Eliyahu Hanavi ~ Dudu Feldman & Sruly Lipschitz
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Travel and FoodU.S. condemns Gaza rocket attacks on Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The United States State Department issued this statement on Saturday, May 4: “The United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza upon innocent civilians and their communities across Israel. “We call on those responsible for the violence to cease this
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Middle East, USAStudents worry about apathy about Poway shootings
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — At the last minute on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 1, I received an invitation from Genine, my vivacious friend, to attend a program at the Hive. I had a long day of activities, and was ready to relax after dinner, but since the Leichtag campus is
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationOver the hill, you can pick up speed
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — You who are still reasonably young, how do you picture yourself in old age, like in your 80s, 90s, or even at 100? Do you see yourself as a tottering old person, disabled and dependent on others, or do you picture yourself as dispensing sought-after wisdom, adventurous,
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodHistory will note how we respond to anti- Semitism
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Sometimes, wisdom tales of the past have a way of speaking to us in the present. And although we often think of ourselves a product of the present, in reality, our personal narrative is inextricably connected to those who have preceded us from the past. This especially
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USAOpEd: Smart gun laws will aid fight against anti-Semites
By Ron Klein and Halie Sofer WASHINGTON, D.C. — Our country has a serious problem. The rising tide of white supremacy and increasingly accessible semi-automatic weapons is a lethal combination that has led repeatedly to tragedy, including this past week at the Chabad Synagogue of Poway. Six months after the horrific massacre at the Tree
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USAA meeting of two rabbis after a tragedy
By Rabbi Avi Weiss EN ROUTE TO SAN DIEGO — A central theme of my rabbinate has always been presence. In times of tragedy, it’s important to go – just be there. As a general rule, I have found that once going, matters fall into place. I write these words as I fly with my daughter,
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San Diego County, USAAttend shul this Shabbat! ~ South Africa’s chief rabbi
By Rabbi Warren Goldstein JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Friends, at this tragic juncture in our shared history, I ask you a single question: As those fateful bullets punctured our world on the eighth day of Pesach in Poway – where were they aimed? That bullet, so heroically taken by Lori Kaye, may her memory be
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International, San Diego County, USATrump honors Chabad of Poway at White House
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Poway of Chabad Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was injured during Saturday’s anti-Semitic attack, appeared with President Trump in Washington Thursday at the National Day of Prayer. “My life has changed forever, but it changed so I could make change,” Goldstein said at the White
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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, USAMuslim benefactor finances mosque security system
AUSTIN, Texas (Press Release) — Athena Security and Al-Ameri International Trading announced today the “Keep Mosques Safe” initiative (KMS). Al-Ameri International Trading, along with recognized Islamic charities and foundations, will finance the installation of Athena’s A.I.-powered gun and weapons detection platform in mosques around the world. The first mosque to benefit will be Al-Noor in
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHateful words lead to hateful actions
By David Rubin SHILOH, Israel –Another Holocaust Day has passed but have we learned anything? Just days before the May 1-2 Remembrance Day, we witnessed the lethal shooting in Chabad of Poway in San Diego County, a second shooting in a synagogue in six months. Clearly, there is a rise in anti-Semitism in the US
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Middle East, USAWe Jews must rely on ourselves for protection
By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — By now we all know the facts: on the last day of Passover, 2019, an anti-Semitic fanatic attacked the Chabad synagogue in Poway. He killed a woman and injured several others including the rabbi. This latest attack on Jews in America comes just months after the worst attack on
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San Diego CountyIran’s rulers under domestic pressure
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s appearance over the weekend on CBS’ Face the Nation showed him trying to convince someone — his minders at home, perhaps — that Iran is a moderate, trustworthy, terror-fighting country. The designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terror organization and the end of
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