By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO– An artistic streak runs in Lizet Benrey’s family. Her late mother, Shirley Chernitsky, was a painter, and Benrey has followed in her footsteps. However, Benrey takes her creativity one step further. Not only is she a talented artist, she is also a filmmaker, actress, and a budding screenplay writer. Benrey
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By Elana Kaminka KATHMANDU, Nepal — There’s something about Kathmandu that sounds exotic. Maybe it’s the proximity to the top of the world (Mt. Everest), or maybe it’s just that the name rhymes with Timbuktu. Either way, it’s certainly the last place you would expect to find a group of 25 twenty-somethings sitting on cushions
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By Donald H. Harrison and Shor Masori CORONADO, California — Tevye the Milkman has been talking to God for nearly 50 years now, and eavesdroppers (also known as audiences) seem to never tire of their one-sided conversation. Tevye (Sam Zeller) is arguing, pleading, scolding and apologizing to the Lord once again in Fiddler on
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Donald H. Harrison, Shor M. MasoriBy Norman Greene SAN DIEGO– When it comes to birthdays, some adult women prefer a romantic candlelight dinner, a bouquet of long stemmed roses, a dazzling bauble, a pint of Channel, but not my wife. She wanted to ride a horse. I have nothing against horseback riding. I spent many of my youthful summers
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Sports & Competitions, Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Will President Obama’s speech at the National Defense University this week rank with his speech in Cairo that called for freedom, liberty, and democracy, or George W. Bush’s speeches that promised democracy in Iraq and later declared victory? Bluster or wisdom? is an appropriate question to ask of an American president, fated to
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By Shor Masori DEL MAR, California — So, how would you like a grilled cheese sandwich on challah? The traditional Shabbat bread, with cheese and apples, will be offered as a taste treat by Grilled Cheese A-Fair, one of the vendors at the San Diego County Fair, which will open on the Del Mar Fairgrounds
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — I am in the age group that decries new technology. We are not only the un-wired generation, we are now becoming the un-wireless generation. When I had young children, I wished to be married to a pediatrician, now I wish for a computer professional. When my grandchildren
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — At first blush, it might have sounded like praise, but it wasn’t. Before meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Secretary of State John Kerry pronounced Israel’s prosperity an impediment to “peace” with the Palestinians. “I think there is an opportunity [for peace], but for many reasons it’s not on
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Is it possible to give something away and not lose, but gain in the process? Absolutely! Moses shows us how. As we all know, the Israelites were not a happy lot. After awhile, their kvetching finally got to Moses. He complained to God, “I cannot carry all this
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Jewish ReligionSAN DIEGO (Press Release) Kindergarten through 5th grade students at San Diego Jewish Community will gather together Tuesday, May 28, at 8:30 am to do something meaningful to help the child victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes. “Money is always needed,” noted Daniel Sussman, SDJA’s lower school principal, “but our students wanted to do something
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Employees may provide the most honest responses on Mondays and other early days in the week, according to a new study published by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher. The research paper, published on the Social Science Research Network, involved 427 Israeli soldiers. Each soldier was asked to
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Travel and Food
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, directed by Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein (USA: 2012); Opening Ken Cinema on May 24 By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–You may not know the name Ricky Jay, but you will recognize his face and voice from numerous film voiceovers, roles in movies and television series,
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Lawrence Baron
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Ten international finalists of the My Family Story International Competition will gather in Israel on June 13 to participate in the My Family Story Awards Ceremony at Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People. What’s special about this year’s ceremony is that two of the finalists are fifth grade
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Bill protecting IDF from slander passes first Knesset reading (JNS.org) People and groups who slander the Israel Defense Forces may find themselves facing lawsuits, according to an amendment to Israel’s libel law that passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset on Wednesday. MK Yoni Chetboun (Habayit Hayehudi) initiated the bill in response to the film
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