By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American public tends to see military action as binary: all in or not in at all. Mostly we’re not in — as befits a country that is not aggressive or acquisitive. But if we’re in it, win it. In this age of transnational enemies and vacuums of governance, however, […]
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International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –When the singer Madonna, who is a disciple of the Kabbalah Center, decided that she wanted a Hebrew name, I found it ironic that she chose “Esther.” Esther is not a Hebrew name. Megillat Esther, the Scroll of Esther in the Bible, informs us that Esther’s Hebrew name was
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — The momentous occasion had arrived. After months of dedicated and selfless work, the Mishkan (the portable tabernacle) was completed and assembled. Moshe and all the people stood in awe and trepidation as they watched G-d’s glory descend and rest upon the Mishkan. The nation rejoiced, viewing this as a
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Jewish ReligionIsrael brings complaint against Time magazine (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s Government Press Office went public with a complaint against Time Magazine Thursday, five months after the magazine published an article referring to a terrorist as a “graphic designer … killed by Israeli security forces,” with no mention of the people he murdered and injured.
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The Passover Surprise by Janet Ruth Heller; illustrations by Ronald Kauffman; © 2015; Fictive Press; ISBN 978-1-927663-17-1; 35 pages including glossary and discussion drive. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –A lot of ground is covered in this story for middle schoolers. It begins with a pre-teenage girl, Lisa, competing with her younger brother, Jon,
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Imagine a rounded arch made of triangles … structures of multiple triangles in tetrahedrons … globes of octohedrons. And on this globe, everyone works selflessly to provide for the betterment of humanity. War is replaced by coöperation. Want and excess give way to universal sufficiency. This is the world
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We should think about the implications of what we do. Bad things may come from good intentions. On the other hand, predicting the future with anything close to certainty should have limited appeal. There are lots of variables, factors, and phenomena that interact with what we do. All those things
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been selected to receive a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) through its recently launched Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care. These grants mark the first time in history the U.S. federal government has provided direct funding for Holocaust
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San Diego CountyBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Merrick Garland, who if approved would be the 4th Jewish person to sit on the current United States Supreme Court, was not the first member of his family to receive an appointment from a president. What relative of his shares that honor? A. As Merrick Garland said
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Tammi Rossman-Benjamin SANTA CRUZ, California — As a vote looms on how to address the alarming rash of anti-Semitism at the University of California (UC), AMCHA Initiative today released letters from dozens of Jewish and education advocacy groups, nearly 750 UC faculty and UC alumni and state and federal legislators calling for UC to recognize
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Travel and FoodBy John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, the terrorist group Daesh began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, overrunning major cities and committing atrocities. The United States responded quickly by denouncing these horrific acts and – more importantly – taking coordinated actions to counter them. In September of that year, President Obama mobilized
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Middle East, USABy Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — J Street has not endorsed a candidate for President in the three Presidential elections since our founding in 2008, and we do not intend to change that policy in 2016. However, the statements made and actions taken by Donald Trump are so deeply at odds with our values and our
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