By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Humans abuse drugs, drink and drive, smoke in spite of potential lung cancer, and eat unhealthy foods—all of which are destructive behaviors. In the brain, sexual excitement is akin to the urges that fuel these addictive behaviors. The neurons in the frontal lobe, which is the main
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel of Temple Beth Shalom in Chula Vista recently told me of a conversation he had with a young woman working behind the counter of an ice cream shop. Noting her unhappy expression, he told her that she should be very proud of the work
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodBt Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Ahh, Shavuot is soon upon us. With its extended synagogue services, special readings including the story of Ruth and the 10 Commandments among others, Tikkun Leil Shavuot –the practice of staying up all night studying Torah — and of course all of those traditional delectable dairy dishes
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Travel and Food(c) Oliver Pollak RICHMOND, California — American wedding vows typically include the line “Till death do us part.” But affection may wither and politics dictate otherwise. We got married on May 8, Mother’s Day 1966. 52 years later, in 2018, our anniversary and Mother’s Day, May 13, are five days apart. These celebrations have been on
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Oliver Pollak, Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is complicated and confusing. If you’ve been reading articles, you’ll have seen illustrations of how the new rules will increase a typical individual’s tax liability while others were certain that TCJA will decrease the average taxpayer’s tax hit. Just know – The ramifications
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Things are going Netanyahu’s way: his campaign against the Iran deal seems to have influenced Trump’s decision to pull out; Israel seems to be humiliating its arch-enemy Iran; the most important country in the world – the United States of America – is recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by
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Editor’s Note: This is the tenth 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 By Donald H. Harrison
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