By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In Parashat Va-yeshev, Joseph’s jealous brothers throw him in a pit. From there he is carried off to Egypt. He works for Potiphar and all goes well until he refuses the advances of Mrs. Potiphar. Joseph is thrown in jail and interprets the dreams of the royal baker […]
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Jewish ReligionHow Joseph resisted Potiphar’s wife By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — Possibly no one in history has endured the brutal emotional rollercoaster and harsh physical adversities which Yosef experienced. At a young age, he lost the love and tender care of his beloved mother. He was misunderstood and scorned by most of his brothers
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By Susan L. Rosenbluth TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Imagine a magnificently charming city, repeatedly recognized as a top tourist must-visit in the United States, whose cobblestone streets weave between pastel-colored antebellum residences and numerous historic sites, including many of specific Jewish interest. Now imagine this magical city swathed for 17 days in a plethora
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USAYou may not know his name, but you’ve probably laughed at his skits on “Hee Haw” over the years. Canadian comedian Gordie Tapp, best known as “Cousin Clem,” passed away Sunday, Dec. 18 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He was 94. According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” Tapp conceived the character “Cousin Clem” in the mid-’50s before
Worshipers at grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav in Uman tear gassed by assailants described as neo-Nazis, fake blood and pig’s head left at site By Stuart Winer Jewish worshipers in Ukraine were tear gassed and the grave of Hasidic Rabbi Nachman of Bratlsav was smeared with fake blood and a pigs head in a
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International, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionAmong the thousands of people buried in a centuries-old Jewish cemetery in the Caribbean are men and women whose relatives would go on to establish some of the first synagogues in the US — in Rhode Island, New York and the US Virgin Islands. But their names may soon be lost to history. Just over
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International, Jewish HistoryNine people returned from Islam to Judaism recently with the help of Yad Le’Achim activists. Five women and four children were smuggled out of Arab villages. After a team of social workers affiliated with the organization had prepared the mothers for their return to the Jewish fold and a team of counselors had been assigned
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastMy grandparents, immigrants from Poland and Romania, were Orthodox Jews and deeply observant. My parents, born here, joined a Conservative shul (mixed seating), and kept a traditionally Jewish home. My husband and I joined a Reconstructionist synagogue (liturgically traditional, theologically agnostic, anchored in Jewish “peoplehood”), and mainly express ourselves Jewishly through community volunteerism and Zionism.
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International, Jewish Religion, USABy Jerry Klinger The most important synagogue in America is not located in the United States. Thirteen hundred miles, East-South-East from Miami, Honen Dolim (She who is Merciful to the Poor) stands on the tiny former Dutch Caribbean Island of St. Eustatius. Statia (St. Eustatius) is remote, difficult to get to and central to the
Benjamin Gilman, an American Jewish attorney with a prolific political career, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. Gilman, a lifelong Republican from the Hudson Valley, served roughly 40 years in various government positions. Beginning as Assistant Attorney General of New York in 1953, Gilman opened a private law practice in the 1950s,
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Obituaries & memorials, USALOS ANGELES — The best known of three glamorous sisters from Hungary, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor pioneered a modern version of celebrity — she was famous for being famous. With the advent of television talk shows, Gabor became a frequent guest as early as the 1950s, charming audiences with her fractured English and slightly risque
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – For parents and mostly elementary school-aged children, Chanukah seemed to “roll” in early when Jewish Big Pals and the Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP) organization celebrated together at Skateworld on Sunday morning, Dec. 18. Many participants skated, staggered, stumbled and recovered in the 160 by 60 foot rink,
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By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –This past Shabbat at Temple Beth Shalom we had a most remarkable discussion on the famous Russian painter, Marc Chagall, as we discussed his various paintings of Jesus’s crucifixion. A panel consisting of Dr. David Strom, Dr. Tzvi Sax, and myself explored the history of several of
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Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBerlin (dpa) – A 16th century tapestry taken by a US soldier at the end of the Second World War from Adolf Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat has been returned to the southern German state of Bavaria. US Army Lieutenant Colonel Paul Danahy’s daughter Cathy Hinz handed the wool-knitted tapestry to the Bavarian National Museum
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