By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When a gunman attacked Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover 2019, killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding three other people, one of the first people too rush to the synagogue and offer comfort was Mayor Steve Vaus of Poway, who is also well-known as a country […]
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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — People who pay attention to what they read realize that none of the Jewish holidays are practiced today as
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By Franklin Gaylis MD, FACS SAN DIEGO — The South African Jewish American Community (SAJAC) is sponsoring a virtual presentation from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, addressing genetic disorders related to our Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The goal of this presentation is to increase an awareness of diseases caused by genetic abnormalities amongst Ashkenazi Jews,
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Shemini Atseret, 8th day of Sukkot, Deuteronomy 14:22-23:44 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This essay covers: ancient moneychangers; debt and slavery relief; and dealing with the needy. These readings are part of parasha RE’EH, which was read on the Shabbat of August 15th.. I have, to the extent possible, avoided redundancy to
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By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Starting from very ancient times, world history presents many examples of dictators who desired world domination, or at least domination of as big a part of the world as possible. The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman empires are some ancient examples of this. More recent examples are the Spanish,
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By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A major source of the coronavirus spreading is the ultra-Orthodox or Haredi communities. We don’t know exactly the extent of infections, due perhaps to the reluctance of politicians, health personnel, and the media to publicize it. We do know that it is extensive, a third or more of the total,
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By Sheryl Rowling and Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The news of the tax fraud scheme perpetrated by Chabad of Poway’s Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein has shocked the country. Ancillary questions beyond the income tax fraud have arisen related to: Why was Goldstein permitted to meet with the U.S. president even though the FBI was
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By Oliver B. Pollak. Ph.D RICHMOND, California — The 1918-1919 “flu” epidemic took between 2,800 and 7,500 Nebraska lives, 974 of them in Omaha. On July 4, 1919, the weekly Omaha Jewish Bulletin published “Breaking Lives and Homes for Profit.” It read: Fanny Skulke came with her husband to the United States from Lomas, “a
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Other items in today’s column include *Susan Davis honors Justice Ginsburg in Congressional Record *Jewish organizations By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — It wasn’t all that long ago that the City of San Diego had a City Manager form of government. That meant that the mayor was like a super councilmember, who had a
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By Marcia Berneger SAN DIEGO — As soon as Yom Kippur ends, preparations begin for a new holiday, for Sukkot is just around the corner. Many synagogues begin to build their sukkah the very next morning. This year, the week-long celebration of Sukkot begins on tonight, (October 2). This is a festive holiday that celebrates
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By Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort CARLSBAD, California — This year we have the great privilege of ushering the joyous holiday of Sukkot on the holy Shabbat! It is a double ‘whammy’ of spiritual greatness. Sukkot is the holiday on which we celebrate the Divine Protection enjoyed by the Jewish people during their 40-year sojourn in the
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By Teresa Konopka SAN DIEGO — We are truly living in challenging times. When it comes to lockdowns and masks, everyone has an opinion. So-called experts in the media have flip-flopped on their guidance. Even doctors seem to be at each other’s throats as those who go against popular opinion are censored. This “expert” says masks work – this
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By Sam Glaser LOS ANGELES — During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah hop to a different hut every five minutes and not exhaust the inventory. Google “Sukkah’s
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Middle East, Sam Glaser, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 4 10 a.m. Moshe Halbertal and Eva Illouz, “Can Home Be a Shelter in Times of Pandemic?” The Reading Room, National Library of Israel. Monday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Yossi Beilin and Ido Aharoni, “The Future of Middle East Peace,” Temple
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