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SWU choice of venue prompts controversy

April 19, 2016

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Swirling beneath the planned May 4 appearance of Pastor Dumisani Washington, a leading African-American advocate for the State of Israel is controversy over the relationship between the Jewish community and the Christians who seek to convert us. Washington’s appearance, sponsored by the pro-Israel organization StandWithUs, is scheduled May 4 […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Kasich: Helping others part of the great Jewish tradition

April 19, 2016

By John Kasich/JNS.org I’ve had the wonderful privilege of meeting thousands of people from all different faith backgrounds out on the campaign trail. It’s been both a humbling and awe-inspiring experience. At every event, I try to convey that I have a realistic plan to get people back to work and keep our country safe.

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Jewish Religion, USA

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts, 90

April 19, 2016

Popular actress Doris Roberts, who was best known for her role as matriarch Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond, has passed away at the age of 90. According to a spokesperson for the family, she remained healthy and active and died in her sleep. Roberts was born to a Russian-Jewish family in St. Louis and

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ridding ourselves of spiritual chametz

April 17, 2016

By Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz ROCK ISLAND, Illinois — As Passover approaches many Jews go into spring-cleaning mode. Getting rid of chametz (food made from wheat and its crumbs) turns into actions such as changing over all of our everyday pots and dishes for special Passover ones, or making them kosher for Passover. Many of us

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Jewish Religion

Bialik: Tough to be Shomer Shabbat in Hollywood

April 17, 2016

You may know her as Amy Fowler from The Big Bang Theory television, or as Blossom Russo, the titular character from the mid-90″s sitcom Blossom. Mayim Bialik has played dozens of roles in television and film in a career that stretches back nearly 30 years. In that sense, Bialik is very much at home in

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Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Rivlin sells chametz to Chief Rabbi

April 17, 2016

In preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday carried out the ritual selling of the chametz (leavened foods that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday) with Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Shlomo Amar. In the brief ceremony, the President appointed Rabbi Amar to act as an emissary of the President

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Jabotinsky left an impressive legacy

April 17, 2016

By Steve Kramer NETANYA, Israel — We recently attended a lecture sponsored by AACI Netanya. The lecturer was American-Israeli Hank Citron, who divides his time between Manhattan and Netanya. A former history professor in New Jersey, Hank is a colorful character who, among other things, grew up in a Zionist household, the son of European

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Steve Kramer

Hillary Clinton: Lessons I’ve learned from Passover

April 17, 2016

By Hillary Clinton/JNS.org I didn’t grow up celebrating Pesach. But over the years, I’ve attended seders where I was inspired by the remarkable story told in the haggadah—a tale of a people who, sustained by fortitude and faith, escaped slavery and reached their freedom. As Jewish people around the world prepare for this festival, I wanted

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

‘Fairy Tales’ tells of family’s Anschluss ordeal, recovery

April 16, 2016

Fairy Tales (nonfiction) by James Josef Allina; PublishAmerica (c) 2013; ISBN 9781462659692; 182 pages, $13. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO —Fairy Tales is a two-part memoir. The first part, in the voice of the author’s uncle, Josef Benesch, focuses on living conditions for Jews in Vienna after the Anschluss with Nazi Germany The second

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

Nazi-era Jewish remains laid to rest in Hungary

April 15, 2016

The remains of Jews murdered during World War II and found in the Danube river in 2011 were buried in Budapest on Friday, laying to rest a long-running saga over their identity and cause of death. The bones, some pockmarked with bullet holes, are now thought to have belonged to Jews shot on the banks

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International, Jewish History

Words for Pesach: ‘chametz’ & ‘moat chittim’

April 15, 2016

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Each year before Pesach, members of my congregation ask me to sell their chametz to a non-Jew for the duration of the holiday. The chametz is repurchased after Pesach, but during the festival it is not in its original owner’s possession. This sale allows us to fulfill the mitzvah of

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Jewish Religion

Portrait of Chabad’s last rebbe

April 15, 2016

By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Hasidism had its beginnings in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century, a philosophy that moved away from the primacy of Torah study, but without veering from a commitment to Torah. It created a way of Jewish life that emphasized the ability of Jews to move closer to G-d

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Weekly Torah portion: Metzora

April 14, 2016

Mistakes Happen – Failure is Chosen By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — The Metzora was a person who was so involved in gossip and tale-bearing that even after several types of divine warnings he refused to give up or sometimes even recognize his immoral behavior. Some people even considered their inappropriate behavior to be virtuous.

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Jewish Religion

Elijah to face armed guards outside Brussels seders

April 14, 2016

The Brussels Jewish community’s Passover celebrations will go on as usual this year but with a few additional guests — namely security guards, police officers and heavily armed soldiers. Security measures at Jewish sites in the country will be heightened during the Passover holiday in light of lingering security concerns following last month’s terror attacks

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International, Jewish Religion

SWU choice of venue prompts controversy

Kasich: Helping others part of the great Jewish tradition

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts, 90

Ridding ourselves of spiritual chametz

Bialik: Tough to be Shomer Shabbat in Hollywood

Rivlin sells chametz to Chief Rabbi

Jabotinsky left an impressive legacy

Hillary Clinton: Lessons I’ve learned from Passover

‘Fairy Tales’ tells of family’s Anschluss ordeal, recovery

Nazi-era Jewish remains laid to rest in Hungary

Words for Pesach: ‘chametz’ & ‘moat chittim’

Portrait of Chabad’s last rebbe

Weekly Torah portion: Metzora

Elijah to face armed guards outside Brussels seders

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