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Muslim rivalries — not Israel — main factor in Mideast turbulence

November 9, 2012

By 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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Middle East

Rabbi/Lawyer Ankcorn affiliates with San Diego firm

November 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – CaseyGerry – San Diego’s oldest plaintiff’s law firm – has expanded its class action litigation practice team with the addition of veteran attorney Mark Ankcorn. Ankcorn, whose practice has been concentrated on consumer actions, is joining the firm as an attorney of counsel and will work closely with partner

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San Diego County

5-Minute Jewish plays sought

November 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Look & Listen, a year-round performing arts series from the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, is proud to announce the 5 Minute Play Festival. Do you have a 5 minute play in you? Write it down and send it to us – your play might be chosen and performed

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San Diego Calendar

Abraham’s experience provides funeral-arrangement lesson

November 9, 2012

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — A few years ago our youngest daughter, Margalit, called us on my day off. “Where are you?” she asked. “At the cemetery,” we replied. “What are you doing there?” she asked. “Picking out graves!” we answered. We freaked her out. While Judy and I were not expecting

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Jewish Religion

Welcoming and saying farewell to Shabbat angels

November 9, 2012

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–The Slonimer Rebbe, of blessed memory, asked: On Friday night when we sit down to our Shabbos meal the first thing we do is welcome the Angels into our home. ‘Shalom Aleichem! Malachei HaShareis.’ We recite ‘Peace unto you, oh ministering angels.’ Hashem (G-d) sends the holiest guests to our

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Jewish Religion

Disparate lessons to be learned in U.S. election

November 9, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — When more than 100 million people vote, there is no end of the interpretations that are possible. And when they select one president, more than 450 members of the national legislature, and who knows how many officials of state governments, there is a huge range of possible impacts on public

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

JNS news briefs: November 9, 2012

November 9, 2012

Barak: Iran slows nuclear weapons development by 8 months (JNS.org) Perhaps the cartoon worked? Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel’s Channel 2 Nov. 8 that Iran has slowed its nuclear weapons development by about eight months through the diversion of some enriched uranium from military to civilian use. Back in September, Israeli Prime Minister

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International

Israeli singer admires African-American gospel and blues

November 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO– One of Israel’s foremost performers of Yemenite music — Sagiv Cohen — says he finds surprising similarities in mood and lyrics between the historic songs of African-Americans and those of the Jews of Yemen. In San Diego on a private family visit, Cohen explained that both peoples — African-Americans during the time of

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Donald H. Harrison

J Street chalks up amazing victory percentage

November 8, 2012

By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — J Street, the pro-Israel, pro-peace lobby in Washington and JStreetPAC endorsed 71 candidates for Congress and 70 were elected. J Street PAC raised a record 1.8 million dollars to help their candidates. “This is an incredible victory,” said Jeremy Ben-Ami, the founder and president of the organization.

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Middle East, USA

Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra tells concert schedule

November 8, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present its first series of concerts of the 2012-13 season on Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 pm, and Tuesday the 20th at 7:30 pm. Both concerts will be at the synagogue’s Cohen Social Hall. These programs will feature Armando Pesqueira as guest conductor, and pianist Kanae

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Travel and Food

Shepherds vs farmers: a queston of biblical philosophy

November 8, 2012

The Philosophy of the Hebrew Scripture by Yoram Hazony, Cambridge University Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-521-17667-5 ©2012, $24.99, p. 273, plus notes and indices. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –Placing the word “philosophy” next to the expression “Hebrew Scriptures” seems to be incongruous; after all, philosophy is about using reason to find “truths” to

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

‘Top Gun’ journalist dies in Israel

November 8, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Recently I learned, to some shock, that one of the people who helped make the Top Gun school at Miramar Naval Air Station famous–Ehud Yonay –had died of brain cancer on August 21 at age 71 in Israel. Yonay, a journalist and a student of the military, had written

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Donald H. Harrison

Mixed results for Jewish congressional candidates

November 8, 2012

Sean Savage/JNS.org Nov. 6 was a mixed night for Jews vying for a seat in the 113th Congress, as redistricting played a role in several key Jewish races. Jewish Democrats had varied success, while Jewish Republicans failed in their bid to join U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) as the lone Jewish Republican in both

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USA

JNS news briefs: November 8, 2012

November 8, 2012

IDF: 3 mortars from Syria land in Golan (JNS.org) Three 82-millimeter mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside the Golan Heights on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), marking the third time in six days that Syria’s civil war affected the Jewish state. One mortat round fell near the Alonei Habashan community, about 700

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International

Muslim rivalries — not Israel — main factor in Mideast turbulence

Rabbi/Lawyer Ankcorn affiliates with San Diego firm

5-Minute Jewish plays sought

Abraham’s experience provides funeral-arrangement lesson

Welcoming and saying farewell to Shabbat angels

Disparate lessons to be learned in U.S. election

JNS news briefs: November 9, 2012

Israeli singer admires African-American gospel and blues

J Street chalks up amazing victory percentage

Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra tells concert schedule

Shepherds vs farmers: a queston of biblical philosophy

‘Top Gun’ journalist dies in Israel

Mixed results for Jewish congressional candidates

JNS news briefs: November 8, 2012

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