The Jewish comedians: Pauly Shore
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Travel and FoodInternet letter writers do not lack for opinions
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the features of life in Israel in this age of Internet is a busy mailbox. It reflects Israel’s place in the world’s media, and recalls those old maps that put Jerusalem in the center of it all. Now it comes with the ease of putting one’s thoughts–whether profound, interesting,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAA Rube Goldberg Pesach from Technion to you
HAIFA (SDJW)– Imaginative students at the Technion in Haifa found a Rube Goldberg way of retelling the Passover story, using various forms of mechanical force to illustrate the highlights that we Jews retell when we read our Haggadahs. Our thanks to our frequent contributor and book reviewer, Dr. Fred Reiss of Winchester, California, for spotting
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish- interest license plate: ‘A Schmuzr’
SAN DIEGO — We welcome Roni Breite to our coterie of Jewish license plate watchers. She spotted this one, and I’m sure if the owner of the car with this license plate, and Briete had the opportunity, they’d have had a nice long, friendly chat. After all, isn’t that what schmoozers do?
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Trivia, Humor & SatireRecovering addicts draw inspiration from Haggadah
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–By interweaving a Passover Seder with personal stories of addiction, Freedom Song poses one stark question, What are you a slave to? Using song and dance, tears and laughter, and an intense post show discussion with our cast, Freedom Song opens eyes to the real life struggle against the ‘bondage of self’ that
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Travel and FoodIsrael releases revenues collected for P.A.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Israel’s decision to release the tax revenues it had been withholding from the Palestinian Authority was greeted warmly in Congress on Friday, March 27. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-New York) commented: “I commend Prime Minister Netanyahu for his decision to release withheld Palestinian tax revenue. This is a constructive step, and I hope
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Middle East, USAHumoring the headlines: March 27, 2015
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ A Knesset member from the Zionist Union has called for the dismissal of Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States who arranged for Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, as a first-step to improve American-Israeli relations. A Knesset member from the Likud Party reacted by calling for the impeachment of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireTwo friends, through the decades
By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — This morning in Columbus, Ohio, my lifelong friend Harley’s mother, Noami, will be buried near her husband, Bernie. Harley and I, who met 46 years ago during a regional synagogue conclave, are now both without parents. We are each 62 years old and we are growing old with
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Travel and FoodJewish news briefs: March 27, 2015
Ex-security prisoner suspected of spying on Israel for Syria (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Several residents of the Israeli Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, were recently arrested in a joint Shin Bet security agency and police operation on suspicion of spying for Syria, defense officials said Friday. A gag order placed on
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International, Middle East, USARouhani sends letter to P5+1 countries
NEW YORK (WJC) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent a letter to the leaders of the P5+1 group, including US President Barack Obama, as negotiations continued in Switzerland over a possible agreement aimed at preventing Iran from building an atomic bomb The content of the letters was not known, but Rouhani also phoned the leaders
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International, Middle East, USAYoungest MK electrifies J Street conference
By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida –“We simply did not give the Israelis a clear enough picture of what dreams we have for a better future. That is why we lost the election,” said Stav Shaffir, a pretty redhead who, at 29, is the youngest member of the Knesset and is number 3 on
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Middle East, USAThe meaning behind ‘Shabbat Hagadol’
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When Jewish children turn thirteen they become adults in the eyes of the Jewish community and are responsible for observing the mitzvot (commandments) on their own. We call this status “Bar or Bat Mitzvah,” which means, “son or daughter of the commandments,” but more correctly, “responsible for following
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Jewish ReligionRep. Davis calls for increased medical research funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-California) is spearheading a drive in the House of Representatives to boost federal funding for medical research. In a bipartisan letter to House appropriators, 168 Representatives joined Davis in urging $32 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “San Diego is a national leader
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Travel and FoodPro- Israel advocates develop strategies at conference
By J.J. Surbeck SAN DIEGO — This past weekend I was privileged to attend and participate in a conference organized by StandWithUs in Los Angeles. Entitled “Combating the Boycott Movement Against Israel (BDS) – Understanding the BDS Movement’s Strategies and Tactics,” it turned out to be a fantastic experience. What was unique about it (it’s
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