Judaism

Seven ‘Women of Valor’ saluted at Jewish Arts Festival

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Celebrating its tenth anniversary as an annual part of the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, this year’s Women of Valor featured seven outstanding local Jewish women, Jaqui Silver, Pianist and Educator; Allison Price, Philanthropist and Body Builder; Theresa Dupuis, Chair of San Diego Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy; […]

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Moe Berg’s surprising double life

The Spy Behind Home Plate, a documentary on the life of Moe Berg by Aviva Kempner, opening June 28 at the Landmark Ken Theater, 4061 Adams Avenue, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In baseball, an all-around player is one who can hit, field, steal bases, and inspire his team mates.  They

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Diverse society seeks to define Australia’s values

By Seamus Carr MELBOURNE, Australia –Since Prime Minister John Howard’s government first introduced the Citizenship Test in 2007, politicians have been bandying around words to describe what they believe are ‘Australian values’. Trying to define what Australian values are in a way that is meaningful to our diverse society, and is not just about political

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International, Jewish History

Weekly Torah portion: Naso

By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — Our Torah portion this week, Naso, describes the somewhat unusual lifestyle choices of a Nazarite. A Nazarite takes a vow of holiness, abstains from drinking alcohol, cutting his hair, and coming into contact with the dead. The vow is for a predetermined finite amount of time. Through abstaining

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Jewish Religion

Biblical Exodus inspires ‘Journey to Freedom’ oratorio

By Eileen Wingard ALISO VIEJO, California — The manuscript of Journey to Freedom languished for decades at the bottom of a pile of Dr. Bernard “Barney” Gilmore’s scores. It was not until after UC Irvine Music Faculty Professor Gilmore’s death, that his wife, while organizing his music for the archives at the UC Irvine Library,

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Kabbalah as explained by quantum physics

From Infinity to Man by Eduard Shyfrin, White Raven Publishing, © 2019, ISBN 978-1-911195-84-9, p. 122 plus notes and index, $24.99. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Kabbalah is esoteric Judaism, the mystical traditions handed down orally through the generations. Yet, Kabbalah is not a monolith, its concepts and structures evolve. In the introduction to

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

How a Jewish tale differs from others

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are many instances where both Jews and non-Jews tell stories with some variations on the same plot. In many of these instances, the Jewish version attempts to use its version to teach Jews proper behavior. The following is an example. Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving (1783-1859)

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion

‘Wiesenthal’ dramatizes life of Nazi- hunter

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While there is little to laugh about when it comes to the subject of the Holocaust, Simon Wiesenthal (Tom Dugan), began the one-man show with a joke.  The longer the show went on, the more the actor revealed the character, and perhaps a trace of hubris, of Simon

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Eva Trieger, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Those of Jewish blood quite populous

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin  BOCA RATON, Florida — Most people are convinced that there are comparatively few Jews in the world, only about 13.3 million in 2001, about 1.4 percent of the world population.  Of these 4.9 million lived in Israel and 8.3 million outside the Holy Land. Logic would dictate that the actual

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International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA