By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –Muhammad al-Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, has become president of Egypt. But what does it mean to be president of Egypt? That’s the current question. Let me divide the discussion into two parts: What does this tell about “us” and what does this tell about Egypt and its future? First, […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansksy JERUSALEM — The blaze that spread through the forest on Mt Carmel in December, 2010 was distinctive among the fires that occur frequently in the dry brush and forests of Israel after the long hot summer. It spread into several villages and destroyed homes, and caused 44 deaths. Most were prison guard
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel There are a number of books that have been recently written concerning the weekly Torah portion. Some are better than others. I am recommending the books according to a four-star rating. The Lion Cub of Prague: Thought Kabbala, Hashkafa from Gur Aryeh—The Maharal of Prague by Dr. Moshe David Kuhr; Gefen
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service has earned the coveted STAR Recognition Award from the Beverly Foundation, a non-profit organization that researches, develops technical materials, and assists with facilitation of mobility and transportation for older adults. Jewish Family Service was selected as one of eight organizations nationwide to receive the 2012 STAR Special Recognition
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San Diego County
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Wicked is back in town for another run and it is still rocking the house down because it’s just Pop-u-lar! The Tony Award Winning Broadway musical Wicked is back by popular demand at the Civic Theatre in downtown San Diego. Brought to us by Broadway/San Diego, it is expected to fill
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Joel A Moskowitz, M.D. SAN DIEGO — Lou Dunst is a Holocaust survivor. He is much sought after for his lucid ability to describe, despite the horrors of his experience, his continuing faith in G-d. Does he have the answer? There have been studies to attempt to correlate prayer and healing. “Anecdotal evidence”
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO — We think Melanie Rubin put a hand over one eye when she read this license plate. She spotted it near one of our local Jewish institutions and interpreted FRMIDOC to mean “frum eye doctor,” that is a religiously observant opthamalogist. She may be right. Or perhaps, the message is a bit simpler. The car might be a
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Melanie Rubin
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Jews are sometimes referred to as “people of the book,” and from Jewish word mavens like William Safire and Leo Rosten to Jewish language sleuths like Ben Zimmer and Arnold Zwicky, it does seem that some “people of the book” enjoy not only playing with words, but also
Who’s afraid of some silly ‘scare’ quotes? Read More »
Travel and Food
By Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort CARLSBAD, California — In the late 1970’s I sat in my classroom in the local Jewish day school watching as Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat warmly shook hands with President Jimmy Carter smiling broadly behind them. I was overjoyed. Peace was at hand, finally! When I noticed the long faces around
Arabs don’t want peace; land bribes won’t change that Read More »
Middle East, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –When George Orwell wrote his famous 1984, I doubt even he could have anticipated Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban large supersized beverages in New York’s food service restaurants and establishments. Obesity is certainly a problem for young people, but is it correct to assume that it’s
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USABy Peter Huessy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russia is demanding the United States stop building missile defenses in Europe, just as it simultaneously assists Iran in building the very missiles that threaten NATO. In language reminiscent of the Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again urging Washington to “better not to do this.” Russian
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USA
By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Director Karen Flexer Friedenberg’s message came through loud and clear, Wednesday night, June 20, on the JCC’s Garfield Theater stage. The students of Torah High comprised an all-female cast of Annie for an-all female audience. Friedenberg charged each of her actresses to “do something hard, out of
All-female cast of ‘Annie’ wows like-gendered audience Read More »
Eva Trieger
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO, California — A couple of weeks ago I appeared on a panel at El Cajon Valley High School to speak about the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The other panelists were an evangelical minister and an Imam. The students asked lots of intelligent and probing questions,
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Jewish ReligionBy Eileen Wingard LOS ANGELES — I remember Mona Golabek’s mother, Lisa, as a beautiful, elegant woman with a charming Austrian accent. She was known to be a fine pianist and the teacher of her two talented daughters, Mona and Renee. Only after reading Mona’s book, The Children of Willesden Lane, did I learn of
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Eileen Wingard