http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:43 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:55 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Arab-Israeli-Bedouins-story-of-success?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Meet Amal Elsana Alh’jooj. Thirty five, petite and bright-eyed, she sat in front of an intimate crowd last week at The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Alh’jooj was brought by the Baltimore Jewish Council for a typ... Israel Freedom Baltimore politics Bedouin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Arab-Israeli-Bedouins-story-of-success?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Shabbat-101-Add-meaning-to-your-Shabbat-experience?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Getting ready for Shabbat? Here are links to some great articles to add meaning to the experience: Why do we light the candles on Friday night? “Have you ever sat down to a delicious meal in the dark? Not too much fun. Who knows what ... Jewish Holidays how to Shabbat Baltimore spirituality Shabbat candles Challah Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:52:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Shabbat-101-Add-meaning-to-your-Shabbat-experience?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Hopkins-U-of-M-students-fight-antiIsrael-sentiment-on-campus?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner “It is very important to have people on campuses all across America that are willing to defend Israel rationally and when necessary,” said Brooke Katz, junior, the newly selected StandWithUs Emerson Fellow at Johns Hopkins. Katz... Israel Baltimore politics Palestinians Leadership Schools Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Hopkins-U-of-M-students-fight-antiIsrael-sentiment-on-campus?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d9-US-Historian-Nazi-propaganda-is-being-recycled?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner The techniques of propaganda have changed little since the early 20th century and the images created by the Nazis – most especially the anti-Semitic ones – still circulate in the press, books, film and art,” said Historian Ann Mi... anti-Semitism Media bias Baltimore Nazi Kristallnacht Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:56:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d9-US-Historian-Nazi-propaganda-is-being-recycled?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Reporting-Kristallnacht-The-press-and-propaganda-in-Germany-and-the-US?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Monday night, November 9, is the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht (“the Night of Broken Glass”), when German Nazis attacked and destroyed Jewish persons and property. In Baltimore, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltim... Jewish anti-Semitism Media bias Baltimore Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:30:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Reporting-Kristallnacht-The-press-and-propaganda-in-Germany-and-the-US?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Israel-uncovers-500-tons-of-weapons-aboard-Iranian-ship?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner On Tuesday, roughly 500 tons of weapons, rockets and missiles were uncovered aboard the cargo vessel "Francop" flying an Antiguan flag, which was intercepted and brought to the Ashdod port in Israel. On the boat were 36&nb... Israel IDF politics Iran Terror Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:57:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Israel-uncovers-500-tons-of-weapons-aboard-Iranian-ship?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Israel-official-say-Hamas-rockets-could-reach-Tel-Aviv?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Between 2001 and today, the Hamas terrorist movement has launched 12,000 rockets and mortars at innocent Israeli civilians living in southern Israel. These rockets have caused trauma to the one million residents of the area, including thousands of ch... Israel IDF Hamas Operation Cast Lead politics Palestinians Terror Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:42:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Israel-official-say-Hamas-rockets-could-reach-Tel-Aviv?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Jerusalem-Post-Reporter-Israeli-negative-view-of-Obama-unlikely-to-change?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner The relationship between Israel and the United States is like a Chinese pendulum; sometimes the balls swing to opposite sides, sometimes they collide, but they are always connected at the top. The current state of this relationship is somewhere in th... Israel Baltimore Barak Obama Peace Process politics Palestinians Netanyahu Jerusalem Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Jerusalem-Post-Reporter-Israeli-negative-view-of-Obama-unlikely-to-change?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Video-of-Israeli-soldier-Gilad-Shalit?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner In an unprecedented move earlier this week, Israel agreed to swap 20 women terrorists, jailed in Israeli jails, in exchange for video footage proving captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive. This morning, the prisoners were returned to t... Israel IDF Hamas Gilad Shalit Freedom Peace Process politics Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:22:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Video-of-Israeli-soldier-Gilad-Shalit?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Religion-101-Why-do-we-use-four-species-on-Sukkot?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Sukkot begins this Friday night, Oct. 2 at sundown. A central part of the Sukkot holiday is the four species, which the Jewish people are commanded to take, bring together, and shake in all directions at various points during the holiday, rejoicing f... Jewish Holidays how to Hamas spirituality kosher JCC Sukkot Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:26:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Religion-101-Why-do-we-use-four-species-on-Sukkot?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Yom-Kippur-101-blessing?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Today is erev Yom Kippur, the eve before Yom Kippur begins. Yom Kippur is a holiday of judgment and repentance. It is a day we ask God to forgive our sins and grant us another year, this one hopefully of peace, health and happiness.Literally, Yom Kip... how to Baltimore spirituality God Yom Kippur Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:40:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Yom-Kippur-101-blessing?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Netanyahu-at-the-UN-videos-and-transcript?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Netanyahu spoke on Thursday morning, Sept. 24 before the United Nations. Below are the key points from his speech and links to earlier, related interviews.KEY POINTS:The Iranian regime is fueled by extreme fundamentalism. Though it is comprised of di... Israel Jewish IDF Media bias Peace Process Operation Cast Lead politics Iran Palestinians Netanyahu Jerusalem Terror Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:56:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Netanyahu-at-the-UN-videos-and-transcript?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d15-How-dipping-in-the-spiritual-mikvah-waters-changed-two-womens-lives-forever?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner “Mikvah just wasn’t a part of my education,” said Susan Green of Northwest Baltimore.Raised in a Reform family, Green was disconnected from many of the Jewish laws. However, several years and four miscarriages into her marriage, Gre... Jewish Baltimore spirituality happiness parenting God Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:47:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d15-How-dipping-in-the-spiritual-mikvah-waters-changed-two-womens-lives-forever?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Missionaries-make-struggling-unassuming-immigrants-their-targets?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner "It's very easy to gain a following when you target people who are arriving from a country where they had nothing and you offer them the world," said Steve Becerra, co-chair of Sha'arei Teshuva, a Florida-based organization that researches ... Israel Jewish Christian Zionists Christian missionaries Baltimore spirituality God Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:13:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Missionaries-make-struggling-unassuming-immigrants-their-targets?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Baltimore-mikvah-dedicated-to-victims-of-Mumbai-terror-attack?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner “May their merit be a blessing for all those who immerse in these waters,” will be the message adorning the renovated Mikvah Mei Menachem on Old Pimlico. The ritual bath just underwent a beautification in honor of Rabbi Gavi and Rivky Hol... Israel Jewish Baltimore spirituality God Terror Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:56:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Baltimore-mikvah-dedicated-to-victims-of-Mumbai-terror-attack?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d4-New-French-ambassador-meet-the-Shalits?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner New French Ambassador to Israel, Christophe Bigot, met Noam and Aviva Shalit, the parents of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, at their Mitzpe Hila home today and gave them a letter from Nicolas Sarkozy in which the French president pledged to conti... Israel IDF Hamas Gilad Shalit Freedom Barak Obama Peace Process Operation Cast Lead politics Palestinians Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:26:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d4-New-French-ambassador-meet-the-Shalits?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Appreciating-Gods-world-living-with-joy?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner “A new study found that situational anxiety (as opposed to general anxiety) among Jewish and Arab adolescents in the south during Operation Cast Lead was significantly higher than among their peers in the north during the Second Lebanon War.The... Israel Jewish children spirituality God Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:14:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Appreciating-Gods-world-living-with-joy?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d27-10-reasons-why-I-love-Israel?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner Why do I love Israel? Here are 10 reasons from the Website Israpedia.There are over 200 wineries in Israel - of all sizes - producing red, white vintages, and sparkling winesThe Israeli start-up company TransChip developed the first high resolution c... Israel Jewish Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:14:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d27-10-reasons-why-I-love-Israel?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Hamas-atrocities-cause-of-Cast-Lead?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner I recently read an article by the New York Muslim Examiner which gave me goose bumps and also brought down my faith in an honest American Muslim society. The piece was one of pure rhetoric and blinded by bias. The Examiner’s article begins by s... Israel IDF Media bias Hamas Statistics Operation Cast Lead Palestinians Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:48:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Hamas-atrocities-cause-of-Cast-Lead?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Blood-libel-against-Jews?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner A story that ran in a Swedish tabloid is causing fury in Israel. In a modern-day blood libel, one Swedish reporter is claiming Israeli soldiers killed children during Operation Cast Lead, snatched their bodies and returned them dismembered a few days... Israel Jewish anti-Semitism Media bias Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:54:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3912-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Blood-libel-against-Jews?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Jewish-Examiner