By Sheryl Rowling LA JOLLA, California –Described in IMDB as a “gentle, nuanced look at two people from very different communities who connect and fall in love,” Felix and Meira tells the story of a confined ultra-Orthodox wife seeking freedom. Or, it tries. Unfortunately, nothing worked in this film. Meira spends her time pouting and staring […]
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LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — J* Company Youth Theatre launches their third show of Season 2015 with a rollicking classic, Annie. Directed by Joey Landwehr, this delightful musical tells the rags-to-riches Depression-era story of a spunky orphan who, unlike the other children at Miss Hannigan’s miserable orphanage, believes that her parents are alive and
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has honored its longtime lay leader, David Strassler, in recognition of his dedicated commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and for his decades of leadership in the service of ADL’s mission to combat hate. Strassler, of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was presented with the Barbara B. Balser ADL
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USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison The U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Ashton Carter by a 93-5 vote to be U.S. Secretary of Defense, replacing Chuck Hagel, means that Israel will have another friend in the Obama administration, according to a statement by Greg Rosenbaum, board chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council. “Knowing Ashton Carter from
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TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his Tel Aviv office on Thursday evening, Feb. 12, with IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz ahead of the latter’s stepping down and the IDF Chief-of-Staff changeover ceremony, which is due to be held on Monday, Feb. 16, in Jerusalem. At the start of the meeting, Prime
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)–The winners of the 2015 Dan David Prize, which annually bestows three awards of $1 million each. The announcement of the winners was made on February 10 by Tel Aviv University President Prof. Joseph Klafter, chairman of the Dan David Prize Board of Directors, and Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, Chairman of the Dan
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego has selected three teens, Lily Greenberg Call, Joshua Kahn and Noah Levinson, to receive the Peter Chortek Leadership Award. Presented annually, the Award recognizes three exceptional teens who demonstrate excellence in community service, philanthropy and leadership. This year, the recipients have all positively impacted the
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San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–An early election poster on behalf of the Zionist Union had a picture of its two leaders, Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, over the caption: “It’s us or him!” The voters were to be given the option of either more of the same or a very different, better government. The mood
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — According to the Torah, Jews are forbidden to charge other Jews interest when they loan them money: “If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, do not act toward them as a creditor: exact no interest from him.” (Ex. 22:24) In the Talmud the
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Jewish ReligionIsrael’s Steinitz says Iran not compromising on 7 of 8 nuclear issues (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Iran is refusing to compromise on seven out of the eight key points in its nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 powers, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said Thursday. Steinitz said that if the two sides are indeed
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Middle East, USABy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D SAN DIEGO — There is no such thing as stress. Got that? Good. Then why are you wasting so much of your time with “stress management” programs, lectures, coaches, books, articles and websites? Could it be because you really don’t believe that there’s no such thing as stress? Oh, I
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Michael MantellBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It took Barack Obama less than six months between his inauguration and a policy initiative that sought to put the Middle East on the path to democracy, equality, and religious tolerance. Those were the themes of his Cairo speech, and you all know where we are now. After dealing with
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