Donald H. Harrison

Shepherds vs farmers: a queston of biblical philosophy

November 8, 2012

The Philosophy of the Hebrew Scripture by Yoram Hazony, Cambridge University Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-521-17667-5 ©2012, $24.99, p. 273, plus notes and indices. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –Placing the word “philosophy” next to the expression “Hebrew Scriptures” seems to be incongruous; after all, philosophy is about using reason to find “truths” to

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‘Top Gun’ journalist dies in Israel

November 8, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Recently I learned, to some shock, that one of the people who helped make the Top Gun school at Miramar Naval Air Station famous–Ehud Yonay –had died of brain cancer on August 21 at age 71 in Israel. Yonay, a journalist and a student of the military, had written

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Donald H. Harrison

Mixed results for Jewish congressional candidates

November 8, 2012

Sean Savage/JNS.org Nov. 6 was a mixed night for Jews vying for a seat in the 113th Congress, as redistricting played a role in several key Jewish races. Jewish Democrats had varied success, while Jewish Republicans failed in their bid to join U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) as the lone Jewish Republican in both

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USA

JNS news briefs: November 8, 2012

November 8, 2012

IDF: 3 mortars from Syria land in Golan (JNS.org) Three 82-millimeter mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside the Golan Heights on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), marking the third time in six days that Syria’s civil war affected the Jewish state. One mortat round fell near the Alonei Habashan community, about 700

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International

What Romney should have done

November 7, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –The Republican Party needs to be introspective at this time of our country’s history. As I think about the collapse of the Romney campaign for the Presidency, I think Gov. Romney missed several opportunities to win this election. Part of the problem has a lot to

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

No friends for U.S. in Syrian civil war

November 7, 2012

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — A reminder to the administration: the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. The friend of my friend is not necessarily my friend. And the friend of my enemy is not necessarily my enemy, but he may be not by my friend, either. Friends, in fact, are

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

UCSD’s pro-Palestinian faculty: a case study

November 7, 2012

By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — A recent study entitled Israel and the Campus counted a disproportionate number of anti-Israel incidents occurring on University of California and other elite campuses. It said “the most serious problem faced on campus is not from student activities, but from faculty” who “habitually abuse their academic freedom and have

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Chayei Sarah’ teaches about negotiation, women

November 7, 2012

By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — Before I entered the classroom that evening, I already knew that Zalman would come prepared with some dazzling piece of scholarship. The regular reader of this column will remember that last week, the fourth session of the class I was leading using the book of Genesis to study

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Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: November 7, 2012

November 7, 2012

Norway is West’s most anti-Semitic and anti-Israel country, historian says (JNS.org) A major Norwegian historian and diplomat accused her own country of being “the most anti-Semitic country in the West” and attacked it for “biased support for only the Palestinian views” at a Jerusalem event on Tuesday. “The degree of anti-Israelism in Norway today

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Travel and Food

Funders’ group hails Tarbuton program in San Diego

November 7, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Tarbuton, Israeli Cultural Center has been named one of the nation’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot ’12-‘13, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. The Tarbuton, Israeli Cultural Center was selected for this list because it offers creative Jewish and Israel education and multi-location Hebrew language classes through an

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San Diego Calendar

Americans chose more of the same, but not by mandate

November 7, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — U.S. Presidential election returns suggest more of the same. No doubt about Obama’s victory, in both electoral and popular vote. However, talk about a “mandate” would be exaggerated. Not only is there a small difference in popular vote, and mixed results in House and Senate races, but talk of a mandate

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

Bar Ilan University welcomes students from San Diego

November 7, 2012

RAMAT GAN, Israel (Press Release) — The Bar Ilan University “Israel Experience” GAP year has welcomed its largest group of students from San Diego. Bat-El Darey, Reena Moyal, Aaron Alpert and Rick Saxe have begun a year of undergraduate studies at the University’s campus near Tel Aviv. ‘Israel XP’ students take Jewish studies seminars in the

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Travel and Food

Jewish candidates prevail in local San Diego races

November 7, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Jewish candidates, noticeably Congressman Bob Filner in the San Diego mayoral race, came out on top in semi-official returns in local political races, but his contest it won’t be decided until after absentee and provisional ballots are counted. With all 784 of the city’s precincts counted, Filner led City

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Donald H. Harrison

Political partisans now face post-election letdown

November 7, 2012

By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org It’s all over. Barack Obama has won a second term, and that means a presidential race that has lasted for more than a year has just taken a sharp nosedive. Akin to being suddenly deprived of your favorite reality TV show, you may feel a little lost, and may begin

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Shepherds vs farmers: a queston of biblical philosophy

‘Top Gun’ journalist dies in Israel

Mixed results for Jewish congressional candidates

JNS news briefs: November 8, 2012

What Romney should have done

No friends for U.S. in Syrian civil war

UCSD’s pro-Palestinian faculty: a case study

‘Chayei Sarah’ teaches about negotiation, women

JNS news briefs: November 7, 2012

Funders’ group hails Tarbuton program in San Diego

Americans chose more of the same, but not by mandate

Bar Ilan University welcomes students from San Diego

Jewish candidates prevail in local San Diego races

Political partisans now face post-election letdown

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