By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –I don’t know enough about cinematography to judge whether the Israeli documentary The Gatekeepers deserves an Oscar or any other of the many awards it has already received. I suspect, however, that some of the considerations by the juries around the world may be more political than artistic, because the […]
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Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), under the direction of David Amos, featured two impressive artists: composer, Mark Donnelly, introducing his engaging three-movement Hawai’ian Rhapsody, Ho’omaka Ana, and internationally-recognized guitarist, Gregg Nestor, performing selections by Joaquin Rodrigo and Luigi Boccherini. Donnelly, who plays oboe and English Horn in the
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Eileen WingardBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Anyone who is at all familiar with the procedure customary in the various Houses of Representatives around the civilized world knows that these are governed by rules and regulations that are often very old, their roots lost in tradition. For instance, the Speaker of England’s parliament (the House of
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — In all the blather from politicians and media personalities following Israel’s indecisive election, it is possible to see two ideas that might provide a map to the country’s future. One is the equalizing of the burdens between the Haredim and the rest of us. Prominent in the explanation of Yair
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As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, April 5, 1957, Page 7 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Hail and Farewell Perhaps it would be difficult to select the one thing most difficult for a person to do because there is such a wide range of activities possible. It would depend upon many things
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Eva Trieger POWAY, California– Anyone who has ever been in a band, fantasized about being in a band, or been in love with a band member, will find something honest, poignant and relatable in Jonathan Rosenberg’s original musical Long Way to Midnight. Through a process, “Scripts in the Box,” playwrights are able to
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Eva TriegerPassing Life’s Tests: Spiritual Reflections on The Trial of Abraham, The Binding of Isaac by Rabbi Bradley Shavit-Artson. Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing (2012). ISBN-10: 1580236316. 150 pages. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Rabbi Bradley Shavit-Artson’s new book, Passing Life’s Tests: Spiritual Reflections on The Trial of Abraham, The Binding of
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The contrast between the speaker’s surroundings and her subject matter was vivid on Friday, Feb. 8, at a Point Loma Rotary Club meeting. The weekly get-together was held in an upstairs room of the San Diego Yacht Club, with header beams above the windows festooned with
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California — A total of 22 productions from nine theater companies were honored by the San Diego Theatre Critics at their annual awards ceremony and reception held Feb. 4 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, in La Jolla before an audience of nearly 500 people. Leading the way
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, The ArtsIsraeli Chief Rabbinate tackles quandary of pastry fillings (JNS.org) Members of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Kashrut Division called a meeting this week to discuss the problematic and potentially misleading shapes of an Israeli bakery staple, the puff pastry that is stuffed with various cheeses, meat or vegetable fillings, Israel Hayom reported. One such pastry, about
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — How important is Sara Netanyahu? She is prominent in the realm of politics as theater, presented by the media as a public spectacle. She is a frequent subject of the cartoonist for Ha’aretz, who depicts her like a creature that would remove the certificate of kashrut from Israel’s
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In preparing this week’s D’var Torah I came upon a Chassidic story whose conclusion puzzled me: Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa used to ask: “What is the difference between a ‘lover of truth’ and a ‘hater of lies?’” A “hater of lies” hates everyone, because there no one
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was submitted by a cast member appearing in J*Company’s production of GYPSY–A Musical Fable. For the 2012-2013 Season, J*Company presents a tribute to Barbra Streisand featuring GYPSY, soon to be revived in a film featuring Streisand herself. The J*Company play GYPSY runs March 1-17. All productions take place at the
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Travel and FoodBy Alan Elsner WASHINGTON, D.C– President Obama’s decision to visit the Middle East this spring has focused new attention on how hard he intends to work and how much time and political capital he might expend on trying to bring about peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Obama will certainly receive a warm welcome both in
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