Israeli, U.S. leaders express concern over Palestinian unity government (JNS.org) Israeli and American leaders expressed concern with the announcement of a new Palestinian unity government between Fatah and Hamas. In a telephone call with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry “expressed concern about Hamas’s role in any such government and […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, celebrating its 51st anniversary two nights before Erev Shavuot, paid tribute to two women of the Bible and to three women who have been essential to the school’s own success. Bobbe Reitman, the school nurse, was honored as volunteer of the year.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –A flower bud in the spring has closed petals, but potential. If the bud is placed in water with dappled sunlight, it will open into a lovely flower. But if the water is too cool or too warm, or the sun too hot or a draft too cold,
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — It was a day of remembrance of those who came before us, in particular polio vaccine discoverer Dr. Jonas Salk and physicist Albert Einstein, two Jewish scientists who in their time helped transform the world. The U-T’s Bradley J. Fikes detailed a $25 million gift that philanthropist Conrad Prebys made to
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San Diego CountyGate to the Heart: A Manual of Contemplative Jewish Practice by Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi with editors Netanel Miles-Yépez and Robert Micha’el Esformes, Albion-Andalus, Boulder, Colorado; ISBN 978-0-61594-456-2 ©2013, $13.00, p. 118, plus Recommendations for Further Reading By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, co-author of more than a dozen books on various
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Travel and FoodBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- The Shabak, Israel’s internal security service, last week lifted a gag order on the arrest of a senior Hamas terrorist in April 2014, and provided details on the results of his interrogation. Mahmoud Mohammed Issa Tuama revealed that Hamas has been the force behind recent outbreaks of violence on the
NEW YORK (Press Release) — More than 80 Jews from around New York who are planning to make Aliyah in the coming months marched alongside the NefeshB’Nefesh float in this year’s Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City on Sunday, June 1. The prospective Olim included families and their children, young professionals and retirees. The parade’s 50th
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Middle East, USABy Ronn Torossian NEW YORK — Here is the most simple book review of the new book, Rebbe: The Life And Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, The Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History: Read it and you will become a better person. From reading this book, one can better understand how Rabbi Schneerson had a
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Travel and FoodIn Silence: Growing Up Hearing in a Deaf World by Ruth Sidransky By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In a lifetime of reading, a few special books have made an indelible impression upon me and this is certainly one of them. It took its place in my heart when I read it in 1990 and
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Travel and FoodBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — As Americans at many different income levels enjoy more affluent times, there’s something many parents covet more than anything else, and it’s the one thing money can’t buy: good kids…what we would call a mentch…and what do we want from our children? Yiddishe Nachas…it is the most
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Snakes Alive! The setting was a club for retired people in one of Jerusalem’s more prosperous and prestigious neighbourhoods. Most of its members are ladies of a certain age or more, well-dressed, well-coiffed and well-preserved, with a sprinkling of elderly gents. They spend their spare time engaging in activities which
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & EducationLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – A diverse assortment of used books will be available during the Annual Used Book Sale to benefit the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will be held from June 11-15 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037. There will
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San Diego CalendarBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Democracy is an icon of those who aspire to the best of political and civil rights. Like other icons, however, it is tricky to sort out the symbol from the realities. Virtually all countries describe themselves as democracies, but few measure up. Political scientists who concern themselves with the nature
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA