By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — After over two decades, the fight for women’s participation at the Western Wall has finally received its day in court. The Israeli District Court ruled that the women have the right to gather at the Western Wall and pray there as they wish; this decision opened […]
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Allocations Committee to Plan Disbursement of Funds Raised in 1957 Fund Campaign Southwestern Jewish Press, July 12, 1957, Page 1 As the 1957 Jewish Fund Campaign continued to move toward its goal, 25 representative community leaders began planning a series of meetings and discussions preliminary to determining distribution of funds to the campaign’s beneficiary agencies.
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –This month’s Midrash Shabbat teacher at Tifereth Israel Synagogue will be Sarah Shulman. A student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles and a triathlete, Sarah is also my AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Intern. Many people who read the publicity for this weekend were
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Jewish ReligionEditor’s Note: An appreciative shout out to Michael Bennett, who watches this column carefully and sends items on to members of the many “old time” families that he knows. With the Guardians Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 5 By Morrie Pomeranz Veteran newspaper vendors could not account for the unprecedented run on the
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By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — I trace back my love of poetry to Mr. Perle. He taught freshman English in the high school I attended. I remember him as diminutive in stature, but not at all diminutive in his ability to inspire reluctant students to read, and to actually enjoy, fine literature.
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — On June 26th, 2012, the District Court of the Federal State of Cologne ruled that ritual circumcision for children as required by the parents, constitutes an infliction of bodily harm to the child, and is therefore—a criminal offense. Fortunately, the Federal Constitutional Court shortly afterward overruled
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Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman Stop the Clock! In the last issue, I discussed some of the highlights of my visit to the State Capitol in Sacrament. In the growing State of California, it is becoming increasingly difficult for legislators to complete all their work in the
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231 Families Make No Contributions to Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 1 $15,000 is still needed by the United Jewish Fund from 231 families who contributed over $16,000 in 1956 but who have not as yet made their pledge in this year’s drive, according to Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As a rite of passage, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah marks the beginning of a young person’s adult participation in the Jewish community. However, in many congregations across the religious divide, the Bar and Bat Mitzvah day has become a graduation from Judaism. When I think about the
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — There is a story that I have told many times based on a verse in parashat B’har: “But the land must not be sold beyond reclaim, for the land is Mine; you are but strangers resident with me.” This verse teaches us that humans do not own the
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Prize Winning Photo Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 4 “Judy”, a study by Lawrence Schiller, 20-year-old San Diegan, captured first place in the Portraiture Division of the Kappa Alpha Nu Photography Competition. The “Judy” in the portrait is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Karp of Pt. Loma. Additional awards won by
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Marriage Told Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 2 On Sunday, June 9, Alvin J. Abrams, of San Diego, was wed to Carol Bonnie Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peter Rosen, of Los Angeles, in a garden ceremony at the Robertson Rendezvous in Los Angeles. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony.
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Unusual Antique Collection To Go On Sale Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1 The annual Antique Sale, sponsored by the Beth Israel Sisterhood, will take place at the Temple House, 2570 Third Ave., on June 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A collection of antiques, rustics, early Americana and bric-a-brac will be
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — It is a word that one hears frequently these days, in many contexts. The word is “process.” It is a word that reflects our growing recognition that there are very few things in this world that occur in an instant, yesh me’ayin, something out of nothing.
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