting or caregiving or getting older came with instruction manuals?  Are you stressed out by trying to balance the demands of work and your family’s needs?  If we are really lucky, when we reach a certain age, our children are grown, married and produce grandchildren. Mazel tov! If we’re fortunate enough… Opinion - Comment 2013-05-17T00:00:54+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/yeah_what_about_caregivers/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/yeah_what_about_caregivers/#When:00:00:52Z I share Benjamin J. Dubin’s concern about the unaffordability of home-care services for the majority of our community (“What About Caregivers?,” letters, May 3). The senior population is increasing at a very swift pace. Will our community be ready for this oncoming avalanche of seniors in need of support services? How will we come to the aid of… Letters to Editor 2013-05-17T00:00:52+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/diverse._involved._very_strong/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/diverse._involved._very_strong/#When:00:00:51Z Last week was a perfect image of the diversity of Jewish Baltimore. In a four-day span, I attended (one I simply wrote about) four different programs that brought people from all pockets of the community together. A strong community is built on the combined experience, skills, talents, perspectives and capabilities of variant… Opinion - Editors' Note 2013-05-17T00:00:51+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/a_love_letter_i_didnt_expect/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/a_love_letter_i_didnt_expect/#When:00:00:46Z Everyone wants to create “touch points,” a favorite buzzword for marketers. A touch point is that intersection between your business and your customer, where you interact and communicate something — hopefully, something of value.  Touch points have to offer value, have emotional power and provide a tactile experience of the five senses: sight, sound, scent, taste and… News - Business 2013-05-17T00:00:46+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/bad_hair_day_story_makes_the_cut/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/ga_2012/33216/levenson8/bad_hair_day_story_makes_the_cut/#When:00:00:45Z
]]>“Haircuts are usually traumatic for me,” said Phyllis Woolford of Mays Chapel. So Woolford, 64, did what comes naturally. She wrote about it. As it turned out, Woolford’s short story, “Just a Little Off the Top,” won first prize in midlifecollage.com’s weekly writing contest. This is the second time one of Woolford’s stories has been published on… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:00:45+00:00