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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Although there is no proof that other humans existed, it is reasonable to suppose that Adam, Eve, and their three sons were not the only humans during the early post creation years. One of the biblical writing methods, is not to reveal everything, to leave it […]
Were Adam and Eve and family alone on Earth? Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Trump and PM Boris Johnson in particular are nightmares, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, in his quest to advance from the nation’s second toughest to the toughest job, is abandoning his neighboring nine million New Yorkers. The modern threesome are conducting themselves in a matter which could
Trump, Johnson, de Blasio leave Jews vulnerable Read More »
Bruce Ticker, International, USA
-Third in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — “Well, I’m going to be in your neck of the woods, so why don’t you suggest a place for us to meet for lunch,” I opened. Terrence didn’t hesitate for a moment. He came back with, “Yes. Let’s go to my favorite restaurant: Applebees.”
Eight Bad Dates: Terrence a.k.a. M.B. Read More »
Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison Helping Holocaust Survivors SAN DIEGO — Meeting the needs of impoverished Holocaust survivors is a new joint initiative of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County and Jewish Family Service in association with the Seed the Dream Foundation and KAVOD Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund (SHEF). In a statement in
Our Shtetl San Diego: August 30, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA-Second in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — So, relying on a friend’s referral, I allowed her to give my number to Marc. Marc is a self-professed sexy millionaire. He owns the lion’s share in a failing, dog-eared Resort-Spa. Rumor has it that it was a bad investment, and Marc got stuck
Eight Bad Dates: The Hotel and Spa Magnate Read More »
Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –This article responds to an esteemed colleague who weighed in on the congressional candidacy of Ammar Campa-Najjar. Before beginning, I wish to make something clear: It is difficult to take incumbent Congressman Duncan Hunter seriously given his alleged illicit activities while he was in office. Frankly, he
A rabbi’s questions for Ammar Campa-Najjar Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Bullet holes at Temple Emanu-El cause for deep concern By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The report of the discovery of two bullet holes in a wall of Temple Emanu-El, apparently fired from College Avenue, has prompted the regional chapter of the Anti-Defamation League to offer a $3,000 reward for information leading to the
Our Shtetl San Diego: August 29, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA
Donald Trump’s Endvironmentalism By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO- At the recent G7 meeting, Donald Trump claimed, “I’m an environmentalist.” Was the term he actually uttered “endvironmentalist?” Here’s a fact check. * The G7 devoted a session to climate change and decided to partially fund the effort to extinguish the fires in the Amazon. Trump neither
Humoring the headlines: August 29, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireEditor’s Note: In this eight-part series, Eva Trieger shares with us some of the perils of dating. -First in a series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — After the demise of my 18-year relationship to my husband, I began to grow up. I found myself on the opposite side of the country, nearly 3,000
Eight Bad Dates: Near Missus Read More »
Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The name, Alhambra Sephardic Music Ensemble, evokes visions of the Moorish citadel, the Alhambra, which still stands in all its radiant glory in Granada, Spain. There, In the 11th century, the Jewish Talmudic scholar, poet and statesman, Samuel Hanagid served for thirty years as minister to the Berber
Alhambra Sephardic Music Ensemble here Sept 15 Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson TROYES, France — Several years ago I was told that I really ought to visit the French town of Troyes (pronounced ‘Trois,’ like the number three in French), since it is a charming medieval town. It is also the birthplace of Rashi, the great twelfth century commentator on the Bible and the
A visit to Rashi’s home town Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish Religion
Parasha Re’eh Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh Elul, begins the season of “cheshbon hanefesh,” a sacred task involving an “accounting of the soul.” It’s no coincidence, of course, that the parasha we read, Re’eh, begins: See (look), I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the
D’var Torah for August 31, 2019 Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Professor Chaim Waxman, a prominent and highly respected sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, has made a superb assessment of the history, development, and current and future situation of Orthodoxy in his relatively short but comprehensive 178-page book, Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy, with 48
Orthodox Jewry Is Changing Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionMidrash Psalms 118:17 When you are asked in the world to come, “What was your work?” and you answer, “I fed the hungry,” you will be told, “This is the gate of Adonai, enter into it, you who have fed the hungry.” By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While the above is certainly a
Culinary and life skills taught by Kitchens for Good Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and Food