WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the text of comments made by President Barack Obama from the Oval Office on Sunday night, Dec. 6, on fighting terrorism: By President Barack Obama Tonight, I addressed the nation from the Oval Office on my top priority as President: Keeping the American people safe. It weighs heavily on the hearts
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International, Middle East, USABy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — As a Jew who studies Tibetan Buddhism, it was with great interest that I went to see well-known playwright Sarah Ruhl’s play, The Oldest Boy, at the Lyceum Theater, directed by venerable Sam Woodhouse. I also probably saw the play with different eyes than most because I actually met
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Mimi Pollack, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel has come to France, Belgium, the United States and Britain. Terrorism inspired by the ISIS and its offshoots is spreading around the world. As a result, some critics of Israel have come to appreciate its defensive and punitive measures; they even seek to emulate the Israelis. Perhaps because
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — For many of us (of a certain age) the Settlement Cook Book was the first cook book we bought or received as a wedding gift. I bought my copy, 4th edition, published in 1910, with over 600 pages, within weeks of getting married and used it until it fell
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Recently, I encountered four members of the San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, David G’mach, Steven Markowitz, Albert Shafer and David Zilberberg. They were all beaming with pride because of the many plaudits received by the choir’s second CD, “Kochi.” SoundProfileMagazine gave it a rave review. Wouter Kellerman offered high praise
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The latest criticism heard from the UN is that Israel is not moving fast enough to deal with the Jews who allegedly set a fire that killed several members of a Palestinian family, as well as other outrages. Ahmed Tibi, MD, perhaps the brightest anti-Zionist Member of Knesset, has been
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle Easthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomi_Shabat
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Travel and FoodAustrian minister nixes Israel visit over eastern Jerusalem meeting (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Austrian Science, Research and Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner canceled a planned visit to Israel after his host—Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akuni—insisted on meeting him in his eastern Jerusalem office. The visit was supposed to culminate with the two countries signing
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International, Middle East, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Sarnoff
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — It isn’t every day I come across a theologically provocative news story headline like the New York Daily News did this morning in the terrible aftermath of the mass shooting that took place in San Bernardino, California—which claimed the lives of fourteen people, while injuring over
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USALauder urges Hungary to defund statue of Nazi collaborator NEW YORK (WJC) — The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Ronald S. Lauder, called on Hungary to stop the unveiling of a statue in honor of a Horthy-era government minister funded in large part by a grant from the Hungarian government. The life-size bronze
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