Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor, but lying to pollsters is okay. .. Yogi Berra famously said, “It ain’t over until it’s over.” If Biden wins the election, I hope Trump can grin and Berra it. [Laurie Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
President Donald Trump had it right in 2012 when he said that the Electoral College was “a disaster for democracy.”Under our odd system, the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote can still lose the presidency. It has happened five times in U.S. history: Andrew Jackson in 1824 (to John Quincy Adams); Samuel Tilden in
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Much remains uncertain in Tuesday’s election in the US, but for Israel, one thing is clear: It still has many friends in Congress from both parties.Leaders throughout Israel’s history have turned to Congress for support and for leverage when facing obstacles in promoting Israeli interests via the president. No prime minister has used that strategy
Bipartisan support for Israel is still alive despite ‘squad’ reelection Read More »
Middle East, USA
Jews in San Diego County and around the world are kneading and baking challah dough today (Thursday) in preparation for the celebration of worldwide Shabbat. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFollowing are scholarly and popular programs on Jewish-interest subjects that may be accessed between Sunday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov.13, via the Internet. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Democrats and Republicans girded Wednesday for a legal showdown to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.After Trump declared overnight he was ready to go to the US Supreme Court to dispute the counting of votes, his campaign announced a demand for a recount in Wisconsin and lawsuits in Michigan and Pennsylvania, three states which each side needs to win the presidency. [Agence France Presse]
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My head swelled for awhile as Joe Biden, Donald Trump and their surrogates traversed Pennsylvania’s 46,000 square miles imploring us to vote for them. With Election Day past, the nation’s eyes are cast upon a handful of states to add up the remaining mail-in ballots. To think that the fate of the nation – and the world, for that matter – depends on the few, the Pennsylvanians, especially in my corner of the state, Philadelphia. If the former vice president takes Pennsylvania by one vote, and with it the election, I’m taking full credit. Doubtful, of course. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, USA
Shmuel Cohen was the musical composer of the Hatikvah. Purists argue that he was not the composer. They argue that Cohen was simply the adapter, the borrower, of music such as Smetena’s “The Moldau” that had originated in his pre-Aliyah home in Romania. [Jerry Klinger]
Grave restored of Hatikvah composer Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAAlthough members of the local San Diego County Jewish community lost more races than they won, the San Diego Jewish community can take pride in Jews serving at nearly every level of government. Sara Jacobs, for example, will replace the retiring Susan Davis, a fellow Democrat, on San Diego County’s congressional delegation. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
Malawi is to become the first African country to follow the US example and open an embassy to Israel in the disputed city of Jerusalem, their foreign ministers announced on Tuesday.”I’m sure that more African leaders will follow this decision,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told reporters after a meeting with his Malawian counterpart Eisenhower
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International, Middle East, USA
Early returns in local races in San Diego indicated Tuesday night that among 10 Jewish candidates, 4 were successful and 6 were unsuccessful.
Apparent winners with 58.4 percent of all ballots counted showed Sara Jacobs winning handily in the 53rd Congressional District; Bernie Rhinerson easily winning reelection to the San Diego Community College Board; Terra Lawson-Remer defeating Republican incumbent Kristin Gaspar in the 3rd County Supervisorial District, and Sean Elo-Rivera defeating Kelvin Barrios for the 9th District San Diego City Council seat. All these winners are Democrats. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
More than 8,600 miles from the White House, a small village in India has been fervently praying for the success of U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.Thulasendrapuram, the senator’s ancestral home town, has been filled with boards and banners in honor of Harris, wishing her well in the election. The town also organized a four-hour
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International, USA
Politics here and there. Lots of it, but in different contexts.
Here in Israel it focuses on what is said to be a significant drop in new infections, and what should be open in response. The reality is some doubt about the widely publicized figures, insofar as many of the Haredim are still avoiding the general rules about congregating, and not having themselves tested for the disease. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
Coronavirus battles in Israel, election showdown in U.S. Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
Tomorrow night, G-d willing, we will have a pretty clear idea of who the next President of the United States is going to be. Besides for Jewish mothers this is by far the most powerful person on earth. That’s just the fact. Republican or Democrat or Independent, Trump supporter or Biden supporter, Progressive or Liberal or Conservative – all must be treated with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi