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By Laurie Baron The ghost of Dr. Seuss overheard Senator Ted Cruz’s denunciation and responded with the following text message. I do not like Ted Cruz’s scam. His entire speech was just like spam. When health care is in a jam, His filibuster was a sham. Playing loose and playing fast To defund a law […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireRabbi Yosef Bitton, Awesome Creation: A Study of the Thirst Three Verses of the Torah; Gefen Publishing House (2013). ISBN-10: 9652295566. Price: $24. 26. Rating: 3 stars out of 5. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As someone who has written on the first three chapters of Genesis, I was interested in seeing
Jewish Orthodoxy and the Cosmos Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
Daily Life in Biblical Times by Liora Ravid, Gefen Publishing House, 2013, ISBN 978-965-229-609-2, 461 pages plus bibliography, $24.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — If Liora Ravid’s book receives the attention I believe it deserves, it will transform the Bible for many readers from a vaguely-understood, often misunderstood, set of documents to one
Easy-to-read book provides deep Biblical insight Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, ISRAEL –Just as Americans remember where they were when Jack Kennedy was assassinated, Israelis remember where they were when the sirens went at 2 p.m. on Saturday, 6th October, 1973. Anyone who is now under forty or had not yet immigrated to Israel and wasn’t there at that crucial time
In the maternity ward at the onset of the Yom Kippur War Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History
By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON–Early Thursday evenings, the Griffin Center on the Grossmont College campus is transformed from a bustling student center to a venue far more mellow. Linen cloths are whisked onto the tables of a small dining room facing Parking Lot 7. Plates and cutlery are carefully arranged. A stand up
Gourmet dinner and jazz at an unbelievably low cost Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The Wise Men of Chelm have an iconic and legendary status in the history of Jewish storytelling. According to traditions to have emerged from Eastern Poland, the town of Chelm had a dubious reputation for being incredibly foolish. Whenever the townspeople were confronted with any kind
Chelmites in Washington D.C.? Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — As the Republican Party tries to broaden its appeal, it has developed more factions: The Defundamentalists: Republicans who oppose any bill that does not defund Obama Care. The limmigrationists: Republicans who oppose any bill that creates a pathway to citizenship. Deficit Attentionists: Republicans who oppose any bill that raises
Humoring the headlines: September 19, 2013 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The Chinese say, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” Recently we began our spiritual journey with a celebration of Yom Kippur—a holiday that is wholly devoted to the cultivation of forgiveness and spiritual renewal—both as individuals and as a community. “I
Post Yom Kippur question: What are limits of forgiveness? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–There are times I believe we Jews should begin a Society for New Israel. The objectives for this society would be to find some place on Earth where we Jews can begin a nation anew, a place where our traditions, customs, inventiveness, drive and values would be welcomed, not rejected.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The San Diego State University school year opened with a blatant politicization of an Arabic class. An Arabic instructor handed out a map of the Middle East which omitted Israel and labeled it Palestine. After a protest by an Israel advocacy group, the instructor apologized and penciled in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A white card with black lettering fell out of a book as I took it down from its shelf. This turned out to be an invitation sent in 1963 to members of the Society for Jewish Study and the B’nai Brith Leo Baeck (London) Lodges to attend a
Insights into Israel-UK relations from Society for Jewish Study Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East
Between Friends, a collection of short stories by Amos Oz; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013, 179 pages, ISBN 978-0-547-98558-9, $24. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In “Eleanor Rigby,” the Beatles’ songwriting duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney asked “All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” and if you should happen
Loneliness and the kibbutz ideal Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Laurie Baron After his concession speech, Anthony Weiner was stalked by the woman he exchanged intimate photos with and by reporters. Losing his patience, he ended up giving onlookers the finger as his parting shot. Soon thereafter, Bob Filner phoned Weiner and advised him “to use his words” the next time. To protect second
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON – A UCSD emergency room doctor who led a medical team from San Diego to Ground Zero in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and treated rescue workers and volunteers at the site, has offered eleven prescriptions for Americans wanting to commemorate the attacks appropriately. Dr.
Grossmont College honors rescue workers at 9-11 commemoration Read More »
Donald H. Harrison