By Aryeh Savir HAIFA (United With Israel)–The IDF on Friday, September 12, held a special annual event honoring its fallen soldiers from the Druze community. Titled “For the Boys,” the theme of this year’s happening focused on the extraordinary bond between Israel’s Jewish and Druze citizens. The event was attended by some 15,000 participants and
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Not all the religious fanatics are Muslims. One can think of candidates under the umbrella of Christianity, but here our concern is Jews. Two cases recently in the headlines provoke shame or something else, depending on one’s sense of responsibility or cynicism. One is a bearded, well-coiffured man whose trial on
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish ReligionBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — O, Brave New World! Since time immemorial (well, since the invention of printing) the production and distribution of books has been in the hands of specialists, the people who see to the editing, printing, publishing, and distribution of books. Each of those activities requires specialized knowledge and expertise, and
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO- Even though ISIS held Steven Sotloff captive for over a year before it beheaded him, the group apparently had no idea that he was Jewish or held Israeli Citizenship because he went under the alias of Moshe Cohen. *
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Frieda and Dr. Israel Barken had family, machatunim (relatives of in-laws) and friends over for Shabbat dinner, and Frieda, who loves to cook, felt perhaps she had shorted the guests, having prepared only 17 different dishes instead of what is for her the more typical 25. As we ate our
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Donald H. Harrison, Trivia, Humor & SatireWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis marked 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on September 13, 1994 with a call to redouble efforts to end violence against women. “In the two decades since the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act, we have seen some real
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USA
Top-name authors draw big crowds of book lovers at S.D. Jewish Book Fair LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The internationally recognized San Diego Jewish Book Fair will be held November 8-10th at Temple Solel in Cardiff-by-the-Sea and will continue November 13-16th at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive Drive,
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Travel and FoodMichael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO– There’s a growing sentiment in our population that age is just a number. The new “mantra” is “age be damned.” When a 100 year old man finishes a marathon as happened last year, we know the conventional conceptions of old age must change. September 21-27 is International Active Aging Week.
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Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Kerry is in the Middle East, looking for regional allies for President Obama’s proposal to deal with the threat of the Islamic State (IS). That is entirely appropriate — IS poses a more immediate and dire threat to regional players than it does to the United
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO (SDONA)–Whither the Islamic State? That’s a real double-edged question: where is the group otherwise known as ISIS headed, and can the United States and other civilized nations make it shrivel up and die? The group is and has taken off like a bat out of hell, gobbling up territory and
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International, Joe GandelmanHamas hints that it fired rockets from residential areas (JNS.org) The Palestinian terror group Hamas hints that it fired rockets from residential areas amid mounting evidence from Israel that the terror group used civilian areas as cover during the recent Gaza operation. “Gaza, from Beit Hanoun in the north to Rafah in the south, is
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — President Obama conceded, perhaps not in so many words, that his Sept. 10 speech would not defeat Daish and its allies. It had been preceded by days of expectation and commentary, and the actual contents had no surprises. No doubt we’ll be reading about it for days, and perhaps years Among
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service (JFS) has named Debora Rodriguez as the organization’s new Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). Rodriguez assumed the position in September 2014, and is the agency’s first CAO, overseeing fundraising, institutional giving, marketing, and volunteer engagement. DRG-Executive Search Consultants for the Nonprofit Sector conducted the extensive national search. Rodriguez
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San Diego County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) announced on Thursday, Sept. 11, that Jacob Chasan was the winner of the inaugural House STEM Academic Competition from the 52nd District for his application entitled ‘Path to Eagle Scout.’ Rep. Peters met with Chasan and his family in the Washington, D.C., office on Thursday.
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA