Passover recipes ~ Mayim Bialik
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Travel and FoodBlue and White coalition with Likud would be best
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Had the leaders of Israel’s political parties with seats in the next Knesset been committed to the good of the country and all its citizens – rather than their own interests and the advancement of their party – they’d recommend to the president a government led by the two
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Middle EastHabit voting aided Netanyahu despite all
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–Now that the actual elections (though not the coalition-building process) are behind us we can stop and think about what we have all just been through here in Israel, and what awaits us in the near future. Apparently this election campaign was the nastiest in living memory, which isn’t saying
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Middle EastBook review: ‘The Limits of the World’
The Limits of the World by Jennifer Acker; Delphinium Books © 2019; ISBN 9781883-285777; 300 pages, $25.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Immigrants from India found themselves distrusted by both sides of the racial divide in colonial Kenya. As far as black Africans were concerned, the brown-skinned Asians were part of the ruling
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBook Review: ‘In Good Faith’
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Often the greatest critics of religion offer us a series of criticism about the depth of our faith; they confront us with our hypocrisy. They challenge us to reexamine what it means to “believe.” As a young teenager, I remember hiding Raphael Patai’s book, Hebrew Myths in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiSix actors, six plays = North Coast Rep hit
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel SOLANA BEACH, California — All in the Timing is a hit with six clever funny plays, six outstanding actors ,and precise direction by David Ellerstein. If your timing is good I recommend you catch the show before it closes on May 5th. You will laugh your way through the evening,
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAIPAC fosters Jewish unity
Shared support for Israel brings people together By Yonatan Spitz LOS ANGELES — In Israel and even now as a shaliach (Israeli emissary) in the U.S., I’ve often felt that the pro-Israel Jews of the Diaspora receive unfair criticism for supporting the Jewish state. At times, it seems impossible to get through a discussion about
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Middle East, USAA low-brow, laugh- out – loud riot
A Servant of Two Masters at New Village Arts in Carlsbad, runs through May 5. “One who acquires a servant actually acquires a master for himself.” –Talmud Kiddushin 20a By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California — I give workshops in Commedia dell’Arte, so I was very eager to see The Servant of Two Masters at
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastU.S., Israel strategize to counter terrorism
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, will lead the U.S. interagency delegation to Jerusalem April 16 for the annual meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group, the State Department’s longest running strategic counterterrorism dialogue. The United States and Israel will discuss the shared terrorist threats facing our two
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Middle East, USADo we have 30 generations to go?
By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Jewish futurists don’t usually fall for end of the world predictions or alien abductions and UFO conspiracy theories. We steer clear of such pronouncements because such nonsense has never been our cup of tea and still isn’t. So what do Jewish futurists like to think about in between
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The World We Share, Travel and FoodChinese tech products threaten U.S. security
By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the Cold War, the Soviet Union seriously outspent the United States on military equipment. The U.S. and its NATO allies worried that the Russians would have such overwhelming military power that, at any moment, Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces could flood Western Europe, starting with
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International, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USAJewish trivia quiz: Passover and pets
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — As Jews worldwide prepare for Passover, which begins this Friday night, many people are wondering what they are allowed to feed their pets during the holiday. Which of the following are real rules? A. According to the Aish.com website’s Ask the Rabbi feature, pets should not be fed food
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireNoshing with Sandi: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, 8861 Villa La Jolla Dr #509, La Jolla, California 92037By Sandi Masori LA JOLLA, California — The other day I was meeting with one of my publishing clients and found myself in the UC San Diego area. I was hungry, and while trying to figure out where to grab a bite
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