Jewish Religion

I-8 Jewish Travel: SDSU’s modern Hillel Center

–31st in a Series– Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ Melvin Garb Hillel Center By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –The Melvin Garb Hillel Center, dedicated in October 2014,  is a place for Jewish students to hang out, socialize, and make Jewish connections. Here, says Hillel’s SDSU’s campus director, Jackie Tolley, the students “engage in programs […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Why Rashi wrote sometimes and refrained at others

Rashi: The Magic and the Mystery by Avigdor Bonchek, Gefen Publishing House, New York;  ISBN 978-965-229-779-2 ©2015, $18.00, p. 132, plus Appendix, References and Index of Interpreted Verses By Fred Reiss, Ed.D WINCHESTER, California — Torah Commentator Rashi, the acronym for Shlomo Yitzchaki, stands at the head of a long line of revered Jewish sages. For instance,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Many reasons for happy children to say ‘Dayenu’

More Than Enough: A Passover Story by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by Katie Kath; Dial Books for Young Readers © 2016; ISBN 978-0-8037-4126-3; $16.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — We received at San Diego Jewish World a book to be read to children that either came to our mailbox quite late or extremely

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Netanyahu says he’ll promote Jewish diversity

By Kenneth Bandler JERUSALEM–The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) salutes Prime Minister Netanyahu on his commitment to the principle that the state of Israel recognizes and welcomes all streams of Judaism. “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pledge to American Jews is precisely what J-REC has been advocating in our meetings in Israel this week,” said Steven Bayme,

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

American Jewish Report: November 6, 2015

Reform Judaism umbrella passes transgender rights measure ORLANDO, Florida (JNS.org) The umbrella body of Reform Judaism in the U.S. passed a resolution to recognize the rights of transgender individuals on Thursday. The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) voted on the “Resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People” at its biennial conference in

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Jewish Religion, USA

A rabbi’s advice for achieving true success

Judaism Alive: Using the Torah to Unlock Your Life’s Potential by Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, Gefen Publishing House, New York;  ISBN 978-965-229-652-8 ©2015, $18.00, p. 154, including an Appendix By Fred Reiss, Ed.D.   WINCHESTER, California — Judaism Alive, written by Shlomo Einhorn, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, is a self-help book guided by the personal qualities of three

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Scholar’s spiritual journey to Judaism began in Vatican

By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – A doctoral student in religious anthropology told the Fletcher Hills Kiwanis Club on Saturday morning, Oct. 24, that her spiritual journey, which included conversion to Judaism, began one morning on a high school trip from San Diego County to St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Jenn Lindsay,

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food

Challah making draws hundreds for Shabbat San Diego

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – No doubt about it, the Jewish community of San Diego made a lot of dough Thursday night, Oct. 22. And community members will bake it into challot (challahs) in time to serve them with Friday night Shabbat dinners throughout the county. It was all part of the Shabbat

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I-8 Jewish Travel: Flowing waters of justice

  -26th in a Series– Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ Temple Emanu-El By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Temple Emanu-El, swathed in Jerusalem stone, houses a Reform congregation that has occupied this property in the Del Cerro neighborhood since 1978.  Initially, there was a former Baptist church where the courtyard and sanctuary stand

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food