International

Arugot — Helping Children Succeed

… “Arugot” is Hebrew for “flower beds” and in the last 30 years Arugot has planted seeds for the success of more than 4,000 children.

Dr Jeremiah Lubasch, founder of Arugot, is a pediatrician from Argentina, to which his parents had fled from Germany and the Nazis in 1939. He made aliya to Israel with his family in 1977 and they settled in Haifa, where he discovered, through his work, that there were  problems that were going untreated, especially among the Haredi population, who were unwilling to send their children to secular pre-schools or therapy centers.

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald

Bardot Foundation fights kosher and halal slaughter

…In the main part of the paper of 9 August my attention was drawn to a full-page advertisement placed by the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and headed by the clarion call (in French): ’11th August 2019 – “Aid el-Kebir,” Day of Sorrow and Blood.’

What followed was a long and detailed diatribe against the fact that thousands of sheep were going to have their throats cut under appalling conditions….

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish Religion

Rep. Susan Davis announces plans to retire

In a personal letter to her constituents, Congresswoman Susan A. Davis on Wednesday announced that this is her final term in Congress.

“I have struggled to make this very difficult decision.  I will not seek another term in Congress.  My decision today represents a desire to live and work ‘at home’ in San Diego,“ wrote Davis, who is an active member of San Diego’s Jewish community.

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San Diego County, USA

Hadassah Hospital: An Oasis of Peace

To many, the term “Middle East peace” represents the impossible dream, if not the ultimate contradiction in terms. But there is a place in the region where Jews, Muslims, and Christians meet peacefully every day on the basis of shared concerns and a sense of humanity.

It’s not a country, though it is older than many of the nations in the vicinity. Nor is it a mirage, though the desert is within view.

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

80 Jewish groups protest SF State prof’s postings

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Eighty organizations on Tuesday wrote to the California State University (CSU) Chancellor and the University’s General Counsel demanding answers regarding San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi’s continued use of the university’s name and logo to spread anti-Semitism and false propaganda against Israel on social media. The groups

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Our Shtetl San Diego: September 3, 2019

Items in today’s column
* A Non-Traditional, ‘Erotic’ Night of Yiddish poetry Has Been Rescheduled to Sept. 21.
* Some Rabbinic Thoughts as Rosh Hashanah Approaches
*A Rosh Hashanah Recipe:  Apple & Olive Oil Cake
* Richard Hirschhaut to head regional office of American Jewish Committee

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USA

Reform Judaism condemns Trump’s ‘hate speech’

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The following statement was issued by the Reform Judaism’s principal officers. As we begin the month of Elul, we enter a time of introspection and reflection culminating in the Jewish High Holidays. Individually and communally, we consider our actions, their impacts on others, and our responsibility to do whatever we

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Jewish Religion, USA

Some Secrets of the Jewish Calendar

By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Although the holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs in the seventh month of the Jewish year, it begins a new calendar year, and those observing Jewish holidays understand they are using a calendar substantially different from the civil calendar: The Jewish calendar luni-solar; the civil calendar strictly solar. The

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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Wash. Post wrong on Israel’s defense against Iran

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The Washington Post, no friend of Israel, devoted an editorial this August 27th to Israel’s supposed warmongering (active defense) against Iran. It’s true that Israel has been very proactive in its own defense in the last few month, attacking Iranian attempts to move its firepower closer to Israel’s

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International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA