The Jewish singers: Geva Alon
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Travel and FoodWendy Sherman: Iran deal will make world safer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, part of the negotiating team on Iran’s nuclear program, said Monday the agreement sought by President Barack Obama’s administration will help “make the world safer.” She spoke to the Religious Action Committee of Reform Judaism. The State Department released the following transcription of
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Middle East, USAHumoring the headlines: April 27, 2015
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Jeb Bush revealed that he is on the Paleolithic diet to lose weight. To one-up Bush, Ted Cruz disclosed that he is on the Neanderthal diet and only eats raw meat from animals he has shot himself while exercising his second amendment rights. * Russian hackers not only broke into
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireEating and touring in Israel: Part 1
By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel– How can a visitor experience the real Israel in seven days? If you’re my brother Charles, all you need do is hang out with us Kramers for a week. That just happened when my brother came to help Michal and me celebrate my birthday. Charles arrived on a Friday,
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and FoodJ* Company schedules ‘West Side Story’ May 9-17
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — J* Company Youth Theatre launches its final production of Season 22 with the brilliant musical classic, West Side Story. Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents. Directed by Joey Landwehr, West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Transported to
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Travel and FoodJewish news briefs: April 27, 2015
Israeli and American Jewish rescue efforts aid Nepal after devastating quake (JNS.org) As an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale continues to claim victims in Nepal—3,600 deaths as of Monday—a 260-member Israeli rescue team headed for Nepal to assist local authorities. The Israeli mission was delayed by 12 hours due to earthquake damage
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International, Middle East, USAModest San Diego event salutes Israel
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO –Under a sun drenched sky with a mild breeze, San Diego celebrated Israel. Or at least a few hundred people celebrated Israel. The attendance was significantly below the numbers of years gone by. Rather than any drop off in support for Israel, the likely factor is the stripped down version
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Travel and FoodRabbi David Singer to head Hillel at UCSD
LA JOLLA, California (SDONA)–Hillel of San Diego announced Sunday the appointment of a new director for its programs for Jewish students at the UC San Diego campus. Rabbi David Singer will begin work in La Jolla in July. He was previously founder and director of Makom, a spiritual community for millennials affiliated with one of Dallas’ largest
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsrael speeds rescue workers to Nepal
By Zack Pyzer JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Three Israeli rescue and medical teams are responding to the disastrous earthquake that hammered Nepal on Saturday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Spokesperson Alon Lavi told the Tazpit News Agency. The MFA will coordinate Israel’s efforts on the ground and liaise with the Nepalese government, Lavi said Sunday morning.
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International, Middle EastNovelist foresees Islam replacing European society
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The scenario seems quite feasible. A Muslim political party gains enough votes in the general election in a democratic European country to serve as the key element in the new government. At the same time massive Saudi-Arabian funding is channeled into the greatly depleted coffers of the country’s leading
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Travel and FoodThe thin line between robots and humans
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–Pinocchio, the Golem… age old stories. Can mortal man make creations in their own image and breathe life into them? Actual robotics is experimenting with robots that have humanoid faces that can express emotion, but don’t really “feel” those emotions. Then again, haven’t we all faked our way through an
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Travel and FoodIsrael’s high cost of living drive some elsewhere
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Ideology, which was the backbone of Zionism before the State of Israel was established and decades thereafter, is said to be yielding to economics. A growing number of Israelis are allegedly more concerned about how to make ends meet and how to afford to buy a home than about
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International, Middle EastWhy Netanyahu struggles to form a government
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Benyamin Netanyahu has been working at a government coalition since his party did the best in the March election It’s still not done. This reflects more than the details in current politics. It tells a story about Jewish history. Here we are, 3,000 years or more after we came into
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