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Hagel’s apparent Israel animus only one reason for opposition

January 8, 2013

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– We’re hearing different things about Chuck Hagel, and the reasons for his appointment as Obama’s Secretary of Defense.. Clips of his comments about the power of the Jewish lobby, the Palestinians being chained down, and the damage to the standing of the US due to excessive support of Israel Comments expressing […]

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

U.S. has dwindling options in Syria

January 7, 2013

By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Syrian civil war has passed an inflection point and Washington is running to catch up. While it may be too late for the United States to have a decisive impact on the ground, there is still time to salvage an American role in the end game and, hence, an

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Middle East

Foote notes not likely to be more than that

January 7, 2013

By Cynthia Citron Soft-spoken playwright Horton Foote is to Texas what William Faulkner was to Mississippi: a faithful chronicler of the values and mores of a cultural subset of the American people. A major feature of both their bodies of work is their protagonists’ reaction to specific circumstances, disappointments, and defeat. “How a man reacts

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Cynthia Citron

Barak-Ashkenazi feud now figure in election politics

January 7, 2013

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Scandals are prominent in Israeli media only two weeks before the national election. Neither is new, and both are being fanned by political activists concerned to use what they can to garner votes for themselves or the party they are supporting, as well by media personalities who know how to recognize

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Money Maven: Honoring Memories

January 7, 2013

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — I recently and unexpectedly lost a dear friend. Not only was she a wonderful friend, a devoted wife and mother, she was also a “mover & shaker” in the community – in the best possible interpretation of that phrase. Gail Littman was the type of person who could make

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Jewish Religion, Sheryl Rowling

1,000 pack funeral service for Murray Galinson

January 7, 2013

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In the Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary named for his family and that of his wife Elaine, Murray Galinson was eulogized Monday, Jan. 7, by two rabbis, two friends, and three children during a service that drew a High Holy Day-sized crowd that Congregation Beth Israel’s president Emily Jennewein estimated at

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Donald H. Harrison

Some electoral reverses for Netanyahu

January 7, 2013

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –What seemed absolutely certain two weeks ago is much less so today: though it’s still likely that Binyamin Netanyahu will head a coalition after the elections on January 22 and thus continue as Prime Minister, other possibilities have now emerged. The leaders of three centrist parties – Sheli Yachimovitch of

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Middle East

The missing man at the wedding

January 7, 2013

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — You died young and troubled, dear father. You had admonished me: “Don’t make me into a grandfather,” and I know that this was part of your struggle with mortality, with losing your vibrant and athletic youth. We, your sons and daughter, were pained by this statement just as

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Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: January 7, 2013

January 7, 2013

Hagel, amid controversial record on Israel, to be nominated for defense secretary (JNS.org) President Barack Obama’s defense secretary nominee will be former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, who has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike for his record on Israel, according to media reports that surfaced Sunday. Hagel chairs the Atlantic Council think tank, which

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International

May women perform ritual circumcisions?

January 6, 2013

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — In this week’s Torah portion, we read about a strange story that nearly costs Moses his life (Exod. 4:24-27). As he was about to return to Egypt, Moses takes his wife (Tsipporah) and sons and travel toward Egypt. However, along the way, it appears that Moses

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

A personal remembrance of Murray Galinson

January 6, 2013

Editor’s Note: Funeral services will be held on Monday, Jan. 7, for Jewish communal leader Murray Galinson at 1 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel. By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO –“You should go meet with Murray Galinson.” I can’t really exactly who said that to me in early June 1990. I had just finished working on

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San Diego County

Saving the environment–a drop at a time

January 6, 2013

Dora Klinova, “The Queen of the Universe; the Vortex of Creation,” (c) 2012, Legacy Line Publishing, ISBN 97800-98197-842-0; 80 pages, $26.95, via the author at 619 667-0925. Another 140-page version (with more photos) available through Amazon for $41.95. An electronic version is available at $3.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Author Dora Klinova,

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Donald H. Harrison

Israel democracy needs face-to-face voter contact

January 6, 2013

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It’s easier to talk about politics, even to teach it, than to practice it. This was amply demonstrated by Michael Ignatieff, academic and TV personality, who had a less than successful spell as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He spoke about it at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem

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Middle East

Biking relieves stress for children facing rocket attacks

January 6, 2013

By Ulla Hadar KIBBUTZ RUHAMA, Israel — Parents and children don’t always agree on everything, but on one subject in Sha’ar Hanegev, the municipality lying alongside the Gaza border, there is nearly unanimity. Hearing sirens go off to warn of incoming rockets can be very stressful, whereas bicycling in nearby areas out of range

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Travel and Food

Hagel’s apparent Israel animus only one reason for opposition

U.S. has dwindling options in Syria

Foote notes not likely to be more than that

Barak-Ashkenazi feud now figure in election politics

Money Maven: Honoring Memories

1,000 pack funeral service for Murray Galinson

Some electoral reverses for Netanyahu

The missing man at the wedding

JNS news briefs: January 7, 2013

May women perform ritual circumcisions?

A personal remembrance of Murray Galinson

Saving the environment–a drop at a time

Israel democracy needs face-to-face voter contact

Biking relieves stress for children facing rocket attacks

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