http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en plevin@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-29T11:35:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/solomon3/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/solomon3/#When:10:35:00Z On August 27, 2008, LEAH (nee Toney), beloved wife of the late Frank S. Solomon, loving mother of Sue Seif of Richmond, Va., Terry Langbaum and Robert Solomon, devoted mother-in-law of Stuart Kirkland and Elliott Langbaum, beloved sister of Jerome Toney of Pa. and the late Melvin Toney. Loving grandmother of Alix Seif, Caryn Abramowitz and Robin Hopkins,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-29T10:35:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/greenberg5/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/greenberg5/#When:10:34:00Z On August 28, 2008, HILDA (nee Klavens), beloved wife of the late M. Michael Greenberg, loving mother of Barry Greenberg of Catonsville, Alan Greenberg and the late Kay Goldman, mother-in-law of Kathleen T. Greenberg and the late Patricia Greenberg, beloved sister of Edith Freedman of Owings Mills. Survived by many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services at Sol Levinson… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-29T10:34:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/august_29/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/august_29/#When:03:26:00Z BJC, Jewish Museum Team Up On Shoah Work Biden And The Jews Hollywood: Woody Allen’s opera Hollywood: Bob Dylan The Hoops Star? Editorial: Phelps Can Save Skate Rink Editorial: Elul’s Introspection Beth Shalom’s New Religious School Head Exclusively in Print 2008-08-29T03:26:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/can_you_eat_a_reptile/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/can_you_eat_a_reptile/#When:03:15:00Z Sometimes it is hard to know which animals you can eat and which you can’t when you are first trying to keep kosher. God denotes in the Torah what is kosher and what is not. When talking about mammals, Jews can eat any animal that has split hooves and chews its own cud, like a sheep,… Judaism 101 2008-08-29T03:15:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/golda/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/golda/#When:03:11:00Z Elinor Burkett, the author of eight previous non-fiction books, had had a varied career. With a Ph.D. in history, she has chaired the journalism department at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and worked as a reporter for the Miami Herald. Her academic background is evident in “Golda,” which has extensive notes, bibliography and an index. A… Book Reviews 2008-08-29T03:11:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/honored_teacher/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/honored_teacher/#When:03:11:00Z Editor: I was honored to be cited as one of the teachers in Gail Chalew’s Aug. 22 article, “Lessons for the Ages.” However, I would like to correct one fact. After retiring as principal of the Mt. Washington School, I served the Kreiger Schechter Day School in several capacities: Curriculum Coordinator, Administrator and Director of Admission.… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:11:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/never_again/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/never_again/#When:03:10:00Z Editor: I felt the deep pain expressed by Rubin Sztajer in the August 22nd letters to the editor. I too have often wondered what would the wasted lives from the Shoah, including a great many members of my family, have meant to the world if Hitler, Yemach Shmo had not snuffed them out. However,… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:10:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/torah_observant_response/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/torah_observant_response/#When:03:09:00Z Editor: I felt compelled to respond to Mr. Arkin’s preposterous letter, lest you think my silence means your letter held any semblance of the truth. I take umbrage to your comparison of my point, that it is unfair and unwarranted to boycott a company before all the facts are in. I stand by my… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:09:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/big_oils_hold/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/big_oils_hold/#When:03:08:00Z Editor: In response to last week’s editorial “The Energy Issue Is Everything,” big Oil and their friends in Congress are peddling the false promise that more drilling will bring relief at the pump now. It won’t. It is time for Congress to stand up and say no to Big Oil and move America toward… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:08:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/tisha_bav_redux/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/tisha_bav_redux/#When:03:05:00Z Editor: Letters from Mr. Joseph Kyszpel (Aug. 15) and from Mr. Rubin Sztajer (Aug. 22) indicate that they really do not understand the significance of Tisha B’Av. So let me explain. We are not mourning the the loss of brick and mortar! We are lamenting†the tsoress that the Jewish people… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:05:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/obamas_qualified/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/obamas_qualified/#When:03:03:00Z Editor: In response to two Aug. 15 letters critical of Barack Obama’s candidacy, I am an independent Democrat who on occasion has voted for Republicans. Mr. Obama was not my first choice, not because of Middle East issues but because I do not think he can win as he will be an easy target… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:03:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/phelps_no_hero/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/phelps_no_hero/#When:03:01:00Z Editor: Is Michael Phelps Baltimore’s Olympic Hero? Not to the ice skating community. Northwest Ice Rink will be shutting its doors August 31. (“Farewell to a Baltimore Skating Tradition,” Aug. 22) Coaches were given very little notice. Skaters only know what they have heard from their coaches and the rumor mill. Northwest may not… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:01:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/hear_o_israel/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/hear_o_israel/#When:03:00:01Z As travelers to Israel, we spend so much of our time peering through the viewfinder of a camera, trying to record every visual image to carry home and keep in our scrapbooks or hard drives. On my most recent trip (my sixth) with colleagues from the Krieger Schechter Day School, I tried to listen to Israel. … Opinion - Comment 2008-08-29T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/phelps_no_hero1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/phelps_no_hero1/#When:03:00:01Z Is Michael Phelps Baltimore’s Olympic hero? Not to the ice skating community. Northwest Ice Rink will be shutting its doors Aug. 31. (“Farewell to a Baltimore Skating Tradition,” Aug. 22) Several generations of ice skaters — whether recreational or competitive — laced up their first pair of ice skates there. Olympic figure skaters and speed skaters… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/tisha_bav_redux1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/tisha_bav_redux1/#When:03:00:01Z Letters from Mr. Joseph Kryszpel (Aug. 15) and from Mr. Rubin Sztajer (Aug. 22) indicate that they really do not understand the significance of Tisha B’Av. We are not mourning the loss of brick and mortar! We are lamenting the tsuris the Jewish people have endured through the ages including the pogroms and the Holocaust, since… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/obamas_qualified1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/obamas_qualified1/#When:03:00:01Z In response to two Aug. 15 letters critical of Barack Obama’s candidacy, I am an independent Democrat who on occasion has voted for Republicans. Mr. Obama was not my first choice because he will be an easy target for smear attacks. I do believe, however, that he is qualified. (My spouse is Israeli, and my sister… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/early_warning/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/early_warning/#When:03:00:01Z Regarding recent articles on the presidential candidates, prior to World War II the scholarly rabbi at Chizuk Amuno Congregation reflected on his native Germany. He privately told me of his belief that the United States could produce a Hitler if the country was devastated as it was in Germany. From the pulpit, Rabbi Adolph Coblenz wondered aloud how… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/torah_observant_response1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/torah_observant_response1/#When:03:00:00Z I felt compelled to respond to Mr. Arkin’s preposterous letter, lest you think my silence means your letter held any semblance of the truth. I take umbrage to your comparison of my point, that it is unfair and unwarranted to boycott a company before all the facts are in. I stand by my view, as you… Letters to Editor 2008-08-29T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/iowa_immigration_and_jews/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/iowa_immigration_and_jews/#When:03:00:00Z The immigration raid on the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, the largest kosher plant in the country, caught most American Jews completely off-guard. Since the raid in May, which resulted in the arrest of nearly 400 illegal workers, additional serious allegations have emerged against the plant owned by the Brooklyn-based Rubashkin family, including inhumane working… Opinion - Op/Ed 2008-08-29T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/god_is_calling/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/6689.stm/god_is_calling/#When:03:00:00Z The evocative title of Abraham Joshua Heschel’s seminal work of theological speculation, “God In Search of Man,” presupposes the idea that God is seeking us out, both as individuals and as a community. On the surface, this idea sounds counterintuitive to us. When we think about God, our tendency is to imagine we are the searchers, struggling forward… Torah 2008-08-29T03:00:00-05:00