http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en jkrznaric@alteryourview.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-10T17:19:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/gop_thwarts_anti_iran_sanctions/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/gop_thwarts_anti_iran_sanctions/#When:16:19:00Z Republicans in the U.S. Senate have sunk anti-Iran sanctions for the second time in less than a month, drawing allegations that they are putting politics ahead of the need to confront Tehran’s nuclear program. Senate Democrats made one final bid to pass legislation that would tighten sanctions aimed at getting Iran to stand down from its… News - National 2008-10-10T16:19:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/radical_israeli_settlers_use_violence/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/radical_israeli_settlers_use_violence/#When:16:17:00Z Marking the close of the Fast of Gedaliah, a mournful day that commemorates the biblical-era political assassination of a Jew by another Jew, some 200 religious and secular Israelis assembled outside the Jerusalem home of Professor Ze’ev Sternhell with a blunt message: No More Gedaliahs. Or, bringing it into the modern age, as Sternhell put it,… News - Israel 2008-10-10T16:17:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/contemporary_art_meets_chabad_at_moscow_exhibit/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/contemporary_art_meets_chabad_at_moscow_exhibit/#When:16:15:00Z Billionaire art collectors, critics, socialites, gallery directors and other denizens of the international art scene were among the standard guests at the recent opening of a vast, new nonprofit contemporary art space in the Russian capital. But there was an unusual addition to the champagne-sipping crowd at the launch of The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture:… News - International 2008-10-10T16:15:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/october_10/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/october_10/#When:14:01:00Z Young survivors of breast cancer Larry Rosen’s Ravens Eyes Slots And The Jews Goldman’s Presidential Cookies Hollywood: Natalie Portman’s Good Deeds Hollywood: Billy Joel’s Secret Tzedakah Editorial: Cautious On Anti-Semitism Editorial: Evil Mezuzot? Exclusively in Print 2008-10-10T14:01:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/perlmeter/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/perlmeter/#When:10:15:00Z On October 7, 2008, JANET S., beloved wife of Stanley E. Perlmeter of Key Biscayne, Fla., devoted mother of Jeffrey, Michael and Rex Perlmeter, adored mother-in-law of Rosemary Perlmeter and Rachel Hertzman.Cherished grandmother of Amy (Brian) Thomas, Cari (John) Rabroker, Dan (Katie) Horwich, Hunter, Cody, Jacqueline, Sarah, Mitchell and Nathaniel Perlmeter, loving great-grandmother of Ava Rabroker and Jacob,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-10-10T10:15:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/noonberg/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/noonberg/#When:10:14:00Z On October 8, 2008, EDITH (nee Weissman), beloved wife of the late Herman Noonberg, devoted mother of Michael P. Noonberg of St. Michaels, and Dr. Aaron R. Noonberg, dear mother-in-law of Barbara and Margarita Noonberg, cherished sister of Alma Katzen, dear sister-in-law of Malcolm Katzen. Adored grandmother of Amy and Dan Reece and Richard Noonberg, devoted friend of… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-10-10T10:14:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/blinken/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/blinken/#When:10:13:00Z On October 8, 2008, GERTRUDE (nee Salzman), beloved wife of the late Irvin “Sonny” Blinken, beloved mother of Neal and Di Blinken of Duck, N.C., Paul Blinken of Whitehall and Jeffrey Blinken of Southern Shores, N.C., devoted sister of the late Louis Salzman. Devoted grandmother of Sharlene, Dereck and Tyson Blinken. Funeral services and interment in Shaarei Zion… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-10-10T10:13:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/a_jewish_journey/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/a_jewish_journey/#When:04:00:00Z Michael Lynton’s quick rise to become chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment—at 47 he’s already led divisions at Disney, Penguin/Putnam books and AOL—has subjected him to countless interviews about the performance of his companies. But one topic Mr. Lynton has never liked to discuss is himself. He doesn’t speak publicly about his wife… SourceBook 2008-10-10T04:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/people_of_the_book/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/people_of_the_book/#When:03:24:00Z “People of the Book” is a fascinating combination of fact and fiction. Geraldine Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, starts with the existence of an actual medieval manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah. This is an illuminated Hebrew text from 15th century Spain that predates the expulsion of the Jews from that country in 1492. The main… Book Reviews 2008-10-10T03:24:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/breslowgelinas/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/breslowgelinas/#When:03:00:01Z Roberta and Stuart Breslow of Columbia are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Laura, to Michael Joseph Gelinas, son of Mary and Donald Gelinas. Rachel graduated from Towson University with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She is pursuing a master’s of education degree in educational technology at Loyola College, and… Milestones - Engagements 2008-10-10T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/i_have_what_moshe_wanted/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/i_have_what_moshe_wanted/#When:03:00:01Z Ha’azinu is the third in a series of four weekly Torah readings in which Moshe delivers his final “State of the Union” address. The first 43 verses are Shirat Ha’azinu, the song of Ha’azinu. If you looked at these verses in a Torah scroll, you would be able to guess that you were looking at poetry, even without… Torah 2008-10-10T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/money/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/money/#When:03:00:01Z Of course the money disappeared. Anybody watching the run in real estate over the last six years who saw how so much of it was fueled by the foolishness of subprime lending knew it was going to end poorly. Now virtually all of Wall Street’s venerable names are in tatters. The American economy is… Opinion - Comment 2008-10-10T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/surellsiegel/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/surellsiegel/#When:03:00:00Z Sue and Jon Surell of Pikesville are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Lauren, to Alexander Matthew Siegel, son of Mindy and Steven Siegel of Reisterstown. Julie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor of science degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business in… Milestones - Engagements 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/zachary_goldberg_ranen/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/zachary_goldberg_ranen/#When:03:00:00Z Parents: Jennifer and Neal Ranen Date: September 13, 2008 School: Gilman School Synagogue: Har Sinai Congregation Party Site: Martin’s Westminster My bar mitzvah was unique because I had a Havdalah service at Martin’s with my sister, Sophie. Family friend Joey Malin led the service which we had personalized… Milestones - Bar/Bat Mitzvahs 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/leven/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/leven/#When:03:00:00Z Jonathan and Caren (nee Shalom) are happy to announce the birth of their son, Ayden Michael, on March 2, 2008. Ayden’s Hebrew name is Avraham Moshe Shalom in loving memory of his paternal great-grandfathers, Abraham Morrison and Maurice Leven, and his maternal grandfather, Shalom Shalom. Proud Saba and Safta are Debbie and Shalom Shalom. Proud Grandma and Grandpa… Milestones - Births/Adoptions 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/fall_apple_fun/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/fall_apple_fun/#When:03:00:00Z Nothing says autumn like the arrival of fall apples. Sweet to tart, crunchy to crisp, they are the stuff of a wonderful fall menu. I remember a Weight Watchers leader saying, “If you’re not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you’re not hungry.” She was right. Apples are filled with fiber, and delicious to boot. … Food 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/sukk_hah_hahs/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/sukk_hah_hahs/#When:03:00:00Z In honor of the upcoming holiday of Sukkot — known in our tradition as “season of our joy” — I again offer some basically appropriate Jewish jokes to tell in the sukkah, which hopefully will start a raucous round of your own funny tales. Brotherly Love: (Warning: A real groaner) • A father asks… Opinion - Editor's Note 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/a_thousand_shofars/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/a_thousand_shofars/#When:03:00:00Z One week before Rosh Hashanah, in the midst of Ramadan, as jittery bloggers probed the psyche of American voters and the front pages featured the frightening spectacle of the Wall Street meltdown, a teenage citizen of Jerusalem named Qassem al-Mughrabi plowed a black BMW sedan into a group of IDF soldiers near the Jaffa Gate, injuring 19. … Opinion - Op/Ed 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/chai_hopes/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/chai_hopes/#When:03:00:00Z I was happy to see the nice article about CHAI praising Ken Gelula (“A Cornerstone Called Chai,” Sept. 19). A number of years ago when I had a problem selling my mother’s house, he helped me. He even came to my mother’s house to help. He gave me a good recommendation that I followed and got more money… Letters to Editor 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/appalled2/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/3333.stm/appalled2/#When:03:00:00Z As a JEWISH TIMES reader, I’m appalled and disconcerted by the disillusioned opinions of readers who have written negative views of Sen. John McCain and of their support for Sen. Barack Obama. I’m especially disheartened by those who mock McCain’s age and appearance and who twist his political agenda while blindly giving accolades to Obama, whose record, experience… Letters to Editor 2008-10-10T03:00:00-05:00