Editor’s Note: San Diegans are receiving notes from their family members and friends who are in Israel at this time of grave crisis. As we receive permission from the authors to reprint these letters, we will bring to you–from many perspectives–a running commentary. From Rabbi Bill Berk (In response to a letter from a friend
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Travel and FoodBy Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — As we watch with anguish the ongoing escalation between Israel and militants in Gaza, we find ourselves on familiar ground. With rockets flying and bombs falling, our hearts and prayers go out to all impacted by this latest violence. Those who grieve the loss of loved ones. Those suffering
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Middle EastTifereth Israel Men’s Club to Install Mar. 24 Southwestern Jewish Press, March 22, 1957, Page 5 On Sunday, March 24th, at 6:00 p.m. in the El Cortez Hotel, the Men’s Club of Tifereth Israel Synagogue will celebrate their ninth Annual Installation of Officers and Board of Directors with a Kosher style dinner, with dancing to
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Wednesday was time for another trip to the Galilee. Weather forecast was good. There would be some warm and dry days after early winter rain, and the expectation was for more days of quiet from the south and not much to worry about–for us–from Syria. We had a good drive,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Congregation Beth Israel closed out the celebration of its sesquicentennial year with a nostalgic concert by Mandy Patinkin on Saturday evening, November 17, at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall. Patinkin, who has had starring roles on Broadway, in movies and in television series, took the Qualcomm stage following
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Hadassah Sets World Jewish Child’s Day Southwestern Jewish Press, March 22, 1957, Page 3 Hadassah will hold no regular April meeting. Be cognizant of World Jewish Child’s Day. Hadassah, the official American representative of Youth Aliyah, is the prime organizer of World Jewish Child’s Day. Funds raised from WJ?CD have rehabilitated children from 72 countries,
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SAN DIEGO — Eagle-eyed Melanie Rubin, remembering her Book of Genesis, spotted this Jewish-interest license plate, which recalls the name of the patriarch Abraham’s brother.
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Jewish Religion, Melanie RubinBy Donald H. Harrison . CARDIFF BY THE SEA, California –These are the good times in the Jewish preschool at Temple Solel here, where children are blissfully unaware that warfare is again looming over Israel and the rest of the Middle East. How nice it was on “Grandparents Day” on Friday, Nov. 16, to watch
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Donald H. HarrisonIDF calls up 16,000 reservists in preparation for Gaza ground assault (JNS.org) Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense in respone to the onslaught of rockets from Gaza entered its third day on Friday, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepared for a ground assault in Gaza by calling up thousands of reservists, Israel Hayom reported. The
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InternationalSAN DIEGO –A Jewish community rally in support of Israel during the current Gaza crisis has been scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Nobel Athletic Field & Recreation Center, 8810 Judicial Drive. A growing list of speakers include U.S. Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego); Michael Sonduck, interim president of the Jewish Federation
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — As I read the opening words of this week’s parasha, I found them to especially appropriate: “eleh toldot – these are the generations.” While the Torah is speaking about the generations, or story, of Isaac and his decendents, I was applying the words to my own family. This
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By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — When Yaakov was garbed in Esav’s clothing, he was still polite and respectful of his father. He was still Yaakov inside. His goodness could not be suppressed. The goodness of tzadikim (the righteous) still shines even in the most incongruous situations, as the following true story illustrates: November
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By Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — While the aim in life should be take each day as it comes, and generally always be forward looking, occasionally a significant date brings back a past event into sharp focus. On the 20th November 2012, one such landmark comes sharply into focus for me. Seventy years before, on
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By Isaac and Marcy Blumberg SAN DIEGO — When we had our son three years ago, our Jewish friends told us we had to sign up for PJ Library and how wonderful the books were. From the first month of receiving the books in the mail, we realized they were right. We love to read
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