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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Oh botheration. ‘Ere we go again, as the earwig said as it fell off the rim of the jar. The midnight hour struck last night and no fairy godmother appeared to turn the pumpkin into a carriage. So we poor benighted citizens of Israel face another two-and-a-half months […]
Why Israelis must endure a new election Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There was an obvious division in the house on Wednesday night at a performance of Fiddler on the Roof at the Civic Theatre downtown. There were those in the packed audience who never had seen the musical before, and there were those who had seen it in other incarnations since
‘Fiddler’ pulls heart strings at Civic Theatre Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Lately, I’ve been watching some TV shows about Israel’s intelligence and anti-terrorism efforts. This was prompted by the wild popularity of the Israeli series, Fauda, watched by both Israeli Jews and Arabs (and probably Palestinian Arabs too). The realistic, non-stop, brutal efforts of the Mista’arvim unit of the
Museums, TV shows, enhance Mossad’s reputation Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Devorah Marcus, spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El, told the graduating class of Community Jewish High on Tuesday evening that in the five years since their b’nai mitzvahs, she hopes that they gained more than Jewish information by attending the voluntary supplemental high school which primarily draws students
Jewish wisdom following a tough academic year Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. MasoriBy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Young Abraham differed from what we think. Everything written about Abraham as a young man is midrashic. They are imaginative events, not based on anything in the Torah. A close reading of the Torah reveals a totally different young Abraham than the fictional midrashic accounts. What
What was biblical Abraham like as a youngster? Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School honored two Holocaust survivors at a Memorial Day gala on Monday, May 27, with keynote speaker Elizabeth Robbins, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, spelling out the connection. “I think Rabbi [and Headmaster Simcha] Weiser picked the best possible day to honor Fanny
Soille gala honors U.S. soldiers, Shoah survivors Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In this column, I will respectfully disagree with esteemed Geology Professor Patrick L. Abbott, not about his subject matter, over which he has a sensational command, but rather about his reticence to offer public policy suggestions based upon his knowledge. If anyone still needed convincing that climate change
OpEd: Geologist Abbott should share his opinions Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share
Knotty Barrel, 13211 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, California 92129 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — I went to meet a friend the other day, and by accident, we stumbled into Knotty Barrel for what turned out to be their first lunch after their soft opening the week before. While the Rancho Penasquitos location
Noshing with Sandi: Knotty Barrel Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego residents Robert and Helaine Baum were doing some Spring cleaning and found hundreds of pins and patches that they had collected over the years, then put away, and forgot. Their wide-ranging collection included memorabilia from the worlds of politics, sports, broadcasting, the labor movement, local
Jewish pins and a badge help document our past Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Latin is a dead language. This is defined as “one that has no native speakers.” Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh is on a mission to make sure that Yiddish never goes the way of Latin. And she’s succeeding. Two years ago, the doctoral candidate from the Slavic Languages Department at the
Yiddish play (with English subtitles) examines power Read More »
Eva Trieger, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Jerry Klinger BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — For most, Memorial Day is another day off. Another excuse not to go to work and grill hamburgers, or go to the beach and kvetch about politics and the decline of American society. However, Memorial Day is really a day to stop and assess the meaning of
Proposal to honor American liberators of Buchenwald Read More »
International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida –Many religious people of all faiths accept the Five Books of Moses, the Torah, as a divine document. They see that the Torah has many stories and are convinced that they understand the stories which teach them lessons. The truth is different. While the Torah relates
Puzzling an obscure Biblical passage Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO — Editor Donald H. Harrison spotted this license plate. The 27th Psalm, attributed to David, begins: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? “When the wicked came against me to eat up my
Jewish- interest license plate: 27 PSM Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireWhat Trump Was Thinking By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Trump outdid himself this week by making comments that were so patently false they would turn Pinocchio’s nose into a Redwood, but they all were true if we could hear what he was thinking immediately after making them. * I don’t do cover-ups (especially when I am
Humoring the headlines: May 24, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire