http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en nrubin@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T19:04:19+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/spunky_and_feisty/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/spunky_and_feisty/#When:19:00:19Z I think I know more about the politics of Maryland’s first congressional district than I do of my own. That’s probably because of the tough, ugly battles between Andy Harris and Frank Kratovil. After two rounds of Ali-Frazier-esque elections in which Kratovil took the first fight and Harris the second, we couldn’t get through a civil reality show… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2012-02-09T19:00:19+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/real_torah/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/real_torah/#When:19:00:40Z My email inbox lit up just before Shabbat last week with Jewish news alerts, and again on Saturday night, barely after three stars were visible. Let’s do the second item first: Gabby Giffords, the heroic Jewish congresswoman from Arizona shot in the head by a deranged man a year ago, was resigning to concentrate on her recovery.… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2012-01-26T19:00:40+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/gods_big_game/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/gods_big_game/#When:19:00:43Z Oh. My. God. I’m praying that the Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots this weekend, clearing an easier path for the Baltimore Ravens to return to the Super Bowl. These days, everyone seems to have a direct link to God, so heck, I want to talk to Him about this important matter of a Ravens… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2012-01-12T19:00:43+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/powers_that_be/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/powers_that_be/#When:19:00:06Z The idea for this week’s cover story came to me during a Shabbat dinner, shortly after Rafi Rone was chosen to be the co-president of the Meyerhoff Family Foundation along with Buffy Minkin. He had to fill the large shoes of longtime philanthropist and communal leader Terry Rubenstein, as the foundation’s director of Jewish and Israel giving. Rafi… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2011-12-29T19:00:06+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/good_giving/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/good_giving/#When:19:00:57Z ’Tis the season. Christmas lights abound, trees sit atop car roofs and strangers wish you a Merry Christmas. Even in mostly Jewish sections of Baltimore, we’re gearing up for the Festival of Lights — buying presents, readying menorahs and baking dreidel shaped cookies. If your house is like ours, you can’t even find your bills in your… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2011-12-15T19:00:57+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/bright_light/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/bright_light/#When:19:00:54Z There’s an old saying, perhaps dating back to Moses: “You’re never a prophet in your own land.” I discovered one downtown that I hadn’t known existed. I had the pleasure of sitting across the dinner table from world-renowned oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. Before our dinner conversation, I was expecting a depressing update… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2009-11-05T19:00:54+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/obama_day_one/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/publishers_note/obama_day_one/#When:19:00:44Z
]]>Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, remarked about the importance of a two state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian issue earlier this week, “The single most important thing is that the new administration in the United States grips this issue from Day One.” As an American Jew, I can emphasis how important that is, and I’m sure the… Opinion - Publisher's Note 2008-11-13T19:00:44+00:00