“[My] book is telling the Jews to reclaim Jesus, the authentic Jesus, the historical Jesus, the Jewish Jesus” and to be inspired by his “beautiful” teachings, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach said this week in Jerusalem. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Shmuley Boteach reminds me a lot of Paul, the Apostle. In fact, I […]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, November 2, 1956, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman “Pieces of pleasantry and mirth have strange power in them to allay the heats and tumults of our spirits” — Benjamin Franklin Picture Magic — With a few strokes of the pen a cartoonist can
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Just in case you thought the Cold War was over, please look at Syria. Please look at Syria anyhow and consider Libya. Prompted by the (credible) threat of massacres in Libya, the West jumped to oust Gaddafi – don’t let them tell you it was about doctors,
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian officials have met for the first time in months, exchanged documents, and plan to meet again. The meeting came after prolonged pressure from the “Quartet” of US, European Union, UN, and Russia. The location in Amman shows Jordanian interest. We have nothing more than unsubstantiated
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel’s Minister of Justice Ya’akov Ne’eman (Yankele to Prime Minister Netanyahu, we’re told) is said to have described Israel’s quality newspaper Ha’aretz as Der Sturmer, the notorious anti-Jewish publication in Nazi Germany. (To call Jewish foes Nazis has become a despicable habit among Israelis, including public figures). Ha’aretz has
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — One of the more noticeable differences between Reform and more traditional worship services is how the congregation says the first two lines of the Sh’ma. Most Reform congregations stand for the Sh’ma while more traditional congregations remain seated. Additionally, Reform congregations say the second line of the
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