By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO –Eytan Fox’s Yossi and Jagger (2002) holds a special place in Israeli film history as the first commercially successful mainstream movie about gay lovers. It won two Israeli Television Academy Awards and many prizes at various LGBT film festivals around the world. Its tale of two Israeli male soldiers furtively developing […]
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Lawrence BaronBy Isaac Yetiv , Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — The announcement of President Obama’ trip to Israel (and the territories) has surprised many people both here and in Israel where it has been received with fear and apprehension. It is certainly not a leisure trip with sightseeing and enjoyment; nor is it a religious pilgrimage
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San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison has returned to San Diego from a round-trip cruise to Hawaii. This is the seventh article in a series about that trip. By Donald H. Harrison HALIIMAILE, Maui, Hawaii — This rural area of Maui is where they grow and pack Maui Gold Pineapple, so
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Joshua Sinai WASHINGTON, D.C. –Conventional wisdom holds that the threat to America posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates is greatly diminished compared to 9/11. Today, it is claimed, al Qaeda is less well organized, with many of its top leaders eliminated, and is so broken into geographically disparate franchises that it
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — The old Spreckels Theatre downtown is an intimate jewel box of a theatre and the perfect setting for Giselle – a ballet which has a special place in dance history since it was first performed in 1841. This iconic Romantic Era ballet continues to be in the repertoire
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release) — When it comes to body shape, diet and exercise can only take us so far. Our body shape and geometry are largely determined by genetic factors. Genetics also have an impact on our body composition — including soft fat tissue and hard bone tissue — and can lead to excess fat
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSyria rebels vow to ‘liberate Golan Heights’ after Assad falls (JNS.org) Syrian rebels operating in the region near the border with Israel threatened on Sunday to fight to regain the Golan Heights from Israel following the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Israel Hayom reported. In a video published online, a rebel fighter, filmed against
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International-Third in a series– The Gaon of Vilna and His Messianic Vision. By Arie Morgenstern, Translated by Naftali Greenwood. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 2012, Pp. xiii + 446; plates. Cloth, $29.95. I would give this book 4 stars! By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When I received Morgenstern’s book, The Gaon of Vilna and His
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Nervous Jews are worrying if Barack Obama is intent on forcing Israel into a peace process. Leaving aside the issue that being nervous is a chronic condition of being Jewish, an appropriate response to Obama and all the others who think that Israel is not doing enough to make peace
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO– The motto of San Diego Jewish World, “there is a Jewish story everywhere,” came to life last weekend when my wife and I visited Texas for four days. The main reason for the trip was to attend the Bar-Mitzvah of the son of my cousin. They live in Austin, and the
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Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling Q: My accountant told me that I could contribute to a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. How do I choose? A: Assuming that you’re planning to hold the IRA for a while, it really depends on your current and expected tax brackets. First, let’s go over how each IRA works. With
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Money is not everything, but it buys most of the things that are. Values are also important in politics, but the important ones have something to do with money. For that reason, whoever controls the purse is somewhere near the top of the heap. In the United States system of
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Most modern Jews have considerable difficulty understanding why the Satmar, Chabad, Belzer, and other Hassidic movements oppose Zionism. In this short article, I will try to explain some of the theological and exegetical background regarding the history of this problem. In the course of the
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Editor Donald H. Harrison is back from a roundtrip cruise between San Diego and the Hawaiian Islands. This is the sixth in a series of articles based on that experience. By Donald H. Harrison ABOARD MS ZAANDAM– Violinist Michael Bacala says he was inspired as a child by the Rocky movies starring Sylvester Stallone, especially
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