The Arts

Weiss propounds ‘Open Orthodoxy’ in new book

Journey to Open Orthodoxy by Avraham “Avi” Weiss, Ktav Publishing and Urim Publishing, New York © 2019, ISBN 978-1-60280-318-3, p. 592, plus appendix and index, $29.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Reform Judaism in eighteenth century Germany and Hasidism in the Ukraine in the same century represent the first modern ruptures in traditional Judaism;

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Bring your dancing shoes to the 33 1/3 House of Dreams

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –When I walked into the theatre, I greeted the House Manager with a kiss and she said, “I hope you brought your dancing shoes.” I did and I’m glad. She was right. “Our music is part of America’s DNA.” The number 33 1/3 refers to the speed of long

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Rose and Max (z”l) Schindler relate their survivals

Two Who Survived: Keeping Hope Alive While Surviving the Holocaust; Rose & Max Schindler’s story, written by M. Lee Connolly; MRS Publishing © 2019; ISBN 9781738-19877; 179 pages including glossary; $21.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There is a romantic notion in popular Judaism that everyone has a bashert – a special person

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, USA

TICO marches out its 2019 concert season

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) concluded its season with an entertaining Pops Concert under the direction of its founder and conductor, David Amos, and featuring soprano Victoria Robertson. The first half of the program began and ended with two unusual selections, Sousa’s The Fairest of the Fair March,

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

A modern history of the ancient Middle East

The Cities that Built the Bible by Robert R. Cargill, HarperOne, 2016 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — This overview of the history of the Ancient Near East as it relates to the events described in the Bible is written in a language that is accessible to any reader who is not an expert in archaeology

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

‘Unfreedom of the Press’ indicts Fourth Estate

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Mark R. Levin’s very informative book Unfreedom of the Press may surprise many readers when they discover that the book is filled with eye-opening fascinating information that is written in clear easy-to-read English. Levin covers many interesting subjects relating to the press, newspapers, TV, radio, attacks on

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., USA

Singing Ernest Bloch’s sacred songs was a thrill

By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — In the early 1930 s, visionary Cantor Reuven Rinder of San Francisco ‘s Temple Emanuel raised $ 10,000 to commission the world acclaimed composer, Ernest Bloch to write a setting with the Reform Jewish Sabbath Morning Prayer book of the `1930s. Bloch was already an acclaimed composer

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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Jewish gay comedian Jason Stuart speaks out

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Steve Martin said of comedy, “It’s all in the ti-ming.” (He put the accent on the second syllable.) Well, if that be so, the time is now for Jason Stuart. The actor, stand-up comic and lecturer has also become a published author. This weekend celebrated a book signing

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast