Judaism

Editor’s E-Mail Box: January 9, 2019 (4 items)

$1 million Genesis Prize awarded to Robert Kraft; who dedicates money to fight anti-Semitism Robert Kraft, American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, has been named the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional

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International, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA

Women’s March leaders still embrace Farrakhan

-Third in a Series- By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This is my last article for now dealing with some of the challenges the Jewish and black community face in their battle against racial intolerance and Anti-Semitism. The Women’s March demonstrated against Donald Trump at his inauguration. It was one of the

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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

SDIJFF Movie Preview: Redemption (Geula)

Redemption (Geula), by Joseph Madmony and Boaz Yehonatan Yacov; Hebrew language with English subtitles; 100 minutes; to be screened during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, and at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 also at the Reading

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

In reply to Alice Walker’s calumnies against Jews

-Second in a Series- By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Most of us probably had a lot of respect and cheered for Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. It is a story about the life of African-American women

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Editor’s E-Mail Box: January 7, 2019 (6 items)

Hebrew University distances itself from remarks of anti-IDF professor Five days following the incident in which a Hebrew University professor, Dr. Carola Hilfrich, scolded a student for wearing her IDF uniform to class, the university published a rare ad calling on students in uniform to come study at the university. “Students in Uniform? Welcome!” read

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

SDIJFF Movie Preview: ‘From Cairo to the Cloud’

From Cairo to the Cloud ~ The World of the Cairo Geniza; filmmaker Michelle Paymar; English language; 92 minutes; to be shown during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Lawrence Family JCC, Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Harold Brown, former Secretary of Defense, mourned

WASHINGTON D.C. — Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan issued the following statement about the death in Rancho Santa Fe on Friday of former Defense Secretary Harold Brown, a member of the Jewish community who also had served as president of the California Institute of Technology. It is with deep sadness that I extend

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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA

Judge Gothard cites Biblical roots of U.S. legal system

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Retired Judge Sol Gothard of Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal told a kiddush luncheon audience at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Saturday, January 5, that some major tenets of the American legal system are derived from the Torah and the Talmud. Adding that “justice doesn’t win law cases,

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Weekly Torah Portion: Vaera

By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — Twice in this week’s Torah portion, Vaera, Moses claims that he has “uncircumcised lips” and as a result, he should not stand up to Pharaoh and advocate for the Israelites freedom. Many commentators suggest that when Moses says “uncircumcised lips” he was referring to a physical disability. They cite

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Jewish Religion

Editor’s E-Mail Box: January 3, 2019 (4 items)

Four boys’ names from Hebrew Bible make San Diego County’s top 10 in 2018 Four names from the Hebrew Bible made the top 10 for boys born in San Diego County during 2018, according to records on file with the county Health and Human Services Agency.  These were Noah in second place with 202 instances,

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA