By Rabbi Dow Marmur TORONTO, Canada–As hard as I try, I can’t really get out of the ghetto. This means that I evaluate world events according to the criterion, “Is it good or bad for the Jews?” But the present situation in the Middle East doesn’t seem to lend itself to it. That’s why I
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Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Most of the aggravated commentary about President Obama’s digression from the stirring winds of change in the Arab world into the details of Palestinian statehood have to do with the 1949 Armistice Line, or 1967 line – the western line of Palestine – and whether the President changed U.S. policy.
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — As a child living in Israel, I used to look out onto the horizon from my grandmother’s simple porch. I vividly remember the dusty little village of Kfar-Saba, some fifteen miles east of Tel Aviv, nestled against a thick patch of orange groves and in the shadow of
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Middle East
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–We often wonder where our happiness will come from – and when? The Torah tells us the answer, “Im Bechukosai tailaichu” If we follow in Hashem’s ways we will find happiness and fullfillment. The Mishnah tells gives us the same message, “Eizehu ashir hasameach bechelko” “Who is wealthy? He who
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Responses are all over the map to Barack Obama’s highly touted speech on the Middle East and North Africa. Take your pick: from indifference to despair, excitement and anger. There was enough in it for everyone. The mention of 1967 borders brought one of Benyamin Netanyahu’s instant responses, described as “icy” by
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Ira Sharkansky, USA
By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD — It’s Jeffrey Schoenberg’s Spring 1603 Fashion Collection, and it’s what every Shakespearean scholar will be wearing this fall. Or should wear this fall! The most sumptuous silks, puffed pantaloons, gold-threaded lapels—brilliant costume designer Schoenberg has outdone himself! And oh yes, there’s a play to watch as well. It’s
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Cynthia Citron
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — President Obama’s speech is the most recent in a series of events that change the landscape of the Middle East. The Arab Spring, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the accord between Fatah and Hamas all have come in a matter of weeks. More changes in the Middle
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most of the media focus of the President’s speech appears to be on his belief that Israel should shrink to the 1967 borders – with minimal land swaps – and should make that deal even before discussing the status of Jerusalem (the capital of the Jewish people and never
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USALA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Donations of used books are pouring in for the 11th Annual Used Book Sale of the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will take place June 15-17 and 19, 2011 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 1426 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Early Bird Special buying hours
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San Diego Calendar
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO– This year the North Coast Repertory Theatre is mounting Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev on Sunday, June 26 as part of the Jewish Art Festival’s program. The show will officially open on June 4 and the final performance is June 26 at the North Coast
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By David Amos SAN DIEGO–I am frequently asked about the different elements that come into play in the education and formation of a serious orchestral conductor. It is indeed a fascinating subject, many factors come into play and as in so many subjects about the arts, and there are wide differences of opinion. For sure,
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Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Arab Spring slides into summer, with all its emerging difficulties, President Obama plans to address the region. What can he say in the middle of a process that surely will have starts and stops, forward motion and regression? How can he help in the name of the
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff Fund Campaign Moves Fast–$130,000 Pledged; “Still a Long Way to Go,” Roberts Says Southwestern Jewish Press, April 13, 1956, Pages 1, 4 With the official opening of the 1956 United Jewish Fund campaign less than two weeks old, Milton Y. Roberts, Campaign Chairman, reported that over $130,000 or
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History
By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California–My tailor grandfather taught me the difference between being a Jew and being honored. When I was a little boy, holding my grandfather’s hand as we exited the synagogue, all the well-dressed people were walking around a disheveled, crying man at the bottom of the steps. My grandfather immediately went up
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