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-Seventh in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Seated next to a woman at the festive dinner at the synagogue, I am not offended when she suggests introducing me to a friend of hers. “Marvin is a really nice guy. He’s retired, divorced for a few years and lives in Solana Beach. […]
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Parasha Shoftim By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This parasha may be an environmentalist’s dream. It says, “When you besiege a city for an extended period, to make war against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat from them, and you shall
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Judaism, Michael Mantell
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — American security assistance generally is predicated on the principle that a smaller or poorer country that has U.S. equipment and training will be better able to defend common interests than one that doesn’t. Sometimes it works that way. But sometimes it puts the U.S. in bed with people who want
Why is the U.S. training the Lebanese Army? Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
Beware of Human By Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−On my walks in the neighborhood, I see a lot of Beware of Dog signs. Why don’t I ever see any Beware of Human signs? There are approximately 88,000,000 dogs in the United States, and, 49 Americans died from dog bites last year.
Hounding the Headlines: September 3, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Items in today’s column
* A Non-Traditional, ‘Erotic’ Night of Yiddish poetry Has Been Rescheduled to Sept. 21.
* Some Rabbinic Thoughts as Rosh Hashanah Approaches
*A Rosh Hashanah Recipe: Apple & Olive Oil Cake
* Richard Hirschhaut to head regional office of American Jewish Committee
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USA-Sixth in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — What better way to start a Sunday with your sweetie than to go out for a nice breakfast somewhere. It needn’t be a white tableclothed restaurant with waiters in tuxedos offering mimosas or eggs Benedict. It may even be a more soul satisfying and
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Although the holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs in the seventh month of the Jewish year, it begins a new calendar year, and those observing Jewish holidays understand they are using a calendar substantially different from the civil calendar: The Jewish calendar luni-solar; the civil calendar strictly solar. The
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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The Washington Post, no friend of Israel, devoted an editorial this August 27th to Israel’s supposed warmongering (active defense) against Iran. It’s true that Israel has been very proactive in its own defense in the last few month, attacking Iranian attempts to move its firepower closer to Israel’s
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International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — The Coast Starlight, a world premiere, currently showing at La Jolla Playhouse, like any individual, has a unique genetic make-up. This makes sense as it grew out of the DNA New Work Series, and is the brainchild of playwright Keith Bunin. What makes this play such a departure
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Items in today’s column:
* Samuel Gompers is permanently honored in San Diego
* San Diego Jewish World to unveil its new look tomorrow
* How do our Jewish gardens grow?
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 2, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger -Fifth in a Series- SOLANA BEACH, California — I’ll try to keep it entertaining and brief. Suffice it to say that my suspicions and worst fears were confirmed over the weekend as I met the Israeli guy from L.A. I felt he was going to be chauvinistic and also cocksure of himself,
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Items in today’s column
* Responding to Hate Crimes
* Remembering Binnie Brooks, z”l
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 1, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USAFamous Working Dogs By Elona Baron as Told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−When my owners take me for a walk, other dogs bark at me. People think it’s an expression of aggression, but actually it’s the way dogs communicate to each other since we don’t have IPawPads. After my Dog Day column appeared, they’ve been
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireFourth in a Series – By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Bill was not my usual kind of guy. Despite the fact that my profile said I was looking for an educated, fit man in my approximate age bracket, Bill had selected me from the tomes of the Dates R Us library. His two-minute
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire