By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Greek and Jewish myths, reports and tales appear at first blush to be remarkably similar, but there are stark differences in how each culture views God, the world, the presence of evil, the worth of people, their duty, and their future. Psychologists have recognized that one […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Family members and three fellow clergy saluted Cantor Emeritus Shelly Foster Merel of Congregation Beth Israel on his 95th birthday during a dinner gathering Saturday night, May 18, at the Bay Club Hotel and Marina on Shelter Island. There were so many speakers that the presentations went on
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Peter C. Herman Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — On May 8, the Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University sent out a newsletter featuring announcements for lectures, courses from the Women’s Studies Department, and other items of interest. But at the bottom of the email, a student inserted a poster-like image
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationNursery Rhymes from Alabama By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−I’m a little fetus, short and stout. Hear my heartbeat; I want out. If you abort me, you will fail. And your doctor will go to jail. * Mary had a pregnancy. She thought it was the flu. She found out one month in The stick had
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Leona, a name meaning Lioness, is also equivalent to the Hebrew name “Ariela,” by which the protagonist in this 94-minute, Spanish-language, English-subtitled film is known. She is 25 years old living in what might be considered the cocoon of the insular Jewish community of Mexico City. The movie
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — After a long interlude, I am resuming where I left off regarding my life story… In the summer of 1944, I gave the graduation speech at Beverly Hills High School about coming to America as a refugee four years earlier, not speaking a word of English. In September
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Gods of Comedy is playing at the Old Globe Theatre through June 16, 2019. Theatre traces its origins to the classical period of Greece, 510-323 BCE. There were a great many more plays written than are extant today. Copying by hand is a laborious process and
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Mexican Jewish film director Sergio Umansky Brenner offers a gritty cry for Mexican justice and compassion in Eight out of Ten, which will be shown June 1 and 2nd at the Hola Mexico Film Festival at the Regal Cinemas Los Angeles, at 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. The film
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the fact that the Trump administration has spent two years communicating its concerns with Hungary regarding academic freedom, anti-Semitism, and other illiberal positions of the Hungarian government, the visit of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump has set off
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International, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — In our Torah portion this week, Parashat Emor, we read about the sabbatical year, the seventh year where farmers are supposed to refrain from planting their crops. The number seven is a very powerful and symbolic number in Judaism. God created the world in six days, designating every
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Jewish ReligionBy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — On May 9, 2019, Imam Omar Suleiman gave the invocation at the House of Representatives. He was invited to speak by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D. Texas.) This is the man who called Jews “brothers of apes and pigs.” Our own congresswoman, Representative Susan Davis, who happens to be
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Fernando Zweifach Lopez SAN DIEGO — May 22 is Harvey Milk’s birthday! Not everyone knows that Harvey Milk lived in San Diego before moving to San Francisco. He was stationed here while serving in the U.S. Navy and credited the experience with his love for California and his eventual move to San Francisco. Because
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