Judaism

Even those who witnessed miracles at Sinai still had free will

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO, California — A couple of weeks ago I appeared on a panel at El Cajon Valley High School to speak about the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The other panelists were an evangelical minister and an Imam. The students asked lots of intelligent and probing questions, […]

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Jewish Religion

Why Judaic Studies departments are shielded from criticism

By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — I’ve yet to see, among the criticisms of college ethnic and gender studies departments, a similar criticism of Judaic Studies departments. Is this because, as some charge, Jews have a privileged place in our universities? The pervasiveness of anti-Israel sentiment on campuses, usually with carte blanche or often support

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Scientists contemplate universe’s origin

A Universe from Nothing: Why is there Something Rather than Nothing? by Lawrence M. Krauss; ISBN 978-1-4516-2445-8 ©2012, $24.99, p. 202 The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe is Not Designed for Us by Victor J. Stenger;  ISBN 978-1-61614-443-2 ©2012, $28.00, p. 341, including notes, bibliography, and index   By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan 11, 1957, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman London-U.S.A. A friend of mine occasionally shares London newspapers with me.  Last week I gave their “Sunday Times” a thorough going-over. I noted that out of twenty-five cinemas listed in the amusement section, twenty-two had

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 11, 1957, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Wedding Told Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 2 Donna Gail Godes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ivan Godes, became the bride of Harvey Lewis Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cohen, on December 23 at Temple Beth Israel.  Rabbi Morton J. Cohn officiated. A

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What does Judaism say about leaking confidential information?

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California–Recently someone asked me, “Does Judaism have any thoughts on the Wikileaks fiasco? Where does freedom of the press and the public’s right to know become a security threat, or worse, in Jewish thought?” This issue is not only concerned with the arrest and trial of Julian Asange;

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 11, 1957, Part 1

  Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff New Officers Elected To Lead United Jewish Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Pages 1, 6 New officers of the United Jewish Fund for 1957 were elected last Wednesday at the first Directors meeting for 1957. Directors selected Milton Y. Roberts as President to succeed Morrie

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 28, 1958, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff S.I. Fox Lodge B.B. To Install Officers Southwestern Jewish Press,  December 28, 1956, Page 5 The Jewish community is invited to the tenth annual installation of officers of the Samuel I. Fox Lodge No. 1747, B’nai B’rith, Tuesday, January 8, 8:30  p.m., at the Beth Jacob Center.  A

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