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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Jokes somehow make death less terrifying. I’ve had some recent encounters with this maxim. The other day, a man at the cash register at a Denny’s Restaurant declared: “I’m so old that when I was born the Dead Sea wasn’t even sick yet.” A few days later, Rabbi […]
Gerry Greber, a man of food, song, and humor Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Al Qaeda issued an apology for attacking a hospital in Yemen which it erroneously thought was the country’s defense ministry. Its spokesman explained that under the organization’s Osama Care policy, it guarantees medical treatment to anyone who manages to survive bombings carried out by its members. * Hackers compromised the credit
Humoring the headlines: December 23, 2013 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Kenny Weissberg, Off My Rocker, Sandra Jonas Publishing House, 2013, ISBN 9780985581565, $26.95, 305 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– For more than two decades Kenny Weissberg was the concert promoter who brought to Humphrey’s By the Bay an eclectic mix of talent, some being big names in the music industry, and others who
Concert promoter shares music anecdotes in memoir Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Mimi Pollack, a friend and occasional writer for San Diego Jewish World, is an adjunct faculty member at Grossmont College in neighboring El Cajon. She teaches English as a Second Language, which is popularly abbreviated as “ESL.” Whenever I see that abbreviation,” I think of the word “easel,”
ESL students make excellent pen pals Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Mimi Pollack, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―President Obama appointed the American delegation to the Winter Olympics. To protest Russia’s laws against homosexuals, he included the openly gay tennis champion Billie Jean King and two-time women’s hockey medalist Caitlin Cahow in its ranks. To add insult to injury, he has recruited the Village People to sing “YMCA” instead
Humoring the Headlines: December 20, 2013 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–The Women’s Museum of California paid tribute Friday morning, Dec. 20, to 108-year-old Laura Simon, whose art works and a silver service are part of its permanent collection. The museum also sells the book–I’m Still Here–that has won Simon designation as the oldest living author in the collection of the
Women’s Museum honors Laura Simon, 108 Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Steve Kramer Alan Dershowitz is one of the brightest and most quoted law professors in America. He recently announced his plans to retire from the faculty of Harvard Law School, one of America’s most eminent educational establishments. I haven’t always agreed with Dershowitz, who said last year that Israel should offer to freeze all
Alan Dershowitz’s brief for Israel Read More »
Steve Kramer, USA
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — An interesting conversation took place been CNN host Piers Morgan and Barbara Walters that caught my attention. Morgan asked Walters an important question. “You have interviewed every president of my lifetime. Why is Obama facing so much opposition now? Why is he struggling so much to
No Barbara, Obama’s not the messiah Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA
Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishnah by Moshe Simon-Shoshan, Oxford University Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-19-935638-6 ©2013, $27.95, p. 287, including notes and bibliography By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California– The Romans, who destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE, subsequently expelled the Jews from Jerusalem after
The making of the Mishnah Read More »
Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―A federal judge declared that the NSA’s big data surveillance program is unconstitutional. In the holiday spirit, the judge issued his ruling as a Christmas jingle sung to the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” You better not phone. You better not tweet. Even when you’re alone
Humoring the Headlines: December 16, 2013 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Compiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — While he was in Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of State met on Sunday with ABC news reporter Martha Raddatz to discuss a wide range of topics, including the talks he has been brokering between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Far from predicting ultimate peace, Kerry seemed to be
Jewish Citizen: Mideast talks, art recovery, and Iran Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, InternationalBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―China has landed a rover on the moon. It immediately opened a restaurant and a bank to extend credit to whatever countries try to settle the moon. Then it started building a factory for Walmart. The shuttle with robot workers manufactured by Apple will arrive next month. * Sixteen year-old Ethan
Humoring the Headlines: December 15, 2013 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Some of our readers may have noticed our new masthead and wondered what those two ampersands are doing in the background behind the words “San Diego Jewish World.” It’s our way of announcing that we are still the same Jewish-focused paper, but that we plan to also venture
What’s the story behind those ampersands? Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International
Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, M.D., The Rabbi and The Nuns, Mekor Press, 2013, ISBN 9781614651338. 190 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Although the title sounds like the beginning of a joke, this book, in fact, contains numerous recollections of Rabbi Twerski’s career as the head of psychiatry at the Roman Catholic-operated St.
The old, the young, and the alcoholics Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion