By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –There seem to be many reasons for the recent barrage of some 700 rockets from Gaza into southern Israel that have taken lives on both sides: *An effort to prevent performers and audiences from abroad to come to the Eurovision contest in Tel Aviv; *Israel’s Independence Day celebrations which Palestinians […]
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International, Middle EastBy Pamela Pollack Fremd SPOKANE, Washington — OK, I’ll admit it, I enjoy children’s movies. They are frequently gentle, sentimental, and have happy endings. I went to see Tim Burton’s new version of Dumbo and liked it very much. Although I saw the old Dumbo movie when I was very young, I could barely remember
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania –On Sunday morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that children at an Islamic center in North Philadelphia ranted and sang songs that clearly called for Israel’s destruction. I previously spotted photos from a video on Facebook and some websites in which one girl said, “We will chop off their heads”
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Berk Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The sages of the Jewish people teach that words from the heart go straight to the heart. From the deepest part of mine, I write to tell you how alone Jews feel right now. Abandoned. The level of hatred Jews are experiencing is something
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Himalayan Curry and Grill, 10330 Friars Rd. #104, San Diego, California 92120 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As part of our “Eat around the world” program, my dad and I dropped by Himalayan Curry and Grill, a cute little Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan restaurant. I have to admit, I’m not sure what the difference is
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By Jerry Klinger WEST POINT, New York — After 70 years, and considerable effort by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, the volunteer veterans of Israel’s War of Independence were finally, officially, thanked by the State of Israel. A citation was presented by Major General Michael Edelstein, Israel Defense Attache to the U.S., in
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By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics isn’t going anywhere for several more weeks. Officials are busy with the ceremonies for Holocaust Memorial Day, then Memorial Day, and Independence Day. And meanwhile, the various parties likely to be in the government coalition are making extraordinary demands. Those may be whittled down as Bibi reaches the four
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By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO –Be’er Sheva Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri performed a wedding in a bomb shelter two days ago as rockets were fired from Gaza throughout Southern Israel. Ironically, the bride was born during the Gulf War while Iraq was firing Scud missiles on Israel. Seven hundred rockets and missiles have been fired
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Middle EastThis article will be updated with additional names as they become available By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In Sunday’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reporter Peter Rowe wrote an overview story about San Diego’s Jewish community entitled “Jewish San Diego: Unique Odyssey.” The subhead of the article was “Pain, promise over a history of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego CountyBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — For an idea of what’s on President Trump’s mind these days, here are excerpts of some of his current tweets and off-the-cuff remarks on issues of Jewish and general interest. ‘I CAN LAND THE PLANE.’ Rod Rosenstein said he could land the plane, and I believe him. Frankly,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Did Adam have an affair with a demon for 130 years? The book of Genesis tells readers that Adam and Eve’s first two children were Cain and Able. Then in Genesis 5:3, it states that when Adam was 130-years-old he had his third son Seth. The
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish ReligionBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Recently I received a recorded message on my iPhone, telling me, the “dear customer,” that my iCloud account had been breached. It gave me an 800 phone number that I should call back immediately. Instead, I hung up, then went to my computer and found the real phone
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USABy Ronit Weiss Berkowitz Translated from Hebrew SAN DIEGO — I am still emotionally overwhelmed by the powerful experience I had recently in class. I apologize for writing in Hebrew, it comes to me faster and I do not want those moments to slip away. I planned to talk to the students briefly about the
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