By Cynthia Citron BURBANK, California – You might think that living in an all-pink house would give you a toothache. But, au contraire, Jackie Goldberg, the “Pink Lady,” has made her all-pink home a delightful nest of airy light and soft color. White walls and tasteful pink furnishings, but nothing in Pepto-Bismol, thank you very
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–A bright and lovely girl, whom I blessed at her bat mitzvah ceremony not so long ago, was wondering about the story of this landmark ritual in Jewish—and American—life. Beyond the parties (which are too often impossibly and embarrassingly lavish) and the hoopla, there remains a dead-serious chronicle that began
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Travel and FoodBy David Ogul SAN DIEGO — All of us probably know someone who suffers or who has died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, my mother has been living with this terrible affliction for the past several years. Two years ago, my sister and I made the heartbreaking decision to move her from her Los
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO–The 75 member Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present two programs of great variety and musical interest, on Sunday, March 27 at 3 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, and Tuesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. at the orchestra’s home, Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Featured as soloist will be the distinguished, retired concertmaster of the
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — There are the beloved Five Scrolls in the Hebrew Scripture, including Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations and two named for heroic women: Ruth and Esther. Ruth was the consummate loyalist, paradigmatic convert to Judaism—a maternal ancestor to the Davidic line. Christians link her spiritually to Jesus. Esther,
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. -The UN Security Council agreed Thursday to a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Gaddafi from exacting the last measure of revenge against the rebels. In a joint report, FoxNews.com and the Associated Press reported that the opposition is counting on the resolution. “‘We think Qaddafi’s forces will not advance against us.
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By Dov Hartuv KIBBUTZ NIR AM, Israel — Science and medicine have enabled us to lengthen our life span, but they still don’t know how to guarantee the quality of our lives. Over the last three years I have been spending a morning a week with one of the founding members of Kibbutz Nir Am
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By Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — If you describe yourself as progressive it’s likely that you’ll warm to Ehud Barak these days. Though he betrayed the Labor Party he was elected to lead, and though for a long time he has appeared as the fig leaf for the policies of the Netanyahu government, he has of
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Sunday strongly criticized the conviction and sentencing of Alan Gross to 15 years in prison by a Cuban court and called on the Cuban government to release him on humanitarian grounds. Gross, an American subcontractor on a U.S. Agency for International Development program and an active member of the Jewish
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Travel and FoodEditor’s Note: The Jewish Federation of San Diego County is participating in the relief effort described below: WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– The Jewish Federations of North America has opened an emergency relief fund to provide aid and support to the victims of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan earlier today, and
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO –Following are two of my personal opinions on musical subjects, one on recorded music, and the other on the joys of live music. Let the Buyer Beware: In my never-ending search for fresh and new musical material, I frequently buy a recording or sheet music which may not be
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Seeking to bridge the gap between the religious and secular communities, Tzohar (Hebrew for “Window”) will be hosting Megilla readings and Purim celebrations in more than 100 locations throughout Israel. “All Israelis love the fun costumes and the traditional Purim partying” says Nachman Rosenberg, Executive Vice President for Tzohar. “Our programs aim to enrich
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Travel and FoodBy William Dudley EL CAJON, California — The ouster of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and other dramatic recent events in surrounding nations have raised much interest (and some worries) among Americans. Responding to such interest, the Arabic Club at Grossmont College here sponsored “The Arab World Today,” a forum held on campus on March 7.
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Brendan O’Neill, the editor of Spiked Online, whom I’ve come to quote lately, has written: “Emptied of its nationalist vigour and militancy, the Palestine problem, it seems, is now of little immediate interest to protesting Arabs and is instead the ultimate cause célèbre for Western liberal campaigners who like nothing
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