NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress welcomed a statement by the Polish Parliament, the Sejm, saying that kosher slaughter of animals is permitted in Poland if performed for the needs of Jewish communities. Last July, the Sejm had voted against a government proposal that would have granted a general exemption for kosher and […]
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International, Jewish Religion
JERUSALEM (TNA) — Mayor Nir Barkat is currently conducting an official visit to the United States, his office here has reported. During his visit in Washington he met on Tuesday with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Republican members of Congress Peter Roskam of Illinois, Susan Brooks of Indiana and Edward Royce of California. Royce chairs the
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Middle East, USAFatwa, what fatwa? (JNS.org) The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised a nonexistent fatwa by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on banning nuclear weapons. In a recent interview with Voice of America, Kerry said, “I show a lot of respect for this fatwa as it
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Many evangelicals are said to be Zionists for theological reasons: they believe that if all Jews will come together in the Land of Israel, they’ll see the light, Jesus’ second coming will become a reality, and the world will be redeemed. Abbas Zaki, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Philanthropists Joan and Irwin Jacobs of San Diego told of four Jewish institutions they had a hand in building—and also disclosed a detour that happened along the way. The couple—who met at Cornell University and later migrated to San Diego where Irwin went on to co-found the large digital communications
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Donald H. HarrisonEditor’s Note: From time to time San Diego Jewish World runs stories about the doings of our elected officials, who are Jewish. Among such officeholders is San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Wednesday, April 1, that the Environmental Protection Unit, working with 31
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San Diego County, The World We ShareBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– According to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Amsterdam, oxytocin caused participants to lie more to benefit their groups, and to do so more quickly and without expectation of reciprocal dishonesty from their group. Oxytocin is a hormone the body naturally
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –Aboard the retired Air Craft Carrier USS Midway, a new Torah was presented Tuesday evening, April 1, by the Jewish community of San Diego to the JWB, previously called the Jewish Welfare Board, for use by Jewish chaplains. Carried under a chuppah by San Diego philanthropist Gary Jacobs, the Torah a few hours before had its
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Jewish Religion, USA
CHICAGO (Press Release)–Fifty-four Reform rabbis shaved their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research on Tuesday evening, April 1, at a convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
Editor’s Note: Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, one of San Diego Jewish World’s regular correspondents writing from Israel, is vacationing in San Diego, and she filed the following report By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson SAN DIEGO–Anyone who is invited to a rehearsal by an orchestra has to feel especially privileged, as I and my husband, Yigal, did Tuesday night, April 1. Conductors tend to be
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Travel and Food
CHICAGO (Press Release) –Mondelēz International Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld told a gathering of North American Reform rabbis how Judaism guides her professional life and leadership of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. Mondelēz International is the $35 billion global snacking powerhouse launched following Rosenfeld’s strategic decision to spin-off the company’s North
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since New Jersey Democrats remain skeptical of the Bridgegate report authored by lawyers Chris Christie appointed, the Governor may appoint another group of investigators who won’t find anything that implicates him in the scandal. He has asked the search team at Malaysia Airlines to look into the matter. * President
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– JDate.com has launched its second annual Haggadah, available for the first time as a free download on iBooks. Why is this Haggadah different from all other Haggadahs? The interactive Haggadah (iHaggadah), out in time for Passover (April 14 to April 22), will bring humor and originality to the Seder, giving the
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Travel and FoodBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –As we approach the Jewish festival of Passover and the night that is “different from all other nights” it is appropriate that there is much in the recent news that positively distinguishes the Jewish State from the norm. In medical news, Israelis have been developing some unique treatments and devices
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Michael Ordman, Middle East