By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson TARABIN, Israel — Tucked away on the edge of this village, named for the Bedouin tribe that inhabits it in southern Israel, is a farm whose sole objective is to produce camel’s milk. For that purpose some fifty female camels are kept in pens to be ‘serviced’ by a single lucky male […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, The World We ShareBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — When I used to think that baseball was important, I knew that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. There isn’t a scorecard for Syria. There are experts who can say who are the key players, and what drives them. What they cannot tell us is what will emerge
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Jewish law states explicitly and, as far as I know, other legal systems are of the same opinion that if someone is about to kill you, you’re entitled to kill the would-be assailant. That’s, of course, why many of the terrorists who’ve attacked Israelis in recent months have been
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By Sarah Katularu SAN DIEGO — Like most college freshmen, I spent my weekends going to themed parties and sleeping in all day. But as the year progressed and my friends were finding their callings on campus, I was still stuck trying to figure out who I was and where I belonged. Then one day,
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Middle East, San Diego County, USADead Sea Scrolls to be digitized in new German-funded Israeli project (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli scientists and scholars are set to embark on a new collaborative research partnership to create a dynamic virtual work environment for the study of one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century–the Dead Sea Scrolls. The conservation
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LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego will salute Claire and David Ellman, Benjamin Schulman and U.S. Bank during its annual Heart & Soul gala, to be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, March 13, at the Hyatt Regency Aventine. The String Angels will entertain at the dinner
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San Diego CalendarBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Question: What are robo-advisors? Should I be using one for my investments? Answer: Before answering whether or not you should use one for investing, let’s look at what robo-advisors are. These on-line investment solutions (robo-advisors) seem to be popping up everywhere. In general, robo-advisors, such as Betterment, WealthFront, Schwab
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San Diego County, Sheryl RowlingBank of Israel keeps interest rate at 0.1% (JNS.org) Israel’s benchmark interest rate for March will be left unchanged at 0.1 percent, the Bank of Israel announced Monday. Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug said the Israeli central bank’s quantitative easing and low interest rate will continue for “an extended period.” The bank explained that
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Middle Easthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Stroheim In Foolish Wives, Von Stroheim plays Count Sergius Karamzin
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Before Holocaust Survivor Lou Dunst died last year, he and his wife Estelle commissioned art to enhance the Holy Ark at Ohr Shalom Synagogue at Third and Laurel Streets in San Diego. Four artists competed for the honor of designing the works, with architect Amy Reichert of Chicago,
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– Ever wonder what happened to Annie the day after “Tomorrow”? Join the talented cast of the J* Company Youth Theatre group as they pick up where the musical Annie left off. Annie Warbucks, which begins later this month, tells the tale of what happens to everyone’s favorite red-headed orphan and
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The stabbing intifada began in September, some 32 Israelis have been killed, along with perhaps 150 Palestinians or Israeli Arabs who attacked, with about a third of the attackers young teenagers or pre-teens. What has not happened is any escalation to planned, large scale incidents of terror of the kind that
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