By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –No cyber connections. No roar of television commercials in the background. No numbing news cycle of repeated bad developments. No usernames or passwords; just loving faces and star shine. And the moon smiling down through a thatched roof. Wednesday night, Oct. 8, when many Jews, from Pittsburgh to Paris, […]
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Jewish ReligionTwo Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah blast along Lebanon border (JNS.org) Two Israeli soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the Lebanon border on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said. The Hezbollah terrorist organization later claimed responsibility for the blast. According to the IDF, the blast was caused by a explosive device planted
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Twelve Jewish advocacy groups applaud University of California (UC) Provost Aimee Dorr and UC administrators for protecting the well-being of Jewish students. The groups wrote to UC President Janet Napolitano in August after the 83-member joint council of UAW 2865, representing all the graduate student instructors, tutors and readers at the 9 teaching
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Margee and Douglas Greenberg have provided a gift to fund an endowed fellowship program at USC Shoah Foundation’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research, the newly announced research and scholarship unit of the Institute housed on the campus of the University of Southern California. The Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship is
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Vice-President Joe Biden accused Saud Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey of aiding and abetting jihadist groups fighting against Assad in Syria. He was reprimanded by President Obama for his undiplomatic behavior of telling the truth to allies. * The Chairwoman of the High Point University College Republicans in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–One of the most powerful of political rules is that things are not likely to change a great deal. It’s called incrementalism, and appears all the way from domestic budgets to foreign policy. If things change, they change in increments from what exists. Incrementalism is prominent among the routines that guide policymakers.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — “Jewish Music Then and Now,” a program by the The San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, Kol Hakavod, will feature favorite Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino songs. The concert , sponsored by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth El, will take place this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in the
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Eileen WingardBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES –As a young man, he was convinced that nobody liked him. But by the time he was in his early 20s Heinrich Himmler had become the Chief Sycophant of the most popular man in Germany: Adolf Hitler. There he was, always at Hitler’s right elbow and just a step behind.
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Cynthia CitronSAN DIEGO — We endorsed Brad A. Weinreb for Judge in Superior Court Office No. 25 during the primary election and he came in first of three candidates. Now, as the Nov, 4 runoff election for the open judicial seat nears, we’re proud to endorse him again in the race in which he is opposed
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), conducted by maestro David Amos, has announced the following schedule of concerts for its 15th season: Sunday, November 16 (3:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, the 18th, 2014 (7:30 p.m.) Haim Tsur, Violin Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major Beethoven: Romance in F for violin and orchestra
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San Diego CountyTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Rabies causes acute inflammation of the brain, producing psychosis and violent aggression. The virus, which paralyzes the body’s internal organs, is always deadly for those unable to obtain vaccines in time. Some 55,000 people die from rabies every year. For the first time, Tel Aviv University scientists have discovered the exact
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) announced the appointment of two new senior executives to lead the charitable organization as it expands for the future. The FIDF named Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir as National Executive Director, beginning September 16, and Alan E. Scholnick as Chief Executive Officer, effective August
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Monday, Oct. 6, that 14 legislative bills officially sponsored or supported by her Office to better-protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and strengthen prosecution were signed by Governor Edmund Brown during this past legislative session. The bills include specific penalties for sex offenders who cut
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–Early Sunday morning, following the observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were discovered on the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. “This is the latest in a series of incidents on American campuses which should arouse universal condemnation
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