Biblical Exodus inspires ‘Journey to Freedom’ oratorio

By Eileen Wingard ALISO VIEJO, California — The manuscript of Journey to Freedom languished for decades at the bottom of a pile of Dr. Bernard “Barney” Gilmore’s scores. It was not until after UC Irvine Music Faculty Professor Gilmore’s death, that his wife, while organizing his music for the archives at the UC Irvine Library, […]

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Kabbalah as explained by quantum physics

From Infinity to Man by Eduard Shyfrin, White Raven Publishing, © 2019, ISBN 978-1-911195-84-9, p. 122 plus notes and index, $24.99. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Kabbalah is esoteric Judaism, the mystical traditions handed down orally through the generations. Yet, Kabbalah is not a monolith, its concepts and structures evolve. In the introduction to

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

Abrasive questions on Israel asked of Engel

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Rabea Ali, president of the Muslim Students Association at Manhattan College, wasted no time challenging U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel’s advocacy in a campus speech for Israel when she asked, “And how do you find it in your humanity to support Israel when it is actively committing human rights

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

How a Jewish tale differs from others

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are many instances where both Jews and non-Jews tell stories with some variations on the same plot. In many of these instances, the Jewish version attempts to use its version to teach Jews proper behavior. The following is an example. Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving (1783-1859)

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Bigoted treatment of the Roma is a stain on Europe

By Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, a 29-year-old Roma woman was physically attacked in the middle of the day in Kosovo, after a false accusation spread that the victim had been kidnaping children. Social media provided a platform for hate speeches and misleading information, which often precipitates violence against

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Alon Ben-Meir, International

‘Wiesenthal’ dramatizes life of Nazi- hunter

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While there is little to laugh about when it comes to the subject of the Holocaust, Simon Wiesenthal (Tom Dugan), began the one-man show with a joke.  The longer the show went on, the more the actor revealed the character, and perhaps a trace of hubris, of Simon

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Eva Trieger, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Davis offers potpourri of measures to aid military

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –  As the House Armed Services Committee considers the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) throughout the day on Wednesday, Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) added key measures to the base bill. As a senior member of the committee, Davis influences policy changes and crafts key provisions each year in the bill.

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International, San Diego County, USA

The hidden meanings of the Hebrew alphabet

By Zev Bar-Lev SAN DIEGO – A student, let’s call her Ida, says: “I find the Hebrew language completely opaque, as if hidden from me by a thick curtain. I’ve memorized the whole alphabet, all the shapes & their sounds, but I can’t make much out of words, much less sentences—even with a bunch of

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