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Honors, award, and donation mark Soille gala

June 6, 2016

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, at its 53rd anniversary gala on Sunday evening June 5, paid tribute to the father of Shabbat San Diego, had tribute paid to its own award-winning science teacher, and announced a half-million dollar gift to kick off […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Marcia Tatz Wollner, Michael Mantell, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori

Remember civility in America?

May 31, 2016

By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — Miley Cyrus who believes Donald Trump is a “F—king nightmare,” has said she’d “move out da country” if Trump wins. But wait there’s more. Far more. And in an age of positive psychology, meditation, gratitude journaling, “Namaste-ing” each other, and of course the multitude of mindfulness practices in

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Michael Mantell, USA

The Psychology of Tzimtzum

May 15, 2016

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — When Don Harrison recently gifted me a copy of Professor Mordechai Rotenberg’s The Psychology of Tzimtzum, it, like most gifts, came with a string. “Michael, I thought you’d enjoy this book and I’m wondering if you’d be kind enough to write a review of it for our

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Michael Mantell, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Two remarkable women: Szekely and Blackstone

May 9, 2016

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — When I was in my twenties, one of my favorite books was, Meetings with Remarkable Men by George Gurdjieff. Just recently, I had my meeting with two remarkable women, Deborah Szekely and Vivian Blackstone. Szkeley just celebrated her 94th birthday and Blackstone will be 88 this summer. When

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International, Michael Mantell, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Arrogant? Here’s how to become humble

April 3, 2016

By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — Of course, those who really need this article probably won’t read it. That’s the way arrogance works. It makes you feel that you are better than the next person, that you certainly don’t need to change, and besides, no one is really smart enough to teach you anything. In

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Jewish mindfulness — being fully aware and accepting

March 6, 2016

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — If you haven’t come across the ubiquitous word “mindfulness” over the last year or so, perhaps it’d be a good idea to read this. You see, there’s a love fest going on with mindfulness and it has captured the attention of nearly every magazine, self-help and coaching-therapy

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Whose race are you running?

February 7, 2016

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — My family owned shoe stores in Newark, New Jersey. when I was growing up. I worked in their stores from the time I was seven years old. One day, my grandfather brought me outside to teach me an important lesson. He pointed out the competitor down the

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Sports & Competitions

‘Love fellow Jew as yourself’ — Do we observe this?

January 31, 2016

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — What lesson have we not learned from one of the most basic principles in Judaism, “Love your fellow Jew as yourself”? It’s preached on pulpit after pulpit, regardless of the sex of the rabbi, the color of the rabbi’s talit, whether the rabbi wears a kippah or

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Humor, camaraderie mark Kolender’s memorial

November 7, 2015

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO – It was the kind of memorial service that the late Sheriff Bill Kolender would have enjoyed. There was lots of humor and plenty of the camaraderie that he was credited with fostering among law enforcement agencies. Civilians and uniformed officers from both

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

Live your life really well

November 1, 2015

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO–When it comes to living really well, many confuse doing so with looking good, feeling good, or having the goods. This leads people to chase after such goods as spray tans, plastic surgery, drugs, virtual friendships, the mansion, making and spending as much as they possibly can, and erroneously

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Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education

No, it’s not Purim; it’s Halloween

October 24, 2015

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — The National Retail Federation’s research is telling us “more than 157 million Americans will celebrate Halloween this year, with eight in 10 millennials saying they are already planning something fun with their friends. Total spending in 2015 will top $6.9 billion, with the average American celebrating planning

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Michael Mantell, USA

Challah making draws hundreds for Shabbat San Diego

October 22, 2015

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – No doubt about it, the Jewish community of San Diego made a lot of dough Thursday night, Oct. 22. And community members will bake it into challot (challahs) in time to serve them with Friday night Shabbat dinners throughout the county. It was all part of the Shabbat

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

Teaching children moral courage

October 11, 2015

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Mark Twain once said, “It is curious—curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.” To display moral courage in today’s world is, sadly, a rarity. Some have referred to the end of the twentieth century as the “Decade of

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Michael Mantell, USA

Child assassins

October 4, 2015

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — What makes a child so angry or despondent that he or she would pick up a gun and shoot classmates and teachers? And what warning signs can parents look for? These are the questions we’ll answer in this column. The problem of anger is based on fragile

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, USA

Honors, award, and donation mark Soille gala

Remember civility in America?

The Psychology of Tzimtzum

Two remarkable women: Szekely and Blackstone

Arrogant? Here’s how to become humble

Jewish mindfulness — being fully aware and accepting

Whose race are you running?

‘Love fellow Jew as yourself’ — Do we observe this?

Humor, camaraderie mark Kolender’s memorial

Live your life really well

No, it’s not Purim; it’s Halloween

Challah making draws hundreds for Shabbat San Diego

Teaching children moral courage

Child assassins

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