Donald H. Harrison

4th of July no time to draw close to groups that restrict rights of minorities

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Muslim Brotherhood, The Fourth of July: compare and contrast. The Declaration of Independence reflects our founders’ understanding of man, State  and God. The rights that come to man from God are unalienable – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and drawn broadly enough to encompass all

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

A ‘Jewish State Senate district’ in San Diego County?

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — I have my “own” State Senate District.  No, I’m not planning to run anytime soon for the State Senate (or Assembly or Congress).  But Paul Mitchell and his folks at Redistricting Partners created a proposal shaping it  on my suggestion.  A long-time political consultant in North California, Paul started Redistricting

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San Diego County

Many tenets of U.S. government drawn from Hebrew Scriptures

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — The founding parents of this nation—the greatest experiment in democracy ever known in human history—were motivated by egalitarian values and aspirations first noted in the Hebrew Bible.   When Moses looked Pharaoh in the eye and proclaimed, “Let my people go,” he foretold the visceral objections of Franklin, Jefferson,

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USA

Communing with HaShem

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — When we speak to Hashem, the King of kings, the Judge of judges, we should certainly use  a respectful means of addressing Him. Yet when we say a bracha (Hebrew Blessing), we begin with  the words “Baruch Atah” – “Blessed are You.” We actually address Hashem (G-d) in

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Jewish Religion

Tel Aviv mayor tells of Israel’s illegal immigration

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Mayor Ron Huldai of Tel Aviv, after showing the Oscar-winning short-subject documentary Strangers No More at a private gathering June 30 to promote the work of the Tel Aviv Foundation, found himself discussing a subject that has preoccupied both Israel and the United States recently: what should be done to

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar

Why I learn Talmud

By Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz JERUSALEM–About a month ago my Talmud class did an exercise where we shared our reasons for studying Gemora. Everyone had their own reasons, and my list came up to a total of 21 reasons as wide ranging as “intellectual challenge” and “to have a sense of the Rabbinic world” or “to find

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Jewish Religion

Gaza flotilla seeks to demonize Israel, not to help Gaza

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)– The American-flagged ship, The Audacity of Hope, is part of an international flotilla organized to violate Israel’s legal blockade of the Gaza Strip, allegedly to deliver humanitarian aid.   StandWithUs condemns the flotilla as a hypocritical  and dangerous publicity stunt, and joins international leaders who have urged the flotilla organizers to send goods

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Middle East

Theater presents two other ‘make believe’ tales by Peter Pan creator

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES–Playwright James M. Barrie is most famous for his familiar and much-loved fantasy Peter Pan.  However, he also produced a large body of other literary works that include two quaintly delicate playlets: Rosalind and The Old Lady Shows Her Medals.  These two are currently being staged in a delightful twosome titled

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Cynthia Citron