By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — A Russian story tells of a man who lost his only cow. In desperation he went fishing to help feed his family. He caught a fish that turned to be a fairy. It offered to grant him one wish. What did he ask for? That his neighbour should also
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, will perform at UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) headquarters in Paris on Monday, January 26 at the special opening concert of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year the day will also mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The concert
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International, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service will present a Behavioral Health event, “Putting the Puzzle Together: Mental Health Policy and Community Options” on Wednesday, January 21, at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a resource fair and light appetizers and continues with a panel discussion from
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Israel is preparing for the first snow storm of the 2015 winter. Meteorologists predict that this year’s storm will reach its peak on Wednesday morning, January 7, covering Jerusalem and the Benjamin region, and then spreading south to the mountains of Gush-Etzion and Hebron. Snow is expected to fall
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Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — Many of us make resolutions at the beginning of the secular New Year. My personal ones are of no particular interest to you, but may I humbly suggest a few “word” suggestions for you to consider. We overuse some words to the point that they become ineffective, or at
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Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The horrific attack on a school in Pakistan by Taliban gunmen that killed 132 people, mainly children, returned that unhappy country to the news headlines for a few days. But only a few it’s gone again. It wasn’t supposed to be like that. In President Obama’s defining 2009
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the Dec. 14, 2014, passing of Bess Myerson, the trailblazing former beauty pageant queen and government official who in 1945 was crowned the first Jewish Miss America, and who would later become a tireless fighter against the forces of anti-Semitism, prejudice and bigotry. A longtime
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Two scientists from Johns Hopkins University have concluded that the cause of two-thirds of all cancers is luck and not behavior, environment, or heredity. In their next study they will distinguish between the variables that cause benign rather than malignant luck. * Sylvester Stallone has announced his plan to produce
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — What’s a factoid? According to one definition, it’s a questionable or spurious (unverified, false, or fabricated) statement presented as a fact, but without supporting evidence. (Wikipedia) Factoids are what passes for knowledge among Westerners who vilify Israel and describe it as apartheid, neo-Nazi, warmongering, and more. Advocates for
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Middle East, Steve KramerThe Baroness, the Search for Nica, Rebellious Rothschild and Jazz’s Secret Muse by Hannah Rothschild; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2012 (Editor’s Note: This book was reviewed last year for San Diego Jewish World by Sheila Orysiek. Here is a link to her review.) By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The House of Rothschild, the semi-official
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Travel and FoodIsrael arrests members of Islamic State-linked terror cell in Hebron (JNS.org) Israel security forces arrested three Arab men who were attempting to set up an Islamic State-linked terror cell in Hebron with plans of carrying out different attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers. According to Israel’s Shin Bet security service, Ahmed Shahada, 22, admitted to
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Last week, while getting my nightly dose of a discussion program, I heard a political scientist talk about her research via Facebook and other meeting places on the Internet. She claimed that the number of Likes, and their changes over time, indicated the rise and fall of politicians. Maybe. Her presentation was
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Rabbi David Lau, Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi of Israel, will give a free lecture at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20, at the La Jolla Marriott Hotel, 440 La Jolla Village Drive, in a program sponsored by Chabad of University City. Although there is no admission fee required, Chabad has asked for an $18 donation to cover
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CalendarBy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — One Arab, One Jew, One Stage, Two Humors….That was my takeaway from interviewing the upcoming headliners of the JCC’s unique program, featuring Rabbi Stand-Up Bob Alper and Actor/Stand-up Ahmed Ahmed. The two men share a similar vision: They like to make people laugh and believe that laughter is
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