The Blessing of Sorrow: Turning Grief into Healing by Rabbi Ben Kamin; © 2018 Central Recovery Press, 207 pages plus acknowledgments; $17.95 via Amazon By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Ben Kamin has been around death for a long time, both as a Reform rabbi and as a son. He was still a […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA
By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM — Once in a generation – if we’re lucky – do we witness the creation of a project so expansive, so extraordinary, that it revolutionizes Jewish scholarship for hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions — of people, and for future generations. Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz is perhaps best known for
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein GreenwaldEditor’s Note: This is the 15th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 By Donald H.
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Donald H. Harrison, International, The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Six weeks, eleven flights, six states, one one-week cruise and four countries (not including the USA). That is feeble compared with the Beatles’ tour of the USA in 1965 (twenty-five cities in thirty days), but they were much younger than we were (and probably flew first class). One
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and Food, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics can be as cheap, demagogic, and seemingly stupid here as elsewhere. Americans living under Donald Trump shouldn’t claim oneupsmanship. His Israeli equivalents can be just as hard to understand, or shameful. One recent fiasco concerns manipulations by the Minister of Culture and Sport, Meri Regev. According to reports, she
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Edwin Black LOS ANGELES — Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17 Students Supporting Israel [SSI] event at University of California Los Angeles. At least a half-dozen students announced they would visit the UCLA police department to file formal complaints reporting criminal disruption of a
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Isael — Imagine that Mexico was one of America’s worst enemies. Imagine that Mexico was an undemocratic country that was ruled by terrorists who adhered to a 1-man, 1-vote, 1-time policy and refused to allow new elections. Imagine that Mexico’s rulers educated its youngsters to hate America and everything it
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Middle East, Steve Kramer
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Wednesday, June 13. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. 92-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor makes Aliyah from New
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, addressing the AJC Global Forum, extolled his country’s close relations with Israel, recalled the efforts of his countrymen to save Bulgaria’s Jewish population during World War II, and expressed support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I feel at home and in the company of
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Alon Schuster KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel — I would like to update you on what is happening here in Sha’ar HaNegev over the past few months. As of last March, the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip began to intensify their attacks on the communities bordering the Gaza Strip, and Sha’ar HaNegev in particular. As of
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Middle East, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Nadav Caine and family are now packing up their belongings as he gets ready to assume a new pulpit in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning July 1. Caine, 51, had been with Congregation Ner Tamid in suburban Poway for 12 years, starting with the Conservative congregation during the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Moshe Phillips NEW YORK — With the summer wedding season upon us, Jewish couples are preparing for marriage ceremonies that will conclude with the ancient ritual that many know simply as “the breaking of the glass.” Many a groom’s heel will crush a small glass under a handkerchief. Unfortunately for many assimilated Jews, the only
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
Israel’s historical sites represent more than events from long ago—they tell the story of a nation and its people By Rachel Cohen Historical sites have the ability to stir emotions. Take the Statue of Liberty in New York, for example. Nearly every visitor—from anywhere around the world—can surely appreciate its significance, meaning, and symbolism for
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Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Tuesday, June 12. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. Americans, Knesset Members Discuss Religious Pluralism At
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA