By David Ogul SAN DIEGO — From conversations among a San Diego contingent of delegates to speeches by Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Arizona Sen. John McCain and others, Iran was front and center at last week’s annual AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C. And for good reason. AIPAC, America’s largest pro-Israel […]
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David Ogul, Middle East, USA
DENVER, Colorado (Press Release)– A grant of $100,000 by an anonymous donor will now make it possible for students in Jewish day schools to apply for generous scholarship support for the upcoming 2014 camp season to the numerous families we attract from the California area. Ramah in the Rockies, a unique, Sabbath-observant, Jewish outdoor adventure
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Travel and Food
By Roman Mokrinsky SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (TNA) – Two weeks after the fall of the regime in the Ukraine, and as the flow of reports on Russian military advancement in the Crimea intensifies, the situation in the region continues to remain unstable and flammable. The interim government in the Ukraine has issued new laws, many of
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The members of the Israeli government, whether secular or Orthodox, don’t seem to pay much attention to the Reform and Conservative (Progressive) movements in Israel. If these seek evidence of recognition, they normally only get it through the courts, and even then it takes the government a long time to obey
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday, March 9, issued the following statement marking the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of American business Robert Levinson. “Robert Levinson disappeared seven years ago from Kish Island, Iran, during a business trip. He is one of the longest held American citizens in history. “Nothing
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International, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Those who comment in international relations ought to begin with an admission that they know only part of what transpires. Much is secret. Issues are argued, decided, and implemented in heavy secrecy by one or more agencies of one or more governments. What gets into the public sector is likely to be,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Josh Hasten/JNS.org In time for Purim 2014, popular Israeli-Canadian singer and composer Naftali Kalfa seeks to give everyday relevance to the Jewish holiday’s age-old story with his recently released single “Miracles.” Written by Kalfa, and recorded alongside well-known Israeli singer Gad Elbaz and Jewish reggae singer-songwriter Ari Lesser, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, “Miracles”
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Jewish Religion
By Binyamin Kagedan/JNS.org The names of religious holidays are usually fairly straightforward, pointing us to the central symbol or theme of the festival. Pesach refers to the ancient lamb offering, the korban pesach; Shavuot, meaning “weeks,” points to the careful counting of seven weeks that precede it; Sukkot are the booths that Jews inhabit
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Jewish History
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Adventures in SD History
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) says American educators have a lot to learn from the i-Phone. “It is the design,” she said. “If it were just a lot of codes, people wouldn’t want to deal with it. But what people love about it is all the design. And that
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –The next Jewish Poets–Jewish Voices session will feature student poets on Tuesday evening, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC. This free evening program will include four students from the San Diego Jewish Academy, Sigal Kahn, Rachel Rosenfeld, Casey Kroll and
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The Conservative Political Action Conference is meeting in Washington D.C. though it is unclear whether it is 2014 or the 1980s since the speakers appear to believe Ronald Reagan is still president. There is so much red meat being served up the conservative base that Omaha Steaks is catering the conference
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org No, it isn’t nearly as rare as “Thanksgivukkah,” the once-in-75,000-years overlap of the first day Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Day that took the Jewish world by storm in 2013. But this year’s 13-month Hebrew calendar isn’t an annual occurrence, either. As February turned to March on the Gregorian calendar this year, the
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Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Center (CAC) is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 15 & 16 and Monday and Tuesday, April 21 & 22. Following is the schedule for the rest of April 2014: Mondays and Wednesdays, monthly from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. BrainHQ – When it comes to brain fitness
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