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Editor’s Note: This is the 100th “Humoring the Headlines” column to appear on San Diego Jewish World. To Professor Baron goes a hearty Mazal Tov! By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The National Football League announced that it will impose six-game suspensions on any player found guilty of domestic violence. The battered spouses of the players […]
Humoring the headlines: August 29, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I don’t know if it is more environmentally sensitive to go to a movie house or to watch the same film at home on a DVD. I suppose it would depend on the driving distance required for each option divided by the number of people in your party intending to
The moral taught by the movie ‘Noah’ Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This year it begins on Wednesday evening, September 25th. Our chance, once again, to reset the “character clock” and start renewed, fresh, and cleansed. With the beginning of the “High Holidays,” Jews throughout the world are offered the opportunity again to join in the oldest, most
Teshuva: Judaism’s version of therapy Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –On August 19 Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said, “In the stormy Middle East, one needs a combination of strength and patience. The IDF has considerable strength and the Eternal People has proven that it does not fear a long road. It could yet take time and one must be
Israel should have continued the fight Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO–The month of Elul is the last month in the Jewish calendar. El Al is, of course, the well-known airline of Israel. Boarding an El Al flight, means you know where you are going. After all, you bought a ticket, right? Israel is more than likely your destination, but
Elul and El Al: Where Do You Want to Go? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Senator Rand Paul has dubbed the war which began in Iraq in 2003 “Hillary’s War.” Among Republican isolationists, this means she is now cursed to bear the mark of McCain. * The earthquake which jolted Napa this weekend left the Napa County Hall of Justice with several gaping holes and
Humoring the Headlines: August 26, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Photos and story by Mimi Pollack RAMONA, California — Gil and Nancy Riegler, owners of the Oasis Dairy Camel Farm in Ramona, have had a special bond with animals since they were young, and it has grown over their many years of working with them. They also have a special bond with each other.
Bond with animals helped couple fall for each other Read More »
Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We Share
David and Sara Harrison admire giant head of Einstein at Legoland California Resort. An homage to Auguste Rodin’s “Thinker” reinforces the Lego Company’s celebration of the mind By Donald H. Harrison CARLSBAD, California – The Legoland California Resort here may be among the few places in the world where you can meet, after a fashion,
A celebration of mind at Legoland California Resort Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Congressman Louis Gohmert of Texas charges that the Muslim Brotherhood exerts a strong influence on the Obama administration He claims to have seen footage of Obama prostrating himself several times on a green carpet. Other reporters say these are just YouTube clips of the President picking up golf balls from
Humoring the Headlines: August 23, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a reason the American military asks of its civilian commanders, “Don’t tell us what to do, tell us what you want done.” Giving the military an executable military mission to accomplish is the most important responsibility of civilian command. A strategic plan helps the military respond
U.S. entered war against ISIS without a strategic plan Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Michael Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL), currently controls about one-third of Iraq. It is a combination of: • A non-al-Qaeda revival of the al-Qaeda-sponsored Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) organization that tried to take
An ISIS primer: who, what and when Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel (Press Release)–“No more talking, shoot,” says Nachman Shai, a former IDF general who is currently a dovish Member of Knesset. A respected Ph.D. in political science and communications, Shai was the IDF spokesman during the Gulf War of 1991. In a similar vein, Amos Oz, the famous, dovish Israeli
A two- question test for Israel’s critics Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer
-Last of a 23-part series- By Donald H. Harrison LAKEHEAD, California – Melelani Correa, a high school senior working at Lake Shasta Caverns, and her fellow guides like to fantasize about the shapes made by mineral-laden water dripping onto cave walls. Somewhat food-focused, she sees the shape of chili peppers here, strips of bacon there,
Caves, caverns appeal to story tellers Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — I have been on vacation for the greater part of this past week. While I was away, I listened carefully to the news about a variety of social and international problems I will be addressing within the next several days. As details of the Michael Brown
How Talmudists would assess Ferguson Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA