Jewish views of Satan and demons
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Kumeyaay Nation honored on San Diego’s 250th
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – A month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom apologized to Native Americans for the state’s early history of sanctioning murder of Indians and attempting the annihilation of their culture, the City of San Diego celebrated as the flag of the Kumeyaay nation on
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyJewish group helps dedicate Ida Wells- Barnett marker
By Jerry Klinger HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi — I have dedicated scores of historical markers and memorials across America as President of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP). Almost all the projects have a Jewish theme or background story. Next month in Marietta, Georgia, JASHP will dedicate the first ever anti-lynching memorial to all
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USANoshing with Sandi: H Mart Korean food court
H Mart grocery store food court, 7725 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92111 SAN DIEGO — My son Shor and I were getting in some mom-son time before he goes off to UC Berkeley this fall and found ourselves in Kearny Mesa. I had read about the new food court in the H Mart
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Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodFeeling the ravages of time
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France –Although in my mind I’m still the eager, naïve 22 year old who came to Israel to work and study (and get away from the depressing climate and weedy men of the UK), I have to face the fact that time has not passed me by. I’m constantly getting messages
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Travel and Food‘Another Roll of the Dice’ recalls Damon Runyon
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, Californi — Picking up where Guys and Dolls left off, writer Mark Saltzman and director Larry Sousa collaborated to bring us more of Damon Runyon’s loveable gangsters, their Judys, and a few unlikely types who were swayed to the shady side for love or money in the world premiere of Another
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastHow later rabbis distorted the Rambam’s teachings
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The “Yeshiva world,” is comprised for the most part of schools where far-right rabbis teach Jewish students their view of Judaism, a religion that rejects secular studies as harmful and heretical. Many far-right rabbis respect Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, his code of Jewish laws, but not his
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionHounding the headlines: July 10, 2019
Like a Dog By Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−I’m the new dog Laurie and Bonnie Baron adopted from a rescue agency. Since I’m only two, I don’t remember where I was born. I know I probably had prior owners because I’m house-trained and well-behaved. Why did I leave? If I were
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Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, The World We SharePublisher’s Note: Please update your free subscription
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — To better serve you, our publication is transitioning from one e-mail service to another. One reason that we are doing this is because the previous e-mail service was unfortunately inconsistent. Some people signed up for it, yet never received it. Some people received it one day, but not
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyAll Around Gush Etzion
Story and photos by Steve Kramer EFRAT, Israel — Just minutes away from Jerusalem lies Gush Etzion (Etzion Bloc), nestled in the Hebron hills. It is certainly part of the Land of Israel, but it’s not run according to Israeli civil law. Instead, like the rest of Judea and Samaria, Israeli military law governs. Today
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerThe myths behind Judaism’s summer fasts
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionTrinidad, Colorado, celebrates Temple Aaron
By Jerry Klinger TRINIDAD, Colorado — Temple Aaron in this city celebrated its 130th birthday, Big Time on the weekend of June 21-23. The Temple is 200 miles from Denver, 200 miles from Albuquerque, 200 miles from nearly everything sustainably Jewish. Its last full-time rabbi died 103 years ago. Yet, the town enduringly refuses to
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USANoshing with Sandi: Gold Creek Salmon Bake
By Sandi Masori JUNEAU, Alaska — We went on a family cruise to Alaska and stopped off in the capital city. While there we worked up quite an appetite rafting on the Mendenhall River under the auspices of Alaska Travel Adventures, so we were really happy to go for dinner afterwards at the Gold Creek
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Sandi Masori, Travel and Food, USAChildhood sexual abuse sent two ‘sisters’ to mental hell
Sheol Country Blues by Adrienne O’Hare, Asna Publishing © 2019, ISBN 9780578-507248; 165 pages, $18. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I met the Jewish lady whose name sounds very Irish (thanks to her marriage to the affable Larry O’Hare) in February 2018 at shipboard Shabbat services aboard the MS Maasdam, which then
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