By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This question is based on a question posed to the “Ethicist” column in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. My colleague at work spends most of his time posting to the website, Reddit. He could be posting information about his boss or work environment that could […]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Let’s imagine, at least for a brief moment, that at this Sunday’s meeting of the Netanyahu cabinet, the prime minister will announce that he has decided not to insist that the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a precondition for a peace settlement. According to the
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It so happens that recently I read books by or about the above three individuals, all of them Jewish (Proust’s mother was Jewish), all of them great thinkers and/or writers, and all of them (except Proust) living at roughly same period – the first half of the twentieth
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Travel and FoodBy Sean Savage/JNS.org In a throwback to the golden age of cinema, Hollywood has declared 2014 the “Year of the Bible.” From Ridley Scott’s Exodus starring Christian Bale as Moses, to Russell Crowe playing Noah, Hollywood is gambling on new innovations in technology and star power to revisit some of the most popular stories
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Are the emperors wearing any clothes? We can ask the question about those leading the US, Israel, Palestine, and no doubt several other places. Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon reached the headlines again for what ranking Americans perceived as insulting remarks about the weakness of the United States shown in dealing
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — Every year for times immemorial one of the features of a Seder is the parting of the seas, when the Children of Israel left Egypt. One year our Seder also featured the seas, but with a difference. We were on a cruise on the Queen Mary 2, sailing from Melbourne,
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Editor’s Note: Jennifer Felicia Abadi travels whenever possible, especially to Israel and its surrounding countries, studying foods, languages, and cultures. A Fistful of Lentils is her recipe book, based upon her Syrian Jewish heritage. Recipe: Ka’ik ib’Fis’dok (Flourless Pistachio Cookies) This dessert is perfect for Passover since there is no flour in the recipe and the
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Editor’s Note: The following report was commissioned by the Center for Near East Policy Research, a Jerusalem institution which publishes Israel Behind the News. By Arnon Groiss, JERUSALEM (CNEPR) — UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian refugees in the Middle East – was established in the wake of the Arab-Israeli war of
By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO–Remember that old Bob Dylan song, “Forever Young,” which now is used as the theme on television’s Parenthood? May your hands always be busy, May your feet always be swift, May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift, May your heart always be joyful And may
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By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — You know that moment when the sun crests the horizon, and a new day is filled with hope, possibility and the promise of triumph? Or that sensation when a billion blinding light bulbs awaken a football stadium? That is the feeling I had after my phone interview with Hannah
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Eva Trieger, The World We ShareEditor’s Note: It was announced earlier this week that the San Diego Opera will close its doors at the end of the current season. General director Ian Campbell said while the Opera is solvent today, financial prospects for the future are bleak. By Cantor Sheldon Merel ENCINITAS, California — The closing of Grand Opera in San
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Temple Emanu-El ‘s annual spring gala, “A Night of Shining Stars” will feature pianist David Geist performing a selection of popular music, including hits from Broadway musicals. The event, which includes dinner, cocktails and both a silent and a live auction, will take place on May 17 beginning at 5:30 pm in
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. –Since Secretary of State John Kerry started the nine-month clock on efforts to reach a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we’ve known there would be crises along the way. With eight of those nine months already past, we are at precisely such a crunch point that is testing the two major players –
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As the Obama administration prepares to kick its efforts to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations into higher gear, the government of Israel is advancing plans to build 2,372 new housing units in West Bank settlements. News of this new round of settlement construction plans was publicized Thursday, March 20, by Americans for Peace
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