By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Every day since we entered the Hebrew month of Elul we have sounded the Shofar during morning minyan. The Shofar reminds us of the upcoming Holy Days, and that we should begin to spend more time directing our hearts and minds toward heaven. One of the central themes […]
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By Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — 1. Does your relationship have arthritis? Everything hurts, you do small things to try and help, but there is no cure. Every motion irritates, and there is no letup. 2. Does your relationship have migraines? Even though you are both there, one of you is really absent, lost
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence is a cynical ploy that bypasses the necessary requirement for direct negotiations between the Palestinian leadership and the Government of Israel. Despite a last minute scramble by the White House intending to delay this action, it is all too likely that a vote
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By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Reb Yisroel Salanter, one of the greatest Rabbis of his generation, was set to say mourners kaddish in shul. At that shul, in those times, the custom was for only one mourner to say kaddish at each service. Reb Yisroel was designated for that particular service. Saying kaddish
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Barack Obama demonstrated once again that he knows how to speak. In the process, he may have regained some of the Jewish money and votes that he lost by his earlier tilts toward Palestinians, and demanding an end to construction in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Israeli commentators called it the warmest speech
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Thirteen teens from throughout San Diego County participated in this year’s Philanthropy Leadership in Training, in partnership with the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, which culminated in three significant grant awards to Jewish Family Service, Second Chance and ARTS – A Reason to Survive. Twelve years ago, the Jewish Community Foundation
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San Diego Calendar
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — When he recently passed Trevor Hoffman’s formidable record of 601 saves, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera maintained his hallmark reserve and quiet dignity. Pete Rose was always a bit histrionic about his all-time record-breaking (4,256), games played (3,562), and at-bats (14,053). No one is likely to ever
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)–High in the ivory tower of success sits a CEO, protected on all sides by wealth, position and authority. He rides first class on life’s train, his every need fulfilled. And then one day, he hits a bump. “I’ll take care of it,” he says to his family, certain that his connections,
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Travel and Food
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Diversionary Theatre in the Hillcrest neighborhood is presenting Christopher Marlow’s epic work Edward II, with Richard Baird directing. Somehow epic and Baird go together naturally. Baird founded Poor Players whose mission it was to produce the works of Shakespeare. In fact between his directing and acting some 20 or more
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — I have said the obvious many times, but it is certainly worth repeating: The future of classical music and its many rewards and beauty rests entirely on the education of the younger generations. It is insufficient for us, the believers in this art form to aloofly go to concerts,
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) – Within just over a week of its release, over 100,000 hits have been reached on a new video put out by Aish.com. “Rosh Hashanah Rock Anthem,” a parody of LMFAO’s viral hit “Party Rock Anthem” depicts observant Jewish adults break dancing across the alleyways of Jerusalem’s old city in Israel.
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Travel and Food
By Danny Bloom TAIPEI, Taiwan — On a bright sunny Sunday afternoon in tasty, tantalizing and terrific Taipei, a group of around 200 people, Jews and non-Jews, marched through the city streets celebrating the arrival of a Hebrew-language Torah scroll donated by an Israeli businessman who flew in for the occasion as well. The festive
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Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SANTEE – A sensory garden, to further enhance blind people’s enjoyment when visiting the Santee Lakes, has been experiencing luxurious growth in its first five months. Aromatic roses are large, fat, and presumably happy, and other plants interesting to the touch like sage, rosemary, and English lavender are flourishing. With an
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Donald H. HarrisonCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Report From Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, August 24, 1956, Pages 1, 4. By Albert A. Hutler Executive Director of United Jewish Fund of San Diego TIRAH, Israel – This is a sleepy little Arab village. Down its cobbled, twisting, narrow lanes go camels, donkeys, berobed men, women balancing
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