By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–You often say to a friend, “You are a sister to me,” or “You’re the brother I never had.” And you are indeed blessed if you have a true friend, one who knows your foibles, your hopes, fear and aspirations and loves you not only because of who you
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Whole Foods Del Mar teamed up this November to raise vital funds for the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry. Through the extraordinary efforts of Whole Foods Del Mar staff members and the generosity of its customers, the campaign raised more than $15,000. Whole Foods customers were able
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San Diego CountyBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — From Aaron Sorkin at his two HBO series hits The West Wing and the just-concluded The Newsroom to poet and literary critic Wayne Koestenbaum, the seldom-used (but now increasingly spoken and printed) word “ensorcelled” has been making the rounds. Danielle Berrin at the Jewish Journal in Los Angeles likes the
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Lashon Ha-rah, literally “bad tongue” is usually defined as saying or writing things which defame or slander one’s neighbor. However, what if one speaks the truth? If one’s neighbor has done something bad or unkind, is it still lashon ha-rah if you repeat it? Judaism says “yes.” If
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Jewish ReligionBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–Here are eight things I won’t do for Chanukah. I won’t ask the President of the United States to pardon two potatoes. I won’t expect to find a new Lexus wrapped in a red bow in my driveway. If anyone wants to give me a Lexus, please wrap it in a
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireIsraeli Embassy in Athens attacked by shooters (JNS.org) Four unidentified attackers riding on two motorcycles fired shots at the Israeli Embassy in the Greek capital of Athens early on Friday morning. No injuries were reported. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of democracy hits the heart of the country,” Greek government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi
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International, Middle East, USA
SANTA BARBARA (Press Release)– Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator, has ranked Direct Relief No. 1 on its list of “Ten of the Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of.” Two Jewish organizations, Hadassah and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, nicknamed “The Joint,” came in third and sixth respectively. Charity Navigator, which helps inform intelligent giving decisions through
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Jewish ReligionLOS ANGELES (SDJW) — State Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) on Thursday, Dec. 11, sought assurances from University of California. President Janet Napolitano that neither teaching assistants nor faculty members will be permittted to interject anti-Israel political advocacy into their classrooms. At the same time, the Anti Defamation League issued a statement saying that the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At least four party groupings in the forthcoming elections in Israel would like to describe themselves as being in the political centre: (1) By joining forces with Tzipi Livni’s Hatnu’a, Isaac Herzog, the leader of Labour, sees himself as occupying the centre. (2) Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid has always
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)– For the firefighters and rescue workers conducting the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to May 2002, exposure to hazardous airborne particles led to a disturbing “WTC cough” — obstructed airways and inflammatory bronchial hyperactivity — and acute inflammation of the lungs. At the time, bronchoscopy, the insertion
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationJERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced more than $11.3 million in grants to support Israel. These grants come on the heels of more than $9.6 million granted to Israeli institutions in October, 2014, and are part of a continuing effort to strategically invest in Israel’s leading
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (WJC) — Iran’s leadership has launched a social media campaign encouraging people to express their hatred toward Israel. The ‘We Love Fighting Israel’ received praise from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, who recently called on his people to unite in the fight against the ‘Zionist regime’. The campaign encourages Iranian children,
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Middle East
AUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–More than 100 Auschwitz survivors from at least 17 countries will travel to Poland to participate in the observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz on 27 January 2015, on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The official event will be organized
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We are at the height of uncertainty. None of the parties have selected their ranked lists of candidates, a potential rival of Benyamin Netanyahu is still pondering whether to make the race within Likud, and we do not know the full complement of parties and personalities that will align for
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East