By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — A bittersweet irony it is that the freedom festival of Passover arrives on the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and one day before the rebirth of hope—Easter Sunday. We go to our April festivals this year with a thousand cuts on our soul—from
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –The tempest that has recently blown over US-Israel relations has one unique source, the personality and far-leftist ideology of one man, President Obama: his narcissistic belief and arrogant unilateral acts that are anathema to the American political system, his intolerance to dissenting views that brook no dissent from
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Middle East, USAThe Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah, Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld. Gefen Publisher Jerusalem & New York, 2015. 178pp By David Strom SAN DIEGO —The Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah, by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld is a very welcome addition to the many different types of haggadahs that exists today. This is an Orthodox traditional haggadah, but with a twist.
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Jewish ReligionHitler’s Warrior: The Life and Wars of Colonel Jochen Peiper by Danny S. Parker, Da Capo Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ISBN 978-0-306-82154-7 ©2014, $29.99, p. 303, plus maps, pictures, notes and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–The youngest colonel in Hitler’s army, Jochen Peiper, had a distinguished World War II military career, first as an aide, beginning
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued the following statement on Wednesday, April 1, upon the announcement that a federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., has indicted Senator Robert Menendez: “AJC has had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Senator Menendez and working with him on a range of public policy issues
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, April 1, called upon state legislatures to halt consideration of “religious freedom” laws that have been perverted to empower businesses to discriminate against the LGBT community and others. ADL urged Congress and the 17 states with existing Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (“RFRA”) to revise these laws to
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Passover is a time to spend time with those we care most about and give thanks for the lives we have been allowed to live. Passover has always been a time that I reflect not only upon our people’s release from slavery, but also on those that are forced to live under repressive conditions today
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International, Jewish ReligionNEW YORK (Press Release) — The 2015 Nominating Committee of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has recommended Stephen Greenberg, Chairman of NCSEJ – National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry– to serve as Chairman beginning June 1, 2015. Mr. Greenberg has a long history of Jewish communal involvement. Early on, he served as National
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Jewish Religion, USANEW YORK – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes Spanish parliamentary action to strengthen punishment for anti-Semitic acts and rhetoric. “Spain has taken a significant step in the fight against anti-Semitism, signaling with this reformed law that there will be zero tolerance for acts of hatred against Jews,” said Dina Siegel Vann, director of AJC’s Belfer
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-New York), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, on Wedneday, April 1, issued the following statement on the Administration providing appropriated military assistance to Egypt: “At a time of rising instability across the Middle East, it is critical that allies
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The American people overwhelmingly expect congressional review of any nuclear agreement with Iran, according to three new polls. The Pew Research Center and Rasmussen Reports each found that more than 60 percent of respondents believe Congress should have final authority for approving a deal. A Quinnipiac University poll released on
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On Sunday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m., the Jewish Federation of San Diego County will present a special Holocaust commemoration (Yom HaShoah) program. The theme of this year’s annual commemoration is: From Auschwitz to Activism – 70 Years on From the Holocaust. The event will be held at the Lawrence Family
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarTEL AVIV (Press Release)— For the crew of the Starship Enterprise, Star Trek‘s “Tricorder” was an essential tool, a multifunctional hand-held device used to sense, compute, and record data in a threatening and unpredictable universe. It simplified a number of Starfleet tasks, scientific or combat-related, by beaming sensors at objects to obtain instant results. The
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A Saturday morning all-Bach concert in the neighbouring village of Abu Ghosh was an occasion not to be missed, especially as it coincided with a special birthday. And what an occasion it was! It marked the conclusion of the Barrocade ensemble’s concert season, featured Finnish violinist and conductor
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