By Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin complimented each other on their leadership abilities. Trump is so confident he will win both the Republican nomination for president and the general election that he has begun secretly negotiating a diplomatic deal with Putin. If Trump wins the Oval Office, the United States will
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The people who brought the world the story of David and Bathsheba are still at it. As we must be, having perpetuated ourselves for 3,000 years. Israeli media are concerned with hanky panky at high places. The police has become known as one large love nest, especially for aging and overweight senior
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Travel and Food
By Jack Rosen NEW YORK — The election of Mauricio Macri as Argentina’s new president is a promising development, not just for his long-suffering nation, but for the prospects that Latin America can move successfully into a post-Chavez period of reintegration with the West. As Argentina works to reinvigorate its economy, abandon a provocative and
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International, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on the U.S. Government to end the practice in the armed forces of denying security clearances for Jews who have family in Israel. The disturbing practice was brought to light again in a Wall Street Journal column this week. The practice is
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International, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.– The announcement of the restoration of Israel-Turkish relations should be seen in the context of Turkey having nowhere else to go. Turkey’s relations with Israel have been strained, to put it mildly, since 2010 when, through a non-profit organization, Turkey funded the 2010 Gaza Flotilla aimed at breaking the Israeli-Egyptian
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenNew Dolphin-class submarine leaves Germany for Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The INS Rahav, the fifth in a planned fleet of six Israeli submarines, on Thursday left the shipyard in Kiel, Germany, and is scheduled to arrive in Israel in January. The submarine is carrying some 50 crew members, including a senior Israeli Navy officer.
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Whats Your Problem? What is A Problem? By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — After decades of unfathomable hardships and a multitude of betrayals, broken dreams, and dashed hopes, Yosef now faces the perpetrators of these acts. Yosef had maneuvered his brothers into a position that would allow him to attain his ultimate revenge. He
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — God willing, I’m traveling to Israel for two weeks in January, to visit the combined resting places of my parents for the first time and to rejoice with my daughter Debra’s pregnancy (it’s twin girls!). It’s a bittersweet and healing journey of memory, life, and renewal at a particularly
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Middle EastBy Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — I haven’t attended the Federation Men’s Event in a few years. I’m certainly supportive of Federation and not opposed to the event. It’s just that it wasn’t high on my list of priorities. But, I was sitting in our congregational board meeting and listening to Rabbi Yael Ridberg report on
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San Diego County
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– J* Company Youth Theatre is starting 2016 off on a whimsical note with its family-friendly production of Seussical, Jr. – a fantastical, magical musical extravaganza featuring Horton the Elephant and many other favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including The Cat In the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, the Wickersham Brothers, and
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Paul Wieder/JNS.org CHICAGO (JNS) Yes, he has seen the recent film The Martian. But unlike the other millions who have seen that movie, Barak Stoltz went much closer to Mars. Stoltz spent Hanukkah in the Utah desert, in a few cramped capsules that make up the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). He lit his
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International, The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy Shalle’ McDonald/JNS.org When the government of Sweden recognized a Palestinian state in 2014 and significantly increased foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), it was unclear to what extent Swedish-Israeli relations might become further strained. Swedish leaders’ recent rhetoric on Israel seems to have provided the answer—and the picture is increasingly grim. Shortly after
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International, Middle EastKuwait Airways nixes NY-London route to avoid catering to Israelis (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Kuwait Airways has closed its New York-London route in the aftermath of a U.S. Transportation Department demand that the airline stop illegally discriminating against Israelis through its policy of refusing to sell them tickets, USA Today reported Tuesday. The Transportation Department
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