Judaism

Is ‘faithism’ as dangerous as ‘racism’? Columnist seeks input

By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, TAIWAN — If racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination, then faithism is the belief that belief in different gods or Gods justifies spiritualism discrimination in terms of who goes to heaven and who goes to hell, among other religious beliefs. In the

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Jewish Religion

Remembering Gunther Plaut

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Had the Nazis not come to power in his native Germany, W. Gunther Plaut would have become a judge. But being barred from pursuing a legal career because he was a Jew, he dedicated himself to serving God and his people. That brought him to the Hebrew Union College in

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Jewish Religion

Rabbi Samuel offers wide-ranging religious discussion in ‘Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis’

Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis: A Timeless Theological Conversation, Vol. 1: Genesis 1-3 by Rabbi Michael L. Samuel, Aeon Publishing,  ISBN 978-1-4563-0171-3 ©2011,  p. 495, including excursuses, bibliography, and index; $20.70. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The biblical narrator of the first three chapters of Genesis, whoever he may be: Moses at God’s direction,

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Nov. 16, 1956, Part 5

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, November 15, 1956, Page 7 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Mental Retardation– As this issue comes from the presses, and if we are the ordinary individuals who are exposed to the radio, television, billboards, and the newspapers, we shall

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Have some Lubavitchers turned the late rebbe into an idol?

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — One of the more interesting questions that is sometimes asked in modern anthropology is whether a group is a collection of individuals, or are they like a body with various members? Much of this has what to do with the issue of individual vs. corporate identity.

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 16, 1956, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff With The Guardians Southwestern Jewish Press, November 16, 1956, page 6 By Morrie Pomeranz Hi-Lites of the November 1st meeting — excellent turnout — enthusiastically presided over by prexy Sammy Addleson who is at his parliamentary best when the crowds are larger — guests included Norman Smith hosted

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 16, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Temple Beth Israel To Hold Workshop Southwestern Jewish Press, November 16, 1956, Page 4 Richard F. Lustig, Vice-President, announces that on November 20th at 8 p.m. Temple Beth Israel will hold its first Temple Workshop.  Major topics to be discussed are 1. Dues and Finances.  2. Temple problems.

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Battling propaganda at the movies

By Adina Wollner SAN DIEGO —  I attended on Thursday, February 2, an Alternate Focus, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee screening of the film Israel vs. Israel a documentary directed by Terje Carlsson. The film highlights four Jewish Israelis who are working to bring an end to the “40 year occupation of the West Bank”. There were approximately thirty

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Jewish History