http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en lgeldzahler@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-12T13:00:30+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/communications_activist_silenced_in_cuban_jail_cell/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/communications_activist_silenced_in_cuban_jail_cell/#When:12:00:30Z Alan Gross has been about communications all his life: The call-mom-everyday son, the family newsbreaker, the message guy for Jewish groups, the get-out-the-vote enthusiast for candidate Barack Obama, the technology contractor who helped the U.S. government bring the world’s remotest populations into the 21st century. Now, however, Gross, 60, of Potomac, Md., has been languishing for three months… News - National 2010-03-12T12:00:30+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/hungarian_president_signs_holocaust_denial_law/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/hungarian_president_signs_holocaust_denial_law/#When:12:00:27Z Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom signed into law legislative reforms making Holocaust denial a criminal offense. The law adopted Wednesday makes Holocaust denial an offense punishable by imprisonment of up to three years.   It brings Hungary in line with other European countries under Nazi occupation during the World War II in which Holocaust denial already is a criminal… News - International 2010-03-12T12:00:27+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/israel_apologizes_as_biden_meets_palestinians/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/israel_apologizes_as_biden_meets_palestinians/#When:12:00:00Z As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden again denounced the plan for new Israeli construction in eastern Jerusalem after meeting with Palestinian leaders, Israel’s interior minister apologized for the timing of the plan’s approval. Eli Yishai apologized Wednesday during an interview on Israel Radio “for the distress this matter caused.” He was referring to the announcement Tuesday by… News - Israel 2010-03-12T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/march_12/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/march_12/#When:20:00:28Z St. Pat’s Day: Sylvia Greenberg’s Irish Jewish Tales Beth Israel’s Battle Of Bands Vivian Adelberg Rudow’s Cuba Debut Mark Davison’s Haiti Relief Concert Jules Morstein: A Real Jewel Sisterly Love From Hannah Bress Brian Brown Finds Holocaust Survivor Cousin Salam Fayyad: Palestinian Ben-Gurion? Editorial: Hollywood’s Jews Books: Jephte’s Daughter Anew   Exclusively in Print 2010-03-11T20:00:28+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/jewish_museum_hits_50/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/jewish_museum_hits_50/#When:19:00:57Z
]]>It’s called “The Synagogue Speaks.” To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Jewish Museum of Maryland will open a multi-media exhibition in its newly-restored Lloyd Street Synagogue. Tours of the exhibition will be held Sunday, March 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at the synagogue, 11 Lloyd Street. A reception will be held next door in the lobby of… News - Local 2010-03-11T19:00:57+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/solomon_parsons/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/solomon_parsons/#When:19:00:57Z
]]>Marlene (nee Wolff) and Bruce J. Solomon of Owings Mills, Md. are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Lynn Solomon, to David Robert Parsons, son of Jayne and George Parsons of Asbury, N.J. Allie graduated from Frostburg State University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and Villa Julie College, now Stevenson University,… Milestones - Engagements 2010-03-11T19:00:57+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/youlus_torahs_valid_investigation_declares/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/youlus_torahs_valid_investigation_declares/#When:19:00:52Z
]]>An independent investigation by a pair of soferim, or scribes, commissioned by the Save A Torah organization found that eight out of 11 scrolls restored and sold by Rabbi Menachem Youlus are “suitable for ritual use in the synagogue,” according to a statement and report issued by Rick Zitelman, president of Save A Torah. The investigation was in… News - Cover Story 2010-03-11T19:00:52+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/welcome_comfort/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/welcome_comfort/#When:19:00:51Z Regarding Phil Jacobs’ March 5 Editor’s Notebook “Medical Marijuana,” I have to respond with real empathy regarding his view of his mother’s feelings as she became increasingly disabled and (unfortunately, also) in pain as a result of her MS. It doesn’t matter what the etiology, we who face the decline of our health, strength and the resultant lack… Letters to Editor 2010-03-11T19:00:51+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/eye_on_farrakhan/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/eye_on_farrakhan/#When:19:00:49Z Should Rev. Louis Farrakhan’s remarks, lies, accusations and insinuations continue to be reported, as asked by Neil Rubin in his March 5 blog “Farrakhan’s Back” on jewish times.com ? I think most definitely, on many levels, for many reasons, ranging from “Know Thine Enemy,” to being able to debunk and disprove the outrageous statements, and to be able… Letters to Editor 2010-03-11T19:00:49+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/simon_meister/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/simon_meister/#When:19:00:45Z
]]>Leslie Simon and Glenn Meister are pleased to announce the celebration of their marriage, which took place on Dec. 26, 2009 at Linwood’s, officiated by Cantor Melvin Luterman. Glenn is the son of the late Solomon Meister and Leslie is the daughter of the late Bess and Noel Baverman. Lisa Smelkinson, sister of the bride, escorted Leslie to… Milestones - Weddings/Anniversaries 2010-03-11T19:00:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/mann_saval/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/mann_saval/#When:19:00:43Z
]]>Ellen and Paul Saval of Owings Mills, Md. and GayLynn and Jon Mann of Bethesda, Md. are happy to announce the engagement of their children, Neil and Nicole. Nicole and Neil attended the University of Maryland.  Nicole is a manager with Nordstrom. Neil is a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Nicole is the granddaughter of the late… Milestones - Engagements 2010-03-11T19:00:43+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/festivals_of_learning/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/festivals_of_learning/#When:19:00:41Z The Limmud conference — the rage in Jewish education circles — is a marvelous affair. I first attended the original, British version of this unique learning jamboree in 1995, wondering if it could be franchised, like coffee shops and synagogues, as a way of bolstering Jewish identity. The British Limmud was quirky and hectic, with a feeling… Opinion - Op/Ed 2010-03-11T19:00:41+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/jephtes_daughter/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/jephtes_daughter/#When:19:00:35Z Wow! That is the first reaction to Naomi Ragen’s recent re-release (with some new material) of her first novel, “Jephte’s Daughter.”  The novel, a full 443 pages, is bursting with drama, suspense, romance and religion. The novel centers around stunning, young   Batsheva Ha-Levi, the only daughter of an affluent… Book Reviews 2010-03-11T19:00:35+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/great_outdoors/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/great_outdoors/#When:19:00:34Z We were thrilled going through the February 12 “Camps 2” special section and looking at all of the camping opportunities available to our children. Last year, our son, Joe, attended Jewish overnight camp for the first time thanks to a $1,000 Campership Incentive Grant received from the Associated: Jewish Community   Federation of Baltimore and the… Letters to Editor 2010-03-11T19:00:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/lamb/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/lamb/#When:19:00:30Z
]]>Jon and Laura (nee Tennaro) are happy to announce the birth of their son, Matthew Harold, on   Dec. 10, 2009. Matthew Harold is named in loving memory of his great-grandmother, Mary Tennaro, and great-grandfather, Harold Lamb. His Hebrew name is Chaim Leib in loving memory of his great-grandfather, Harold Lamb. Proud grandparents are Carol and Larry Gilbert,… Milestones - Births/Adoptions 2010-03-11T19:00:30+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/restaurateur_sid_mandell_remembered/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/restaurateur_sid_mandell_remembered/#When:19:00:26Z
]]>Sidney “Sid” Mandell, whose Woodmoor delicatessen for decades was Northwest Baltimore’s unofficial communal Jewish kitchen, died March 2 in his sleep at age 93. From 1954 through 1980 — following more than two decades working alongside his brother, Joe, at other area family-owned eateries — a visit to Sid Mandell’s restaurant was a neighborhood staple of social life… News - Local 2010-03-11T19:00:26+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/beth_am_hires_new_rabbi/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/beth_am_hires_new_rabbi/#When:19:00:23Z
]]>Shortly before Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg delivered his Shabbat sermon during his “tryout weekend” in late January at Beth Am Synagogue, a worshipper fainted suddenly. But Julian L. Lapides, the Reservoir Hill congregation’s president, remembers being highly impressed with the rabbi’s composure and poise during the unnerving episode, in which three physicians labored for a short time… News - Local, News - Home page 2010-03-11T19:00:23+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/kavalsky1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/kavalsky1/#When:19:00:16Z
]]>Jeremy and Jill (nee Feldstein) are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Danielle, on Jan. 16, 2010. Olivia Danielle’s Hebrew name is Sarah Daborah in loving memory of her great-grandfather, David Feldstein, great-great-grandmother, Stella Pearlman and great-uncle, Stanley Feld. Proud grandparents are Robert and Barbara Kavalsky of Owings Mills, Md. and Steve and Leslee Feldstein… Milestones - Births/Adoptions 2010-03-11T19:00:16+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/darkness_and_light/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/darkness_and_light/#When:19:00:14Z Each year, at our Passover Seder, as my family retells the story that is central to our Jewish history, we examine the themes found in the exodus from Egypt and find similarities to the challenges we face currently — locally and throughout the world. This past year certainly offered its own tales of hardship and recovery. In… Opinion - Comment 2010-03-11T19:00:14+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/preparing_for_redemption/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/5128.stm/preparing_for_redemption/#When:19:00:13Z What is Judaism all about? Is it all about individual commitment or being part of the congregation? Is it about Holiness and Spirituality, or being a practical “Mentsch” in the real world? These burning questions are addressed in the names and content of the double parshiyot of Vayakhel and Pekudei that we read this week: Vayakhel in… Torah 2010-03-11T19:00:13+00:00