By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Forty-eight years ago, June 7, 1967, the city of Jerusalem was reunified. It was the third day of Israel’s “lightning victory” in the Six Day War. Responding to Jordanian artillery, Israeli forces entered the Old City and fought bitter hand-to-hand battles en route to recapturing and reuniting the […]
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Thursday morning news, June 4, headlined a comment by the General Director of the French telecom giant Orange that he preferred to cancel the agreement with the Israeli affiliate, due to its violation of international law. He went on to say that he could not do as he wished, due
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — One of the best-known blessings Orthodox Jews recite every day is the blessing, “Thank you God for not making me a woman.” The recent transformation on the cover of Vanity Fair’s 22-page cover story featuring Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, raises a number of fascinating questions pertaining to
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — I have just noticed that I have become more cautious. I used to not really notice curbs—I would naturally walk off and on—now I am aware: there is a curb, I must step carefully. I never noticed uneven pavement; now I walk with my eyes down looking for
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Jibril Rajoub, the PA Minister for Sport and convicted terrorist, the minister who attempted to get Israel thrown out of FIFA, was prevented from entering Jordan when returning on a flight from Tunisia. The Jordanians temporarily prevented him from entering into Jordan on his way back to Ramallah on the
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsI can’t make this stuff up By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — After Rick Perry promised he would unite rather than divide Americans if he were President, he left the stage to the accompaniment of his campaign song which contains the following lyric: “Shotgun toter/Republican voter/Rick Perry supporter/Let’s protect our border/To hell with anyone who
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Parashat B’ha-alot’cha begins with the mitzvah of Aaron lighting the Menorah, the seven-branched lampstand which illuminated the Mishkan in the desert and later in the Jerusalem Temple: “The Lord spoke to Moses saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him, “When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps
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Jewish ReligionSaudis consider Iran much greater enemy than Israel, poll shows (JNS.org) A new survey that an Israeli college conducted in Saudi Arabia reveals that Saudis consider Iran a much greater enemy than Israel. In the poll, commissioned by the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya together with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53 percent of the 506
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By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org HOUSTON, Texas – As Jewish media far and wide started picking up on the story of the recent devastating flood in Houston, which hit Jewish-heavy neighborhoods particularly hard, JNS.org was (in my own estimation) conspicuously late to join the reporting. That is by design. I am both our editor and a resident of
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — The 70 member Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra, now on its 42nd year, will be giving two concerts featuring two orchestral masterpieces. They will be presented on Sunday, June 7, 3:00 p.m., and Tuesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m. Both concerts will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard,
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San Diego CalendarBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two former trusted employees of the Lawrence Family JCC—Nancy Johnson, 59, who had served as its chief financial officer, and Tamara Azizov, 62, who had served as its accounts payable clerk—pled guilty on Thursday, June 4, to charges including embezzlement, income tax fraud, and wire fraud in return
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy David Bedein JERUSALEM–Thousands of young people are now employed on campuses around the world, well financed and well organized, in an unprecedented effort that challenges the very legitimacy of Israel on every possible academic and economic front. They call their new movement: BDS – Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Over the next few days, Mr.
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