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By Eva Trieger ALPINE, California — While archaeologists largely agree that Noah’s Ark found its final resting place on Mount Ararat in Turkey, I beg to differ. I have, with my own eyes, seen evidence that makes me believe the ark came to rest right here in Alpine, California, less than an hour east of
Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine Takes a Page From Noah’s Ark Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — In The Philadelphia Inquirer’s food section, a Palestinian chef opened up a whole new front…quite an unappetizing one…in the propaganda wars over Israel. I missed a story about Anan Jardali Zahr a native of Acre, Israel, when it first appeared in the July 6 Inquirer. Zahr’s family moved to
Palestinian Chef Levels Tasteless Accusations Against Israel. Is She Full of Hummus? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Let’s begin at the beginning of this week’s parasha, which we read on the Shabbos before Tisha B’Av every year, and look at the first words of the Torah reading, “These are the words which Moshe spoke unto all of Israel across the Jordan…” Yes, Moshe spoke
Parashat Devarim: Unconditional Positive Acceptance Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
In this breezy, easy-to-read, enjoyable book, Cohen surveys the world that has incorporated Einstein’s thought and image into every-day life, with Einstein’s celebrity continuing to grow, rather than fade, since his death in 1955 at age 76. [Donald H. Harrison]
Book on Albert Einstein’s Ongoing Legacy is Enjoyable to Read Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Jerry Klinger Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did not have to save Jews. It would have been very understandable if they chose not to risk
Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Opinion
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Dr. Micah Goodman says, “No,” in his new book, “The Last Words of Moses.” Deuteronomy is “a human document authored by Moses whose inclusion in the Bible lends it divine authority. Goodman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in
Did God Dictate the Biblical Book Deuteronomy to Moses? Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Ted Cruz has condemned the film Barbie for “pushing Chinese propaganda” because its trailer features a map with dashes around areas in the South China Sea which China claims belong to it. Initially, I dismissed his accusation as the ravings of a paranoid reactionary since that characterizes most of
Satire: Barbie the Betrayer Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Torah and the medieval philosopher Maimonides inspired investor Selwyn Isakow to raise money in 2021 from friends and associates in the Jewish community to start Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
Organization Provides Interest-Free Loans to Members of the Jewish Community Read More »
Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Where’s the beef? The famed commercial catchphrase is precisely what San Diego’s kosher consumers have long asked regarding their local restaurant scene. (My sincerest apologies for dropping a Wendy’s slogan in an article about kosher food — I just couldn’t resist.) This situation was particularly dire after the former
Where’s the (Kosher) Beef? San Diego’s Restaurant-Goers Finally Have an Answer Read More »
Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Travel and Food
We might want to reflect this Tisha B’Av, which begins on Wednesday evening, July 26, on how we can help our fellow Jews who have fallen on hard times – an obvious reversal of the unkindness and factionalism that twice led to the downfall of ancient Jerusalem. [Donald H. Harrison]
Tisha B’Av: Time Not Only for Lamentations, But Also for Kindness Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego CountyBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Quoth BBC journalist Anjana Gadgil, “Israeli forces are happy to kill children.” Said Amr Khamour, 14, “I wished for martyrdom and I received it.” If Israelis are indeed “happy to kill children,” they have an all-too-willing market out there. Of 12 Palestinians killed in Israel’s in Jenin the other
Child Abuse, ‘Palestine’-Style Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USABy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — The double parasha this week opens with instructions concerning vows, the words one preaches as personal commitments: “If a man makes a vow to Hashem or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has
Parshiot Matot-Massei: Personal Commitments Read More »
Michael Mantell, Trivia, Humor & Satire
In this book are eight topics essayed by Philip Slayton, an attorney and writer who serves as president of the literary society PEN Canada. He first addresses the question of Jewish identity, then moves on to Jews in the World (where we live); Jews and Muslims; Jews and Christians; Jews and Zionism; Jews as Victims; Jews and the Media; Jews as Wanderers, and, beginning on page 143, he offers some conclusions. [Donald H. Harrison]
Canadian Author Divides Antisemitism into Four Categories Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
The story begins as they prepare for Shabbat. But the story is not about Shabbat, or heavier themes that we may expect from “Jewish” shows, it’s about a blended family learning to overcome their respective grief and come together as a family. It’s about motherly love between a daughter and a stepdaughter and feelings of familial betrayals. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hereville’ Is Getting Thereville Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast