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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Although not Jewish, MAGA politicians are trying to court Jewish voters. Thus, they have posted penitential prayers on their websites. Here’s a sampling: Marjorie Taylor Greene: Dear God, I confess that I have been mean to Joe Biden. In the coming year I vow to campaign very hard against
Satire: Penitential Prayers from MAGA Politicians Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
The show is really a kind of stand-up comedy, except that while there is plenty of laughter, he’s also leading you on an emotional journey as he recounts his parents experience emigrating from Bangladesh to Spanish Harlem in New York, the land of the free. [Sandi Masori]
Humorous 1-Man Show Provides Lesson on Immigrant Experience Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Price suffers a crisis of faith, which leaves the compassionate but less educated and experienced Cunningham to minister to the natives. The only problem is that he has never actually read the Book of Mormon, and so as he attempts to help the villagers solve their problems he embellishes the stories in the good book with characters and plot lines from popular science fiction, superhero and fantasy movies. This results in the conversion of the villagers, who are encouraged by Nabulungi (Keke Nesbitt) the sweet daughter of the village liaison (Lamont J. Whitaker). [Sandi Masori]
Book of Mormon is Completely Irreverent and Absolutely Delightful Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Ever since Yigal (my other half) retired from his high-powered high-tech career he has been involved in numerous non-high-tech activities. These range from pursuing his interest in art to become an expert in the paintings of Caravaggio, extending his study of the Ancient Near East to become a
The Matzo Chronicles By Karen Galatz RENO, Nevada — I live in a quality lox-white-fish-sable forsaken community. Yes, of course, I blame my husband, who insisted we move, swearing mistakenly there was a good deli in our new town. Still, this lament is about another relationship disappointment — the one with my girlfriend who refused
A Girlfriend is Not a Mule Read More »
Karen Galatz, Lifestyles, Opinion, Travel and Food
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — What is not fit to print is printed. What is fit to print is not printed. A New York Times reporter got away with posting a strangely worded, one-sided feature that sends a message that the Palestinians are long-established inhabitants of the land that is now governed by the
Vegas-Style Reporting Out of Israel Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The weekly portion of Haazinu (chapter 32), the penultimate Torah’s ending, is “The Song.” In it, because he realizes the significance of his message, Moses reemphasizes the benefits and consequences derived from observing and disobeying the divine law. Jewish law generally requires, with few exceptions, two
Two Witnesses Prove God Exists Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Eva Trieger POWAY, California — When I read about a play written around the final conversations of a man with a terminal illness, I anticipated a maudlin, depressing evening of theatre. This was not the case. PowPac’s Passing Conversations, written by longtime theatre enthusiast and prolific writer, Brent Stringfield, was conceived during the pandemic.
‘Passing Conversations’ Candidly Addresses Emotions When Death is Imminent Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Schenk noted that, “There is a small but vocal community opposing the animals on the property and having livestock on the property and the sale of livestock. Our mission statement is about making the fairgrounds an agricultural environment. We are part of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. So, those who would take exception to our mission statement are the ones who would say, ‘well you know, you shouldn’t have young people selling their livestock.’ Well they are the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and members of 4-H and that is the world in which they want to spend their career, or their hobbies, and that is what their circle of life is all about – animal husbandry…” [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Board Member Fred Schenk Says Care of Animals Part of Fair Board’s Mission Read More »
Ben Dishman, California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Travel and Food
Author Carol Baum worked her way up through the movie industry, serving as a studio executive and later as an independent creative producer. In her latter role, she finds scripts that she thinks are worthy of becoming movies, assembles a creative team including a writer, director, and, if possible, a well-known actor then goes about selling the project to a studio or to a private financier. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Creative Producing’ is a Highly Readable Primer on the Movie Industry Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Elon Musk has threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for protesting his policy of allowing antisemites, Holocaust deniers, and white supremacists to post on his social media website X. He claims that the ADL accusing his of promoting such ideas has caused the decline in advertising revenues for X.
Satire: The X Wiles Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Now viewable on YouTube and other Internet platforms, Since August is a groundbreaking film in which most of the sparse dialogue is in American Sign Language with some English-language captioning. It takes hearing people into the world of the deaf. During various portions of the film, we must rely on our eyesight alone to interpret the actions and motives of the people we encounter. [Donald H. Harrison]
Viewers Experience World of Deaf in ‘Since August’ Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “The Shoah is part of Paris’ history” – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo “The speech by Fatima Mousa Mohammed at the CUNY Law School commencement shocked and horrified so many people in New York and around the world” – Maura Moynihan, daughter of the late N.Y. Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Mobilizing Antisemitism Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Whether it’s because I have an M.A. in Communications (with a thesis on the language of the news) or am simply a glutton for punishment, I find it impossible to cut myself off from the nightly news broadcasts on television. The anchormen and women do their best to
Cause for Optimism? Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion