December 2010

Latke contest at B’nai Tikvah to be judged by restaurateurs

VISTA, California (Press Release)–Congregation B’nai Tikvah is holding its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at its Hanukkah Celebration on Fri, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm. Contestants will be competing for the title of “Best Latke” and a Gift Certificate to “Sur La Table.”   Judging this traditional Jewish fare will be by local restaurant celebrity, Big John Haedrich founder […]

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Reform Jews call for immediate end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — In response to the release on Tuesday, Nov. 30, of the Pentagon study on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Religious Action Center Director and Counsel Rabbi David Saperstein issued the following statement: “The release today of the Pentagon’s long awaited report from the Task Force charged with investigating

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USA

Poems in ‘Finding Words’ will find your heart

Finding Words by Merle Feld, URJ Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-8074-1162-9, ©2010, $14.95,  86 pages. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Finding Words by Merle Feld, an award-winning author and playwright, is a book of poetry that pulls at the heartstrings. Feld’s poetry expresses her most intimate feelings on the significance of family and

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Fred Reiss, EdD

Berman: International Atomic Energy Agency should immediately inspect Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday, Nov. 29,  condemned Syria’s continued efforts to block the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to investigate its illicit nuclear activities, as recently revealed by the IAEA Secretary General in a report to the organization. “Syria continues

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Travel and Food

Former Congressman Stephen Solarz mourned in ADL statement

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the passing of former New York Rep. Stephen Solarz, a tireless champion for human rights, advocate for democracy, and guardian of the safety and security of the State of Israel. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, who worked closely with the nine-term Brooklyn congressman on

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USA

Good looking men more likely than good looking women to be hired

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– “Good looks” are only sometimes a positive factor in consideration for a job, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). In the new working paper, “Are Good-Looking People More Employable?” two economics researchers from BGU prove that a double standard exists between good looks as a positive

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