Dayenu — Jason Mesches
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Travel and FoodA brief history of ‘Palestine’
By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — A few of my readers recently asked me to explain the difference between “Palestinians” living inside and outside of Israel’s borders. Who are the “Palestinians” anyway? First, see below: “Palestine” does not exist today as a nation-state, but at multiple times in history, including the present, it has
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Middle East, Steve KramerWhy Was first Passover different from all others?
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida –The Israelites’ first Passover, celebrated in Egypt just prior to the exodus and described in Exodus 12:1-11, was radically different from the Torah mandated holiday observed after the exodus. Exodus 12, which describes the Egyptian ceremony, raises many questions. (1) Why does the Torah command that “this
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodWhat’s happening with my tax return: the four questions
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Why is this tax season different from the others? Oy vey! The new tax law has really caused confusion for tax filers. Here are the common questions: Why do I owe more tax/have a lower refund than previous years? The new tax law essentially raised taxes on the vast
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Travel and FoodSurvivor’s granddaughter lectures on Holocaust
Now it’s the Third Generation’s time to remind the world never to forget By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Talia Schauder, almost 17, says that she wants to become a teacher. But, in essence, she already is. On Monday, April 8, with all the aplomb of a seasoned teacher, she faced an assembly
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationNew York City’s semantic battle over ‘Palestine’
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Kalman Yeger spoke truth to power and power in turn spoke its concept of truth to Kalman Yeger. The saga of Kalman Yeger opened with his March 20 tweet: “Palestine does not exist.” Yeger’s bosses – the leadership team of New York City Council – have been in the
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Middle East, USABook Review: ‘Radical Inclusion’
Radical Inclusion: Engaging Interfaith Families for a Thriving Jewish Future by Edmund Case, © 2019 Center for Radically Inclusive Judaism, ISBN 9781732-938809l, 265 pages, $19.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If I understand author Edmund Case’s basic premise, it is if people “do Jewish,” then for all practical purposes, they are members of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionLeft my people go
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Sometimes, when people comment to me, “Oh, you’re left-handed,” I respond, “I was right-handed, but the nuns made me change.” “Oh, that’s terrible,” they’ll say, not realizing that Cohen and nuns do not usually share a history, and that traditionally the forced change of handedness in various cultures
Jewish trivia quiz: Israeli elections
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Israel is holding parliamentary elections this Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running neck and neck with Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party. Whoever wins will have the challenge of putting together a coalition government in a country whose electoral system makes it very easy
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBook Review: ‘Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentaries’
Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentaries, Genesis 1-21 by Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel, First Edition Design Publishing, Inc., Sarasota, FL, © 2016, Published January 2019, ISBN 978-1506-907-16-1, p. 294 plus bibliography and index, $21.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel, author of Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentaries, is also the author of a multi-volume
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionAs election nears, suspense over coalition building
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Voting’s tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9th, but it may be more than a month before we know the real results. Sure, in this functioning democracy, we’ll know within 12 hours which parties receive how many seats in the Knesset. But none of them will get a majority. And then there’s the President’s
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNoshing with Sandi: Tasty Pot
Tasty Pot, 4698 Convoy Street, Suite 107, San Diego, California 92111 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — Convoy Street in the Kearny Mesa area is known as one of the Asian epi-centers of San Diego. One of my favorite past times is to explore the area and visit its authentic ethnic restaurants. So when my
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