By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — This Shabbat, throughout the Jewish world, is known as Shabbat Shirah, the Shabbat of Song. That is because in our Torah portion this week, BeShalach, we read about how Miriam led the Israelites in a song, Shirat HaYam, as they traveled through the split sea. The song itself is […]
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Jewish ReligionTu B’Shevat, Israeli style, to be celebrated at Lawrence Family JCC The Israel-American Council (IAC) plans to celebrate Tu B’Shevat in 40 cities across North America, including San Diego, with special dinners Friday night coupled with presentations about the annual “birthday of the trees.” In San Diego, the celebration will be held from 6:30 p.m.
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USAWitnesses by Konstantin Fam, 2018, Russian and English subtitles, some English. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Witnesses, a film by Russian filmmaker Konstantin Fam, is a Holocaust trilogy. Three short subjects, “Shoes,” “Brutus,” and “Violin,” are shown consecutively, each a complete story in itself, but all three are tied together in the last
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By Oliver B. Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — In 2004 my law partner and I went to Washington DC for a conference. Our sightseeing included The Watergate, Jewish War Veterans Museum, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial on the Mall. The Memorial first conceived in 1960, authorized in 1974 with Lawrence Halprin’s winning design went unfunded
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U.S. Secretary of State condemns Iran missile launch Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo issued the following statement on Tuesday: “In continued defiance of the international community and UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the Iranian regime fired off a space launch vehicle today. Such vehicles incorporate technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those
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By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — I contacted the Richmond Museum of History in March 2017 based on a story in the J – The Jewish News of Northern California seeking volunteers for a joint venture with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, “History Unfolded: U.S. Newspapers and the Holocaust,” designed to reveal what local
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Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USAFinding the Right School in the Era of BDS and Intersectionality: A Jewish Parents’ Guide to Colleges 2018-19 Academic Year by Jerome Ostrov, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform © 2018, ISBN 978-1721925872, p. 429 plus appendices, $18.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – The letters BDS, an acronym for the words boycott, divestment, and sanctions, is a
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Before David Ogul and Sharon Wilson were married, they learned about each other’s faiths. David attended Mass at Sharon’s Catholic church. Sharon attended Friday night Shabbat services at David’s Reform temple in Riverside, the city where the two had met and worked for the daily Press-Enterprise. David was
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David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Doron Krakow NEW YORK — This past Tuesday, Israel and the Jewish people bade farewell to one of the last of the pioneers who shaped the modern state and restored our nation to sovereignty after nearly 2,000 years. Moshe Arens, z’l, was eulogized as a three-time minister of defense, minister of foreign affairs and Israel’s
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — In our Torah portion this week, Parashat Bo, the Israelites are freed from Egypt. We are witnessing the transformation from an enslaved and displaced people into a sovereign nation, en route to their promised land. But before they left, God presents the Israelites with what most traditional commentators
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By Moshe Phillips PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Are you or a family member planning to go on Birthright in 2019? Are you looking for something more than the average “Israel Experience?” Here are some ideas on what to see if you chose to extend your trip and your mind. Don’t give in to the critics of Israel who
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$1 million Genesis Prize awarded to Robert Kraft; who dedicates money to fight anti-Semitism Robert Kraft, American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, has been named the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional
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International, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA-Third in a Series- By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This is my last article for now dealing with some of the challenges the Jewish and black community face in their battle against racial intolerance and Anti-Semitism. The Women’s March demonstrated against Donald Trump at his inauguration. It was one of the
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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USARedemption (Geula), by Joseph Madmony and Boaz Yehonatan Yacov; Hebrew language with English subtitles; 100 minutes; to be screened during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, and at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 also at the Reading
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