By Michael R. Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — According to Jewish tradition, on the tenth day of the Hebrew month Tishri, Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the second set of tablets of the Ten Commandments after Hashem forgave the Jews for the sin of worshipping the golden calf. That day is called Yom
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Jewish Religion, Michael MantellWords Without Music by Philip Glass, Liveright Publishing Company, 2015 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Philip Glass is a composer of “new” music and his book becomes a paean on his lifelong search to “hear” music in all things. Thus, it is perplexing, as indicated by the title to his autobiography, that he doesn’t
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Voters in the United States know that they can replace their president after four years and must replace the incumbent after eight. Though the current circus in the Republican Party doesn’t show up American politics at its best, at least we know that the United States will soon have a
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Historians do some of the best writing, but each only explains part of what happened. Asserting that this or that event, person, or idea was a key to what happened may be useful, but not the complete story. Some tales of history distort or mislead more than they help our understanding. Narratives compete
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Somewhere There Is Still A Sun by Michael Gruenbaum with Todd Hasak-Lowy; Aladdin Books © 2015; ISBN 978-1-4424-8486-3; 378 pages including after words; $17.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This book is what you might call a combination of a memoir and historical fiction—the two genres mixing in a tale intended for middle
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Members of Congregation Beth Israel elected Mitch Siegler as president of the congregation for a two-year term during its annual membership meeting. He follows Meg Mandel, who has served as president of the Board since 2013. Siegler has been an active member of Beth Israel since 1990. Most recently, he
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — To the Iran deal decision makers. Here is an aspect, and a warning, you fail to consider. The Iranians are still chanting, ”Death to Israel!” even as you decide to sign this deadly deal and gift them $150 Billion. One thing has escaped your notice. If you sign this deal,
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, USANew all-female Yazidi brigade determined to avenge Islamic State atrocities (BreakingIsraelNews.com/JNS.org) A renowned singer has recruited 123 Yazidi women to form an all-female fighting unit in order to fight back against the Islamic State terror group, which has been committing systematic genocide against the Yazidi community. The fighters, aged 17-30, are currently in training to
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The incidence of Arab attacks on Israelis has increased, to the point that officials have begun to use the worrying word, “intifada.” Most, so far, appear to have been the work of inspired individuals, not well planned or executed, that end up with greater harm to the attacker than to the
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Hackers have posted personal data obtained from the infidelity dating website Ashley Madison. Former President Bill Clinton has requested that the FBI immediately return the private server it confiscated from the Clinton home. * Donald Trump was dismissed from a jury panel when he told a prosecutor that the facts
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By Ellen Brazer MIAMI BEACH, Florida — I always believed that angels were a symbol of Christianity. As a matter of fact, when I thought of angels, I thought of death. And so, I never bought a single card, a stuffed animal, a doll or a picture that depicted an angel. I wanted them
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