By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — There is a well-known Chassidic story about a man who treated an unkempt fellow traveler at an inn dismissively and disdainfully. They ended up traveling together to the next city. When they came to the next city the unkempt fellow was greeted with honor and affection by the
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JERUSALEM (WJC)–The European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has made her first official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. “It is true that never has the situation been more dangerous in this area, but this could also bring some opportunities in terms of regional framework,” she said at a joint press conference
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International, Middle EastTop U.S. general: Israel ‘went to extraordinary lengths’ to limit Gaza casualties (JNS.org) Gen. Martin Dempsey, America’s highest-ranking military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that Israel “went to extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties” during its summer war with the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Dempsey’s
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County’s NextGen team will host Place2Be, an evening of philanthropy, community, and celebration on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at the Andaz Hotel in downtown San Diego. The event, sponsored by several community partners, will bring hundreds of young adults together to raise money for local homeless
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Emerging Leaders at JFS– a network for community-minded, philanthropic young professionals—will gather at Brushes + Forks on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at the San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. Guests will be treated to live music and delicious food, craft beer and specialty cocktails in the home of
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San Diego Calendar
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host its 37th Annual Gala, “Emerald City” on Saturday, Feb. 21s at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Rusti Bartell serving as Gala Chair. The annual gala raises funds to benefit Seacrest Village’s Resident Assistance Fund, and hundreds of guests are expected
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the 5th Anniversary of the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA). Next week, Henderson will head a delegation including Jewish, Muslim, Latino, African-American, Asian-American,
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International, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — The dreaded scratch or puncture test is the most common way of assessing allergic reactions to as many as 40 different substances at once. But because the test involves needles that prick multiple points along the skin’s surface, it’s a particularly high-stress examination for children — and their understandably anxious parents.
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (SDJW) — State Sen. Marty Block’s office reports that after last Tuesday’s elections, the Jewish Caucus in the State Legislature will have nime members, one short of a minyan. All nine members are Democrats. Two members of the current Legislature–former Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg and Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal– were required not
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Travel and FoodBy Ehud Amiton HEBRON, Israel (Tazpit) –Border Guard policemen on routine patrol in the Hebron casbah on Wednesday, Nov. 5, identified a Palestinian boy lying unconscious on the floor. A police officer and a paramedic team quickly ran to the boy, while reporting the incident and calling for additional medical help. Early examination of
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls from right-wing lawmakers and ministers to lift restrictions on Jews praying on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, insisting there would be no change in its status quo. The site – which includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, both also revered by Muslims
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Middle EastReport: Obama sent letter on Islamic State to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (JNS.org) U.S. President Barack Obama reportedly sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in mid-October expressing their shared interest in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq. The Wall Street Journal reported that the letter—which left Israel
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–What’s in it for Israelis? Israeli issues were by no means the whole of what was considered by something like 100 million overwhelmingly non-Jewish voters. Israeli interests may not have been critical in any of the House or Senate races, or mattered even a great deal, but they were in there somewhere.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Reports from around the country indicate that 10 Jewish senators and 20 Jewish members of the House of Representatives will serve in the next Congress. That is approximately a ten percent decrease from 11 senators and 22 members of the House of Representatives who are currently serving in Congress.
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