By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — It’s not every day I get mail from a rabbi, but every once in a while it happens and I love it. It just so happens today I got mail from both a rabbi in Britain and a psychiatrist in Milwaukee whose son is a rabbi. I think […]
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The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –It’s not every day that Time magazine recognizes what a lone word coiner in Taiwan has done by coming up with a new literary genre term dubbed “cli fi” by yours truly. Yes, the May 19 issue of the weekly magazine gave a quiet shout out and reporter Lily
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The World We ShareBy Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, Calidfornia — Jewish tradition has long taught that if God had not given the Ten Commandments, man would have had to learn ethics from nature. Obviously, some animals exhibit cruel behavior, but many higher animals show a profound ethical regard for their species and sometimes even other species!
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By Steve Kramer TEL AVIV — Did you know that metropolitan Tel Aviv has a park that is bigger than New York’s Central Park? Or, that the park’s most unique feature is a mountain of trash? That’s what you’ll find at recently opened Ariel Sharon Park, almost 2,000 acres of reclaimed land, located in Israel’s
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, The World We Share, Travel and FoodBURLINGTON,Vermont (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, said today’s (April 22’s) observation of Earth Day is a reminder that dramatic action is needed to curb the carbon and methane emissions responsible for the planetary crisis of global warming. Sanders cited a warning this month
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The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –On Earth Day 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama, who I voted for — twice — issued a White House proclamation that I’d like to comment on this way as both a literary theorist and a climate activist. You said in your remarks, sir: “Over four decades ago, Americans from all
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The World We Share, USABy John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last month, I traveled to Rome with President Obama, where I was honored to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. As an altar boy six decades ago, I never imagined that I would find myself crossing the threshold of the Vatican to see the Bishop of Rome. My wife, Teresa,
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By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO (TOSD) — “Blackfish” may have moved viewers and supporters of banning orca shows at SeaWorld of San Diego, but it had no clout Tuesday in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 2140, which would have put limits on Shamu displays and halted the San Diego park’s captive breeding program, was tabled by the Assembly
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SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) made the following statement about Assembly Bill 2140 by Richard Bloom in anticipation of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife’s consideration of the bill on Tuesday morning: “Upon learning a few weeks ago that Assemblyman Bloom would be authoring Assembly Bill 2140, I told the
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The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When we read novels or short fiction in any language, we read to understand the story. We read to learn something new, and hopefully to get some kind of emotional uplift through the words on the page and the skills of the storyteller. So how to tell the
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The World We ShareBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–I just noticed I am growing older. There is a French expression: “coup de vieux” which means “a hit of old.” What this means is that we tend to plateau for quite a while, nothing seems to change much, and then suddenly within a day or so we get
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Natasha Josefowitz, The World We ShareEditor’s Note: From time to time San Diego Jewish World runs stories about the doings of our elected officials, who are Jewish. Among such officeholders is San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Wednesday, April 1, that the Environmental Protection Unit, working with 31
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CHICAGO (Press Release)–Fifty-four Reform rabbis shaved their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research on Tuesday evening, April 1, at a convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- Israel has experienced this winter the worst drought recorded in modern history. Since the mega snow storm in the beginning of December there has been no significant rainfall. Israel’s Water Authority has noted with some degree of alarm that the drought is the harshest around its main water bodies, in
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