The Jewish singers: Nandu Bhende
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Travel and FoodPatrol founder protects ranches, farms
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–Eight years ago, an Israeli rancher from Moshav Zippori in the Lower Galilee region reached a breaking point. Thieves and marauders had been targeting Chaim Zilberman’s sprawling ranch; his land was burnt black and cattle fences cut down. On the verge of bankruptcy, the rancher told his family during a Friday Shabbat
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Middle EastLowey commends Solidarity Sabbath
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement ahead of the Friday, May 22, 2015, Solidarity Sabbath that joins leaders from North America and Europe to promote religious freedom while sending a strong message against anti-Semitism: “It is an honor to join
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USAOn our ancestors’ shoulders and own two feet
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Sefer B’midbar (Numbers) details the experiences of the Israelites as they wandered through the desert. The book begins with a census, “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head.” (Num. 1:2) God told
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Jewish ReligionJewish news briefs: May 22, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: reinstate ‘strong allied’ U.S.-Israel relationship (JNS.org) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, an expected Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential race, said in an interview with Israel Hayom published Friday that the next president “needs to both symbolically and substantively reinstate the strong allied relationship between America and Israel.” Walker, who visited Israel
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International, Middle East, USACan you trust your 401(k) & IRA investing?
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Let’s face it: investments are confusing. Your company offers a 401(k) plan, so you contribute to it – knowing that this will save you tax dollars. You randomly choose from the investment options offered and periodically look at your statements to see how you’re doing. But do you really
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Sheryl RowlingHumoring the headlines: May 21, 2015
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Saudi Arabia posted an advertisement for hiring eight new executioners. If it does not receive enough applications, it may outsource beheadings to ISIS. * Nine people were killed and one-hundred seventy arrested following a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs in Waco, Texas. The US government is offering amnesty to those
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireIran is already N-cheating
By Shoshana and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It would seem that Iran holds the cards in the nuclear negotiation with the P5+1, primarily because the U.S. is the overeager suitor. The Framework agreement, the basis for the final deal, does not prevent Iran from designing nuclear warheads or building delivery systems. There is also
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USASeacrest Village sets charity golf, tennis tourney
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego will host its 24th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament “Take a Swing for Seniors” presented by The William Gumpert Foundation on Monday, July 27th at the Del Mar Country Club with Devin Chodorow and Gary Pollak serving as Co-Chairs. The annual tournament raises funds to support
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San Diego Calendar, Sports & CompetitionsIsrael must treat refugees more humanely
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Refugees have become an acute problem in the world and Israel hasn’t escaped it. Though the country not only welcomes but canvasses Jews to come and live there, it’s less than enthusiastic about non-Jewish immigrants who desperately seek these shores, mostly to avoid persecution and death in their home countries. (By
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Middle EastJewish news briefs: May 21, 2015
6 Arab teens charged with firebombing Jewish homes (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Six Arab youths from the A-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem were charged Thursday with hurling rocks and firebombs at homes belonging to Jews in the area. The teens, ages 14-16, are accused of attempted arson and attempting to assault police officers and civilians. According
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International, Middle East, USAI-8 Jewish travel — University of San Diego Law School
-Fifth in a Series- Exit 2: Morena Boulevard: University of San Diego By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the news and in movie theaters that show such films as The Lady in Gold, perplexing questions continue to arise about who is the rightful owner of art works seized by the Nazis before and during
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAPositively Israel ~ May 20, 2015
“Israel: The Cream of the Crop” By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentacost) celebrates Israel’s wheat harvest and the source of the prosperity it generates. Israel’s agricultural technology is bringing prosperity to those nations willing to recognize the true benevolent nature of the Jewish State. The theme of Expo 2015,
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