OpEd: Jews worldwide are feeling isolated
By Rabbi Michael Berk Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The sages of the Jewish people teach that words from the heart go straight to the heart. From the deepest part of mine, I write to tell you how alone Jews feel right now. Abandoned. The level of hatred Jews are experiencing is something
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USANoshing with Sandi: Himalayan Curry and Grill
Himalayan Curry and Grill, 10330 Friars Rd. #104, San Diego, California 92120 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As part of our “Eat around the world” program, my dad and I dropped by Himalayan Curry and Grill, a cute little Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan restaurant. I have to admit, I’m not sure what the difference is
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodCitation honors U.S. volunteers in Israel’s 1948 war
By Jerry Klinger WEST POINT, New York — After 70 years, and considerable effort by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, the volunteer veterans of Israel’s War of Independence were finally, officially, thanked by the State of Israel. A citation was presented by Major General Michael Edelstein, Israel Defense Attache to the U.S., in
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, USATouring Israel’s Jordan Valley and the Galilee
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics isn’t going anywhere for several more weeks. Officials are busy with the ceremonies for Holocaust Memorial Day, then Memorial Day, and Independence Day. And meanwhile, the various parties likely to be in the government coalition are making extraordinary demands. Those may be whittled down as Bibi reaches the four
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Middle East, Travel and FoodThoughts of Israel under the rockets
By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO –Be’er Sheva Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri performed a wedding in a bomb shelter two days ago as rockets were fired from Gaza throughout Southern Israel. Ironically, the bride was born during the Gulf War while Iraq was firing Scud missiles on Israel. Seven hundred rockets and missiles have been fired
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Middle EastSeeking names of Jewish officials, past and present
This article will be updated with additional names as they become available By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In Sunday’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reporter Peter Rowe wrote an overview story about San Diego’s Jewish community entitled “Jewish San Diego: Unique Odyssey.” The subhead of the article was “Pain, promise over a history of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County‘Just Kidding:’ Random thoughts of the President
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — For an idea of what’s on President Trump’s mind these days, here are excerpts of some of his current tweets and off-the-cuff remarks on issues of Jewish and general interest. ‘I CAN LAND THE PLANE.’ Rod Rosenstein said he could land the plane, and I believe him. Frankly,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireHow long did the people of the Bible live?
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Did Adam have an affair with a demon for 130 years? The book of Genesis tells readers that Adam and Eve’s first two children were Cain and Able. Then in Genesis 5:3, it states that when Adam was 130-years-old he had his third son Seth. The
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish ReligionLet’s end the scamming epidemic!
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Recently I received a recorded message on my iPhone, telling me, the “dear customer,” that my iCloud account had been breached. It gave me an 800 phone number that I should call back immediately. Instead, I hung up, then went to my computer and found the real phone
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USAVisiting israeli professor shares tears with her class
By Ronit Weiss Berkowitz Translated from Hebrew SAN DIEGO — I am still emotionally overwhelmed by the powerful experience I had recently in class. I apologize for writing in Hebrew, it comes to me faster and I do not want those moments to slip away. I planned to talk to the students briefly about the
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPoll finds reluctant Jacobs could win a county seat
By Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar on Friday announced formal plans to run for re-election in 2020, but a left-leaning poll obtained by Times of San Diego indicates she would be an underdog to Sara Jacobs, the Democrat who made a failed run for Congress in 2018.
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Ken Stone, San Diego CountyU.S. condemns Gaza rocket attacks on Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The United States State Department issued this statement on Saturday, May 4: “The United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza upon innocent civilians and their communities across Israel. “We call on those responsible for the violence to cease this
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