By Donald H. Harrison MOORPARK, California –Reflecting on a Civil War reenactment that was staged at the Underwood Family Farms here, I found myself focusing on two lessons from the proceedings. First, a mistake may snowball into a disaster. And second, charisma can outlast even death. Our nation is now observing the sesquicentennial of […]
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — God help our veterans. Yes, this is the day after what was originally called Armistice Day, November 11, 1918—when the Great War (World War I) ended. Many saw that horrifically bloody conflict (The United States entered in the final year, 1917, but our “doughboys” were bludgeoned in ditches
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USAEditor’s Note: Sha’ar Hanegev, the sister region of San Diego’s Jewish Federation, lies along Israel’s border with Gaza and has been suffering the effects of the constant rocket attacks from across the border. By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — My correspondents on the East Coast of the United States may view this note as a parallel to waiting
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Travel and FoodCabinet minister highlights Israel’s pioneering space efforts (JNS.org) Drawing on Israeli technological and scientific prowess, Israel’s top science minister highlighted Israel’s ambitious space efforts including a project by an Israeli company to be the third country to land on the moon, the Jerusalem Post reported. At a cabinet meeting on Nov. 11, Science and Technology
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InternationalBy Shoshana and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. _- Most of the questions related to the Benghazi debacle are about the mechanics, both offensive and defensive. What did the White House know and when? What assets were available to the military? Did someone order a stand down, and if so, who? Why was “the video” blamed
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur TORONTO — Though President Barack Obama will have many urgent challenges to contend with in his second term, it’s reasonable to assume that Israeli-Palestinian relations will be high on his agenda. During the election campaign he said he would visit Israel when “we’re actually moving something forward.” He seems to
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Middle EastA routine blood test done during the IDF induction process led Idan Dukatch, a soldier from Ashkelon, to the opportunity to save a life. His bone marrow donation was transplanted to Alex Katz, a 17-year old boy from New Jersey with cancer. At the end of a nerve-racking half year, waiting for updates on Katz’s
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Is it better for the Jews in Moscow than in Boston? Just my asking the question will start Grandpa Sharkansky spinning in his grave. I never knew the man, but I know that he left the Czar’s realm in 1880, part of the first wave of Jews spurred on by pogroms and
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International, Ira SharkanskyBy Daniel Brodsky SAN DIEGO — For many years I have been awed by the writings and speeches of Caroline Glick, the formidable Jerusalem Post columnist. If you could read only one Israeli reporter’s news, it would have to be Glick. In her biweekly commentaries she “spot-on” analyzes events as they unfold both globally and
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — We had a big house on top of a hill with a view over the distant ocean and winter sunsets. It was an old house and a week didn’t go by that something had to be fixed. Most times my husband could do it but other
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) –“People really want to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy however they can,” said Scott Brown, former San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) parent and logistical manager of The Mother of All Garage Sales. On Sunday, November 11 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, SDJA will be holding The Mother of All Garage
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First in a series By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Natural catastrophes such as a floods or earthquakes are frequently referred to as an “act of God.” A deer crossing in front of a car that causes an accident is also considered an “act of God.” When “acts of God” occur, it exempts
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Simon and the Oaks, directed by Lisa Ohlin (Sweden, Germany, Norway: 2011). By Laurie Baron Note: I haven’t written my column for several weeks because I’ve been giving lectures around the country. Indeed, I was stranded in West Hartford, Connecticut, for two extra days due to Hurricane Sandy. Having endured two other hurricanes in New England in
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Lawrence BaronBy Evelyn Gordon As Syria’s civil war drags on, it is increasingly destabilizing its neighbors. First, hundreds of thousands of refugees poured over their borders; now, violence has as well. Turkey and Syria have repeatedly exchanged deadly cross-border fire; in Jordan, a soldier was killed in clashes with militants heading for Syria to join
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