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2 Jewish composers showcased at La Jolla concert

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Works by two Jewish composers were programmed for the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ concerts on December 5 and 6.  Ori Talmon’s Nefakh (Volume), underwritten by the Thomas Nee Commissioning Fund, received its world premiere, and Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3 concluded the program. The opening work was The […]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

I-8 Jewish Travel: Beth Jacob & the pomegranate

-34th in a series- Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ Beth Jacob Congregation By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Approaching Beth Jacob Congregation, the first thing most people notice is the unusual protrusion from the red roof. No matter what might have been intended by the architect, Synagogue Administrator Rand Levin says the story is told

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Yeol Eum Son wows Jerusalem audience

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Set apart from the usual concerts in the framework of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra’s subscription series was one entitled ‘First Prize,’ and dedicated to young musicians ‘from east and west’ who had succeeded in various international competitions. So we bought tickets for a concert with Yeol Eum Son, a young pianist

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

San Diego Men’s Choir scores a hit with ‘Kochi’

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Recently, I encountered four members of the San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, David G’mach, Steven Markowitz, Albert Shafer and David Zilberberg. They were all beaming with pride because of the many plaudits received by the choir’s second CD, “Kochi.” SoundProfileMagazine gave it a rave review. Wouter Kellerman offered high praise

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Mikvah Israel: Immersing oneself in Judaism

— 33rd in a series — Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ Mikvah Israel By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Susan Shapiro estimates that 200 women in San Diego County regularly go to a mikvah (ritual bath) every month to infuse their marriages with spirituality and passion.  Of these, the mikvah attendant estimates, between 60

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

How to interpret, understand the mitzvot

The Weekly Mitzva by Binyamin Tabory, Maggid Books, Jerusalem; ISBN 978-1-59264-435-24 ©2015, $24.95, p. 228 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–A mitzva is a religious commandment. Traditional Judaism expects that each person will, to the best of his or her ability, fulfill in letter and spirit the 613 commandments identified in the Torah, the Five Books of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Arab merchants most hurt by continuing violence

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It always looks worse from the outside than the actual situation on the ground. Of course, wherever and whenever violent attacks occur there is mayhem, often with tragic consequences, but life in Israel goes on pretty much as normal everywhere else, though there is a noticeably greater police

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

SDJW thanks its November writers

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Jewish World thanks and would like to acknowledge those writers whose works appeared on this news publication during the month of November.  They were: David Amos Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Jeremy Ben-Ami Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Dane Chapin Tamara Isaacs Ciocci Cynthia Citron Richard L. Cravatts Steve Diamond Joe

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Barry Shaw, Cynthia Citron, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Lloyd Levy, Mark D. Zimmerman, Melanie Rubin, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer

Torah teaches about leadership

Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Maggid Books, Jerusalem;  ISBN 978-1-59264-432-2 ©2015, $18.00, p. 311 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D.   WINCHESTER, California — Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in a 1964 ruling on a pornographic film, said, “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

TICO features clarinet, dancers in novel concert

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Conductor David Amos, fresh from his recent recording sessions with the London Philharmonic, opened the Nov. 17th TICO concert with a rollicking rendition of Kabalevsky’s Colas Breugnon Overture. This was followed by TICO’s principal clarinet, Joseph Stein, taking center stage, performing the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by Bernhard Crusell,

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts