By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM–A little while ago, as we broke our fast at the end of the mournful day of Tisha B’Av, I was suddenly overcome with this strong sentimental thought – perhaps prompted also by a friend who wrote in a Facebook message that when he drives on Begin Highway and sees new […]
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — The house where we are staying in the French countryside is opposite the village church, a not very imposing edifice dating from the late seventeenth century. Many of the other churches in the region are from the twelfth, thirteenth and even ninth centuries and seem to have stood the
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, InternationalBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The Washington Post and other sources have reported on a regrettable tweet dispatched—and then withdrawn—by Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, who is married to Israel’s deputy prime minster, Silvan Shalom. She is also is a prominent media personality in her own right. The despicable tweet was as follows: “Do u
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–A man once told me that he became a more observant Jew when he changed from being a person who remembers the Sabbath Day, according to the first set of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:5), to a person who observes it, as per the second set (Deuteronomy 5:12). Using the same
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–A few columns ago I sought to tease some lessons about politics from the similarities between Benyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama (“Political twins,” July 10). Here I’ll try my luck with a comparison between Barack Obama and Woodrow Wilson. The focus is Wilson’s participation in the Paris Peace Conference and efforts to create
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — A post on Facebook surfaced on Monday July 13th. “I knew Abraham when I was a small grade. I knew him because he was a bookworm….” The post was by a recent immigrant to United States from a small Jewish majority town in the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The
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International, Middle East, Sam Litvin, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Does Iran need nuclear bombs? Fuggedaboudit! Though acknowledged as the largest instigator and banker of global terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran is being welcomed back into the community of nations on an equal footing, allowed to continue enriching uranium, to improve its nuclear technology, to have nuclear weapons
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
SAN DIEGO — There are two stories in the July 25 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune which we would like to call to our readers’ attention. First, with a rally planned by many pro-Israel organizations for Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. in Balboa Park (Park Boulevard and Presidents Way), it is interesting to
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — For the 9,000 Gush Katif residents uprooted from their homes during Israel’s unilateral 2005 Disengagement from the southwestern edge of Gaza, memories of life in the sandy strip are still painfully strong. “I miss the sea and I miss my home,” said Hodaya Giat, 28, whose sad eyes echo her
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Middle EastIsraeli envoy to the U.S. engages lawmakers in bid to stop Iran deal (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer on Thursday continued to meet with American lawmakers in an effort to secure their positions in opposition of the Iran nuclear deal. Dermer hopes to recruit as many lawmakers as possible
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The headline has been slurred to account for the sensitivities I hear whenever I write like I speak. How else can we describe the deal with Iran? Take your pick The requirement of 24 days notice for inspections of sensitive locales Evading Iran’s support of terror and revolt against established regimes Evading Iran’s
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-California) has joined as an original cosponsor in introducing a sweeping LGBT anti-discrimination bill. The Equality Act includes language from Davis’s bill ensuring jury service protections for LGBT individuals. “This has certainly been a historic year for equality,” said Davis, a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality
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USAOmri Casspi bringing delegation of NBA players to Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) National Basketball Association (NBA) player Omri Casspi will visit Israel this week, but it will be no ordinary homecoming for the Sacramento Kings forward, as he will be joined by seven other NBA players in a tour organized by a foundation Casspi
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International, Middle East, USA
-14th in a series- Exit 5: Mission Center Road, Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center is one of more than 100 shopping centers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States controlled by a corporation owned by the Lowy
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food