By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Get ready movie mavens and meshugenahs for a cornucopia of cinema, delicatessen of documentaries, a feast of feature films, and a smorgasbord of shorts (you probably get the idea without the food metaphors) at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival running February 6-16. Although I have not viewed all the films―contrary
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Travel and FoodBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–This last week or so must rank as one of the most depressing weeks as far as Israel is concerned. This is despite the lifting of major military threats to its borders, with the collapse of Syria and Egypt in recent times. My wife and I have an apartment in Eilat, which we
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Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO– What would you do for your child? If your child were taken from you, what would you do to get her back? Before you answer “anything,” think about what “anything” might entail. Desperation doesn’t bring out the best in any of us. It’s easy to say, “I would never…”
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Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM (TNA) –For the first time in decades, enemy forces can attack all of Israel’s cities, Chief of the IDF Intelligence Directorate Major General Aviv Kochavi has reported. “About 170,000 rockets and missiles are pointed at Israel, and they are deadlier than ever,” the intelligence chief said on Wednesday, Jan. 29. “Many
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – At the start of the weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Feb. 2, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu stated: “Attempts to impose a boycott on the State of Israel are immoral and unjust. Moreover, they will not achieve their goal. First, they cause the Palestinians to adhere to their intransigent positions
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By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California–A contingent of San Diego County law enforcement officials who were escorted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on a 10-day visit to Israel in October recently related how impressed they were with that country’s methods and dedication to protecting its citizens from terror. Four ranking officers also spoke,
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The history of Israeli politics over the most recent 40 years is the rise and fall of parties claiming to represent the center, in order to do what they feel major parties cannot. We are seeing it again. Recent polls are showing a decline of Yair Lapid’s There is a Future from
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Would the creation of universally free Jewish pre-schools strengthen ties between Diaspora countries and Israel? That is one of the ideas under discussion among member agencies of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and Israel’s government. Another area under consideration is the creation of strong follow-up programs in
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California– As Creator, and the Source of our being, God continuously brings our existence out of the abyss of nothingness, and is renewed with the possibility of new life. God’s love and compassion is bio-centric and embraces the universe in its totality. God’s power is not all-powerful (in
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Anathea E. Porter, Apocalypse Against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism Apocalypse; Wm. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI; ISBN 978-0-8028-7083-4 ©2014, $35 p. 462, including bibliography and indexes By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — I enjoy the amusement created by modern-day “prophets” declaring a forthcoming date to be the end of the
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TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In a unanimous decision, the Board of Directors has voted to appoint David Maimon as the new President and CEO of EL AL Israel Airlines. Maimon will replace Elyezer Shkedy who requested to resign after four years as President and CEO of the airline. The Board decided to appoint a
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