Donald H. Harrison

Which of the 10 Commandments is the most important?

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — Religion is on the front-burner for many, particularly in the Jewish community, as we celebrate the birthday of creation through Rosh Hashanah, and then the more severe interlude of introspection and soul-cleansing of Yom Kippur. Religion doesn’t always work, but these days it is definitely working. And people […]

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Jewish Religion

Arab Spring could turn into an Islamic winter

By Yaakov Lappin WASHINGTON, D.C. _ A fierce debate is gripping Israel’s defense and intelligence community over fateful questions that have arisen from the recent period of Middle Eastern turmoil. The first, most basic question concerning defense officials is: Can stable states eventually emerge around Israel from the chaos and uncertainty that has replaced the

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Middle East

The Levis’ personal Jewish history of San Diego

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a recent ceremony marking the beginning of a year-long celebration of Congregation Beth Israel’s sesquicentennial, Rob Levi shared with me a copy of his book about his great-grandfather, Adolph Levi, one of the founders of the Reform congregation. Although he researched and published the book primarily for family use—and

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

Welk’s ‘La Mancha’ still pleases after decades

By Carol Davis ESCONDIDO, California — It mattered not that the actors in the Dale Wasserman (Book), Mitch Leigh (Music) and Joe Darion (Music) mega musical hit of the 1965 Broadway Production, Man Of La Mancha, based on the 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, by Wasserman were also the musicians in this current offering of

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast