Hashkiveinu duet ~ Cantor David and Dena Propis
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Downsizing and moving from our comfort zone
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — When you need to move, whether to smaller quarters, to a new job in a different city or wherever, you may not be able to take all the furniture and the accumulated belongings of a lifetime with you. Downsizing can be a tough challenge. How attached are you
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodJust bring yourself and a bottle of wine
By Oliver B. Pollak Third in a series RICHMOND, California. You and your spouse are invited to dinner. It could be significant other, partner, friend. What can I bring. First time at the house – house warming gift, cut flowers, a plant, potluck food contribution, a seed packet, do they drink, do they both drink,
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Oliver Pollak, Travel and FoodEnjoying a ‘brocante’ in central France
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — It’s that time of the year again. Over the summer weekends every self-respecting village and town in central France holds its annual fete or saint’s day, meaning that bowls competitions are held, food and drink is served for a minimum fee and both local people and ‘outsiders’ can set
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and FoodEditor’s E-Mail Box: August 10, 2018 (5 items)
Herzog, in first North American trip as Jewish Agency chairman, stresses need for unity On his first trip abroad since assuming office last week, Isaac Herzog, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s new Chairman of the Executive, visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Herzog, who assumed office on August 1, is due to
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International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA‘The Library Book’: Cleverly titled tome about libraries
The Library Book, A coffee table book that stirs the reader’s soul Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — The Library Book, a 14½x11 3/8 coffee table book, weighs 6 lbs. I saw it in the new books section of the Richmond Public Library and “checked it out.” Then I checked it out at the circulation
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Oliver Pollak, Travel and FoodTemple Beth Shalom
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United Hatzalah volunteer in Sderot responds to rocket bombs from Gaza United Hatzalah volunteers, like many of the residents of Sderot and the other towns in the Gaza periphery, were up all Wednesday night due to a constant barrage of rocket fire from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The rocket fire was meant to kill
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodNew Zealand (Kiwi) firefighters help in California
Editor’s Note: John McCormick, a Kiwi friend of Israel who was the subject of a feature story in San Diego Jewish World, sent this dispatch about the cooperation between New Zealand and the United States in times of disasters. By John McCormick WAIPUKURAU, New Zealand — I have just listened to a six and a
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John McCormick, Travel and FoodThe peace treaty that started a nation but left a dispute
Editor’s Note: This is the 23rd in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and FoodHis spirits of adventure
-Second in a series- By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — A drink helps to unwind, relieve stress, chill. Social drinking with friends, in moderation, is ok. My companions are happy, not morose or angry drinkers. We share tastes and mutually expand our knowledge of spirits. I learned about scotch from my Glasgow born mentor,
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Planned United the Right Rally in Washington D.C. draws condemnation The Greater Washington Urban League and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Washington Region call on civic, political and religious leaders to unequivocally reject the anti-Semitism and racism of the white nationalists who will gather for the “Unite the Right” rally in Lafayette Park on Sunday.
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