Judaism

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 14, 1957, Part 3

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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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 14, 1957, Part 2

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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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 14, 1957, Part 1

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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The process of sinning

  By 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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Jewish Religion

Jewish institutions must take stands against sex trafficking

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Recently I came across an interesting but unusual halachic question: Can a Jewish pimp receive an Aliya on Shabbat? The original questioned pertained to a pimp who was the only Levite in his community. The question came to the attention of the famous Iraqi Sephardic Rabbi

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, May 31, 1957, Part 3

Union Raises Fund For Histadrut Center Southwestern Jewish Press, May 31, 1957, Page 5 Mr. Charles J. Hardy, Secretary, Local 500 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Union, reports that at a recent testimonial dinner to Mr. Ed S. Miller in Chicago, funds were raised tobuild a youth center in Israel. More than

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Rabbi Kahn illuminates mysteries of Leviticus

Echoes of Eden: Sefer Vayikra by Rabbi Ari Kahn; Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 2013; ISBN-10: 9652295922, 256 pages;  $20.95    By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Rabbi Ari Kahn is one of the most imaginative scholars I have encountered in the Orthodox world. His new commentary on the Book of Leviticus is yet

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