By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Is it a sign of trouble? Or another wave of indecision? Itamar Ben-Gvir has demanded more control over the police, and threatens not voting with the coalition if it is not given. Apparently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) has said “go ahead,” or “find a better home for yourself.”
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
Current and former San Diego County Rabbis Nadav Caine (formerly Cong. Ner Tamid), Mark Hurvitz (formerly Etz Chaim), Dana Magat (formerly Beth Israel), Jason Nevarez (Beth Israel), Yaffa-Shira Sultan (formerly Dor Hadash) and Nicole Nevarez, national director of Ta’amod Stand Up, are among 1,885 Americans so far who have signed an open letter from the Keshet organization in support of LGBTQ+ rights that calls upon Jewish leaders to embrace transgender Jews and to “use your voice and your platform to speak out for our kids and our community. Follow the lead of the Central Conference for Reform Rabbis, who issued a powerful resolution defending transgender people. Demand that your elected officials take action for trans rights and LGBTQ+ equality.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Deborah Hertz, a UC San Diego historian who holds the Herman Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies, has focused in her career on Jewish women who broke free of the bonds of “daughter, wife, and mother” and made their marks in a variety of fields. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASan Diego City Councilwoman Dr. Jen Campbell joined San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Supervisor Nora Vargas in the opening of a Safe Parking Lot in the Rose Canyon area for homeless people. She said: “We know that permanent housing is the solution to ending homelessness. This Safe Parking Lot in Clairemont offers social work, 24-hour security, meals, and help with job searches and resumes.” She thanked Jewish Family Service of San Diego for its “constant work in coordinating the Safe Parking Lot Program.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, San Diego County, USA
By Doron Krakow The setting was an estate on Long Island—a one-time family home now an elegant retreat center about an hour from midtown Manhattan. The topic was talent and the professional pipeline of the organized Jewish community, and along the way I found myself in a meeting with the heads of the major denominations
Published by Reuters By Arshad Mohammed, John Irish, Jonathan Landay and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) – Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis over Iran’s nuclear program threatens to reignite. In a sign of European concern, Britain, France and
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Middle East
San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera says the Council has only reluctantly consented to adding two lanes to State Route 56. While it may ease traffic flow on the route that connects the Interstate 5 and the Interstate 15, it also encourages even more gasoline-powered traffic. “This is not a win from a climate perspective,” Elo-Rivera was quoted Thursday in The San Diego Union-Tribune. “We need to own that and recognize that and do everything we can to turn the wheel in the right direction as quickly as possible.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Published by Reuters By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) – Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the
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Israel
(Press Release) To build more vibrant, practicing, and egalitarian communities of Torah, Avodah, and Hesed, the Hadar Institute is expanding to the West Coast. “Hadar West Coast” will be led by Rabbi David Kasher with new programming offered in LA and the Bay Area. “I’m thrilled to bring more of Hadar’s meaningful Torah and community
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California, Jewish Religion, USA
By Jerry Klinger The BBC called Jack Nissenthall “The VC (Victoria Cross) Hero Who Never Was.” Eighty years on from the 1942 British raid on Nazi coastal facilities and radar installations in Dieppe, Nissenthall’s extraordinary, courageous actions remain hidden by the British Secrecy Acts. What he did, what he learned, what he saw, remain British
Long-Overdue Recognition for British-Jewish War Hero Jack Nissenthall Read More »
International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion
Published by Reuters By Ali Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian terrorists who shot dead a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the West Bank, Israel’s domestic security service said. A third terrorist who had aided the two gunmen was also killed in the raid, Israel’s
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Israel
Published by DPA Numerous Israelis once again took part in nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday against the policies of Israel’s far-right religious government. Protesters marched through the streets with Israeli flags and banners and blocked central streets in some cities. The protests were billed as “National Equality Day.” Some factions of Israel’s ruling coalition want to
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Israel
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In the Middle East, the Jews defeated a superior enemy force in six days. In Europe, a Jew could only hold the head of state for six days. A 25-year-old poet, a Jew by nationality, was president of a European country for six days. The rule of philosopher kings
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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, OpinionSan Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera says when he was working as an intern at a legal clinic in the City Heights neighborhood, “Week after week, the most common issue community members sought assistance with was housing. We heard from renters who had received eviction notices despite not doing anything wrong or who were facing significant increases in rent they would not be able to afford. Others were living in slum-like conditions and facing threats of being reported for their immigration status if they spoke out. … I was convinced the impact I wanted to make in the community was less likely to come via legal work and more likely to come via policy work.” Elo-Rivera expressed satisfaction that the City Council had passed his Tenant Protection Ordinance, which “will expand rights for hundreds of thousands of San Diegans. They will have protections on the first day of their lease, they will receive a lifeline of support when they are forced to move at no fault of their own, and they will have better access to legal representation to ensure their rights are respected.” [Donald H. Harrison]