It ain’t gonna be easy. With a political divide of 60 against 59, it’s bound to be tough. If not impossible to legislate anything of significance. We’ll see if the new government can pass a budget, needing 61 to vote in favor. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
New Israeli government’s challenge: Pass a budget Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson’s eighth novel concerns three foreign students studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Each of them is from an English-speaking country; specifically the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Two are married, one is single; the Australian and his wife have two children; and all are graduate students in the history department. The year is 1966, one year prior to the Six Day War. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel portrays 3 English-speaking students at Hebrew University Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson
Both Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin gave press conferences and issued readouts after their summit meeting this week. Did these reflect what they really said behind closed doors? Fortunately, I had access to a transcript of the meeting recorded by devices planted by the same Jewish cabal in charge of the Space Laser program. Here are a few snippets from the meeting. [Satire by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Satire: The Unexpurgated Geneva Summit Transcript Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
In the June 20, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
[Michael Ordman]
Good News From Israel (June 20, 2021) Read More »
Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
Most fears fall into three categories: personal, universal, and global. Personal fears are the ones that are common, but not shared by most people. Some of us are afraid of heights, some of flying, others of snakes or of speaking in public. [Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D]
An Ever Changing-Inventory of Human Fears Read More »
Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
The Balboa Park-based San Diego History Center has embarked on a $100,000 fundraising campaign “to edit, conserve and preserve” more than 90 hours of interviews that were conducted in preparation for its 2017-2018 exhibition Celebrate San Diego: The History of San Diego’s Jewish Community and a companion documentary film. To the Ends of the Earth: A Portrait of San Diego. The fundraising campaign is being led by Jeff and Karen Silberman. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish News Around San Diego, June 18, 2021 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Pastor Nigel Woodley of the Flaxmere Christian Fellowship has initiated a petition calling upon the New Zealand Parliament to establish an embassy in New Zealand. “Israel, in good faith, has had an Embassy in our country now for many years and I think it is time for New Zealand to reciprocate the goodwill,” Woodley writes in an announcement of the petition drive. “At a time when the misguided are shouting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Close the Israeli Embassy in Wellington,’ we can be involved in pushing that dangerous and negative rhetoric and narrative to the back by calling for the proper diplomatic representation of New Zealand within Israel itself. [John McCormick]
Petition Urges New Zealand to Establish Embassy in Israel Read More »
International, John McCormick, Middle East
ADI (formerly ALEH Jerusalem and ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran) is legendary as Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care. The village, that sits on 25 acres, is home to 165 individuals with severe disabilities. There are over 500 professional staff members, including doctors, nurses, therapists and special educators, and more than 800 annual volunteers. It has a hydrotherapy pool, special education school, integrated nursery, green care farm, and a therapeutic horse farm and petting zoo. [Toby Klein Greenwald]
IPO Performs at Negev Hospital for Israelis with Disabilities Read More »
Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald
By Jacob Kamaras Jewish Federation of San Diego County President and CEO Michael Jeser, who in May had stepped back from his position because of a recurrence of the cancer that had him sidelined much of last year, on Thursday announced that he has decided to decline further cancer treatment. Jeser wrote on Facebook that
Federation CEO to Decline Further Cancer Treatment, ‘At Peace’ With Decision Read More »
Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I was delighted to learn that Congress, by an overwhelming vote, has decided that Juneteenth should be a federal holiday. President Joe Biden subsequently signed the Juneteenth bill into law. Marking the June 19, 1865 date when U.S. Army Major General Gordon Granger abolished slavery in Galveston, Texas,
Why everyone should celebrate Juneteenth, the new federal holiday Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — With its unique mix of people from all over the world, almost all of them with Jewish roots, Israel’s population comprises a wide range of cultures, traditions, and even genetic composition. The juxtaposition of so many people from so many different backgrounds has given rise to some unexpected
Torah reading is Hukkat (Numbers 19-22); Haftorah is Judges 11: 1-33 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This short prose excerpt from the Book of Judges relates adventures of Jephthah, a man societally rejected because of his birth out of wedlock. The story unfolds in which he becomes a welcome victorious military commander
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — Here’s the typical interaction at a coffee shop counter on June 15, the day of California’s reopening: Customer (walks in wearing mask): “Hey, do I still need to wear a mask in here?” Barista (wearing mask): “Well, we’re following the new local guidelines, which say that you don’t need
Unmasked, and it feels so…ambiguous Read More »
Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — At long last, American Jews can bond with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), at least in one sense. She now understands how we feel when she mouths off about Israel’s supposed oppression of the Palestinians, which compounds our fear that her followers will harm us. After all, Omar comprehends the
Ilhan Omar’s reckless rhetoric Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA