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Second in a series By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Kevin Faulconer, who grew up in Oxnard, was first exposed to San Diego’s Jewish community while a student at San Diego State University, where he met other students involved with Hillel. Evidently, the interactions were positive. Today he is a supporter, at another campus, […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
First of two parts By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Mayoral candidate and City Councilman Kevin Faulconer says, yes, he is a Republican, but his higher priority is working across party lines for the well-being of the City of San Diego. “I am less concerned about party affiliations,” he said. “I have won two elections
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Many department stores are holding special sales this weekend in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Somewhere in heaven, Martin Luther King is looking down and asking, “Was it worth the cost of sacrificing my life so American shoppers can save a few bucks to celebrate my birthday?” Overhearing Martin, Jesus
Humoring the headlines: January 17, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireFirst of Two Parts By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Despite the recent conventional wisdom that America “could not drill itself out of energy dependence,” North America is estimated to be on the verge of doing just that. I believe that this fact is having important consequences for America’s foreign policy and Israel’s perpetually
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Middle East, Steve Kramer
By Mimi Pollack VISTA, California—Liz Palika has the right characteristics for a good dog trainer. She is firm and pragmatic, with a heart of gold. Together with the affable Kate Abbott, and Petra Burke, Palika co-owns Kindred Spirits which she started. Kindred Spirits, in this northern San Diego County city, offers a variety of dog
Author tells of therapy-dog training and uses Read More »
Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Are you ready for an experiment? The U.S. government is about to try something never before undertaken, utilizing equipment never before used under these circumstances. Are you ready for the first stab at neutralizing chemical weapons at sea, on a ship not designed for that purpose, using downsized machinery
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International, Shoshana BryenBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―A chemical used to clean coal has polluted the drinking water in West Virginia. The company responsible for the spill encouraged coal miners to use the water for baths and showers to remove the coal dust clinging to their skin. Natural gas companies exploited the crisis to tout the benefits of
Humoring the Headlines: January 13, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire-Second in a series— By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Before moving from University at Albany (SUNY) to teach at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego–an institution which today is part of Alliant International University–Bernardo Ferdman held a joint appointment as a professor in Psychology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Ferdman helps build Jewish-Latino understanding Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonChumash Mesoras Harav – Chumash with Commentary Based on the Teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik – Sefer Bereishis by Dr. Arnold Lustiger: OU Press and Ohr Publishing; First edition (2013) ISBN-10: 0989124606. Price: $38.24 Rating: 5* By Rabbi Michael Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As one of the most important Orthodox thinkers of his time,
Soleveitchik via Lustiger illuminates the Torah Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
-First of two parts– By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–As a Jew who has lived in Argentina, Puerto Rico, and in different states in the mainland United States, Bernardo Ferdman has absorbed portions of numerous cultures and belief systems. Add to that the facts that he also is a professor, psychologist, and family man, among
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―New Jersey Governor Chris Christie apologized for one of his aides ordering the closure of the George Washington Bridge’s entrance and exit lanes to and from Fort Lee, New Jersey, as a political reprisal either against the city’s Democratic mayor or the state’s Democratic Senate. Although Christie hopes to weather the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel receives a lot of unwelcome attention from the U.S., the UN and the EU. As others in the region see it, however, that makes Israel the most important country in the world, and Palestinians the world’s luckiest “refugees.” While withdrawing security and political assistance from most of the
U.S. obsession with Palestinians prompts envy Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen
Lihi Lapid, Woman of Valor, Geffen Publishing House, (c) 2013, ISBN 9789652296405 , 202 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This is a combination novel and confession by Lihi Lapid concerning her own married life and that of a fictional domestic princess, both of whom eventually feel overwhelmed by the self-imposed obligations of being
A Woman of Valor: Can she find herself? Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Jahi McMath’s parents won their law suit to transfer their daughter from the hospital that declared her brain dead and planned to terminate her life-support systems to another hospital which has agreed to keep her alive. The McMaths are confident their insurance will cover the additional expenses because it is no
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire