Donald H. Harrison

Students worry about apathy about Poway shootings

May 3, 2019

By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — At the last minute on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 1, I received an invitation from Genine, my vivacious friend, to attend a program at the Hive. I had a long day of activities, and was ready to relax after dinner, but since the Leichtag campus is

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Over the hill, you can pick up speed

May 3, 2019

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — You who are still reasonably young, how do you picture yourself in old age, like in your 80s, 90s, or even at 100? Do you see yourself as a tottering old person, disabled and dependent on others, or do you picture yourself as dispensing sought-after wisdom, adventurous,

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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and Food

History will note how we respond to anti- Semitism

May 3, 2019

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Sometimes, wisdom tales of the past have a way of speaking to us in the present. And although we often think of ourselves a product of the present, in reality, our personal narrative is inextricably connected to those who have preceded us from the past. This especially

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

OpEd: Smart gun laws will aid fight against anti-Semites

May 3, 2019

By Ron Klein and Halie Sofer WASHINGTON, D.C. — Our country has a serious problem. The rising tide of white supremacy and increasingly accessible semi-automatic weapons is a lethal combination that has led repeatedly to tragedy, including this past week at the Chabad Synagogue of Poway. Six months after the horrific massacre at the Tree

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USA

A meeting of two rabbis after a tragedy

May 3, 2019

By Rabbi Avi Weiss EN ROUTE TO SAN DIEGO — A central theme of my rabbinate has always been presence. In times of tragedy, it’s important to go – just be there. As a general rule, I have found that once going, matters fall into place. I write these words as I fly with my daughter,

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San Diego County, USA

Am Yisrael Chai ~ Ofra Haza

May 3, 2019

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Travel and Food

Attend shul this Shabbat! ~ South Africa’s chief rabbi

May 3, 2019

By Rabbi Warren Goldstein JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Friends, at this tragic juncture in our shared history, I ask you a single question: As those fateful bullets punctured our world on the eighth day of Pesach in Poway – where were they aimed? That bullet, so heroically taken by Lori Kaye, may her memory be

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International, San Diego County, USA

Trump honors Chabad of Poway at White House

May 3, 2019

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Poway of Chabad Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was injured during Saturday’s anti-Semitic attack, appeared with President Trump in Washington Thursday at the National Day of Prayer. “My life has changed forever, but it changed so I could make change,” Goldstein said at the White

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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, USA

Muslim benefactor finances mosque security system

May 3, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas (Press Release) — Athena Security and Al-Ameri International Trading announced today the “Keep Mosques Safe” initiative (KMS). Al-Ameri International Trading, along with recognized Islamic charities and foundations, will finance the installation of Athena’s A.I.-powered gun and weapons detection platform in mosques around the world. The first mosque to benefit will be Al-Noor in

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hateful words lead to hateful actions

May 3, 2019

By David Rubin SHILOH, Israel –Another Holocaust Day has passed but have we learned anything? Just days before the May 1-2 Remembrance Day, we witnessed the lethal shooting in Chabad of Poway in San Diego County, a second shooting in a synagogue in six months. Clearly, there is a rise in anti-Semitism in the US

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Middle East, USA

We Jews must rely on ourselves for protection

May 3, 2019

By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — By now we all know the facts: on the last day of Passover, 2019, an anti-Semitic fanatic attacked the Chabad synagogue in Poway. He killed a woman and injured several others including the rabbi. This latest attack on Jews in America comes just months after the worst attack on

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San Diego County

Iran’s rulers under domestic pressure

May 3, 2019

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s appearance over the weekend on CBS’ Face the Nation showed him trying to convince someone — his minders at home, perhaps — that Iran is a moderate, trustworthy, terror-fighting country. The designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terror organization and the end of

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Middle East, USA

Beth El dedicates ‘Tree of Life’ mural for Yom HaShoah

May 2, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — Congregation Beth El dedicated a 30 by 9 foot mural of a Tree of Life on Thursday, May 2, that incorporates, among other elements, ceramic butterflies symbolizing children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The outdoor Yom HaShoah ceremony led by the congregation’s former president Sonia Ancoli

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA