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From the most expensive item down to the least expensive, here are the Biblical Zoo’s 17 wishes for its 30th anniversary at its present location in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem: {Donald H. Harrison]
The Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem Has a Wish List Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, The World We Share, USA
It all comes to a boil at the end of the first act, when at a party celebrating the engagement of Schultz and Schneider one of the inn’s resident ladies of the night tells Ludwig that Schultz can afford the party because the Jews have all the money anyway, thus bringing to his attention Schultz’ ethnicity. [Sandi Masori]
‘Cabaret’ Provides a Stark Warning about Racism, Extremism Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Jewish students who will enter the ninth or tenth grade next year and who have demonstrated leadership qualities at their synagogue, Jewish school, or youth group may become eligible to travel to a European country next July with peers from Sha’ar Hanegev, Israel, under the auspices of the Global Ambassadors Program administered by the Jewish Federation of San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
Is a Sponsored European Trip in Your Jewish Teen’s Future? Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — We had the great honor of marketing a lovely apartment in Jerusalem’s Sha’are Chesed neighborhood for the estate of Yehuda Avner. Standing in Avner’s office and viewing numerous photos of him with leading world leaders felt like I was taking a stroll through the history of the State of Israel.
The Ultimate Insider Read More »
Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Their offense was to shake hands with the devil. After literally shaking hands with a foreign athlete during an international competition last month, an Iranian weightlifter was barred for life from entering his nation’s sports facilities. A state senator from Dearborn, Mich., apologized to her Arab and Muslim constituents
Seeking Peace With a Dysfunctional ‘Family’ Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Just as fights exist between religious Zionists, they exist among the Zealots. Judaism is destroying itself. Maggid Books in Israel has reprinted the original 1920 version of the classical mystical book “Orot” (Lights), by the famous Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. The 2023 publication appears in
Fights Among the Zealots Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This year, we read Torah portions Nitzavim and Vayeilech, on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashana. It asks us where we stand as we enter the new year. The parasha teaches that G-d tells us, “I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. You
Parshiyot Nitzavim-Vayeilech: Choosing Life Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
There are many enjoyable extrapolations, known as midrashes, on the Biblical story of Noah. Here comes another one, this time to familiarize children between the ages of 4 and 8 with mathematical concepts while delighting them with stories of animals at work and play on the famous Ark. [Donald H. Harrison]
Naamah, the Numbers Whiz on Noah’s Ark Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction
By Jerry Klinger A cemetery stone on a street is a strange site, even in London. It is even stranger considering that there is no body buried beneath. The black and gold stone of honored memory is for a Jewish secret agent, a member of the British Special Operations Executive, SOE, Captain Lionel Lee. Lee
Captain Lionel Lee: Extraordinary Courage and Dedication Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Hurricane Idalia left widespread damage in Florida and the southeastern coast of the United States in its wake. Once it formed, the news coverage fixated on it to the exclusion of other stories. Although this has happened in the past, this time it came as a welcome relief. Forecasters warned
Satire: Hurricane Headlines Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
“The way of my rabbinate and my personal life is living a life of balance,” Kornberg continued. “What I have been able to do and what I try to do is bring [the religious and secular] worlds together with a sense of balance; you don’t have to live in one or the other. You can have a rich religious Jewish life and still live in the secular ‘real world’ so to speak…” [Donald H. Harrison]
Rabbi David Kornberg of Congregation Beth Am: ‘Balance Is My Mantra’ Read More »
Ben Dishman, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — It’s summer in Israel and that means hot, sunny, and no chance of rain. So you can be sure that you won’t be caught in a rain shower – but you’ll be hot. What’s “hot” in the Sharon area on the coastal plain where we live? About 33
Escaping Humidity in Jerusalem Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
Their mission is to spread knowledge about Israel and the Hebrew language to school children in day schools; supplemental synagogue schools; the Kovod School, a public charter school where students learn in both English and Hebrew; and at a variety of other Jewish groups and institutions. [Donald H. Harrison]
Israeli Teen Ambassadors Strengthen Ties with U.S. Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Jewish leaders and show-biz celebs pondered the use of a prosthetic nose in a film portrayal of composer Leonard Bernstein, three Israelis were gunned down by terrorists along a West Bank highway and outside a gas station. Philadelphia Jews might well be surprised that preschool teacher Batsheva Nigri,
Ignore West Bank Killings at Israel’s Risk Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA