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Potpourri: Filner campaign reacts to UT endorsement; scholarships for Jewish students

May 8, 2012

SAN DIEGO — As the June 5 primary election nears, electronic and postal mail boxes are filling up with news and accusations about candidates. We try to sort through the material to find what is interesting for members of the Jewish community Congressman Bob Filner is trying to turn the Union-Tribune’s front page endorsement […]

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Travel and Food

Hebrew book program announced for Israeli-American children

May 8, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Israeli-American and Jewish-American families across the United States are participating in a new children’s program through which they are mailed monthly – for free – a quality Jewish children’s book in Hebrew. Sifriyat Pijama B’America (SP-BA) provides an opportunity for young Jewish children, ages three to six, with or without Israeli

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Time to forgive Pete Rose, or throw other cheaters out of the Hall of Fame

May 8, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved baseball. When I was about 7 or 8, I could rattle off the top ten pitchers, batters, along with their minor league and career averages. Yes, baseball is terrific. Yet, today, I must confess: I do not like

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Yes, Jacob returns, but how does he do it?

May 8, 2012

Jacob ‘s Return by Andrew Tertes, Sapphire Ink Press, 2012, ISBN 989-1-938133-00-8; 440 pages, $15.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This novel’s title announces its outcome: Jacob, the main character, will return. Ah, but to what? The cover photo is of the ocean, presumably off the coast of Hawaii, where tragedy robs Jacob

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Donald H. Harrison

Kadima joins Likud in a surprise super-coalition

May 8, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israelis went to bed expecting the Knesset to finalize arrangements to dissolve itself and declare a national election for September 4th. We woke to the news that Benyamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz (who recently defeated Tzipi Livni in a party election to be the leader of Kadima) had agreed

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Rancho Santa Fe’s Leibowitz wins Ellis Island Medal of Honor

May 7, 2012

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Harry Leibowitz, Ph.D., a Rancho Santa Fe, California, philanthropist who co-founded the nonprofit World of Children Award (www.worldofchildren.org) with his wife Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, has been chosen for an award of his own – the 2012 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. This is a recognition given to remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding

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San Diego County

Book explores the intellect of Rav. Joseph Solveitchik

May 7, 2012

Society and Self: On the Writings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, by Gerald J.(Ya’akov) Blidstein. OU Press, 2012, 155 pages, ISBN-10: 1602802041, U.S. cover price: $25.00 By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Gerald J. Blidstein’s Society and Self: On the Writings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik is an excellent introduction to the

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

IOC urged to schedule minute of silence for slain Israeli athletes

May 7, 2012

By Ankie Spitzer WEST NYACK, N.Y. — At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, eleven members of the Israeli team were murdered. For forty years their families have asked the International Olympic Committee to observe a minute of silence, in their memory. Please help us by signing our petition. I am the wife of Andrei

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Middle East

As JFK put it, U.S. has ‘God’s work’ to do

May 7, 2012

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, delivered on an icy-cold, blue-skied January morning in 1961, is best-remembered for its iconic declaration: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Yet the final phrase uttered by the young leader

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USA

Who are movies’ top 10 Jewish tough guys?

May 7, 2012

By Ronn Torossian NEW YORK —The Avengers opened this weekend to the biggest film opening of all time – making over $200 million at the box office in a single weekend in cinemas in North America, and set to become one of only a handful of movies to gross $1 billion worldwide. Unknown to many

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Travel and Food

Netanyahu feels sting of right-wing and religious opponents in Likud

May 7, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Benyamin Netanyahu is sitting pretty with Israeli voters. Recent polls make him a sure bet to repeat as prime minister. Not so simple is his standing within his own party. While his leadership is likely to be secure, there are enough signs of right-wing opposition to provide some worry. They

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Another teaching moment for Gail Feinstein Forman, z”l

May 6, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In that she had been an educator, the late Gail Feinstein Forman probably would have been pleased that her husband, Jack, and Rabbi Moishe Leider of Chabad of University City combined to make the unveiling of her gravestone Sunday afternoon, May 6, in the Garden of Eden section

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Donald H. Harrison

Rivera’s knee injury sidelines Mr. Grace Under Pressure

May 5, 2012

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — It was bad enough that Mariano Rivera, arguably the greatest relief pitcher in major league history, suffered a freak, batting practice-related, career-threatening knee injury on Thursday night. The fact that this happened to the consummate New York Yankee along the running track in Kansas City calls basic baseball

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Travel and Food

What’s the difference between a reviewer and a critic?

May 5, 2012

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — “A review is something I read before I see a play. A critique is something I read after,” actress Deidrie Henry said. She was responding to a question about the distinction between reviews and criticism posed by LA Stage Alliance CEO Terence McFarland, who was serving as moderator of a

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Cynthia Citron

Potpourri: Filner campaign reacts to UT endorsement; scholarships for Jewish students

Hebrew book program announced for Israeli-American children

Time to forgive Pete Rose, or throw other cheaters out of the Hall of Fame

Yes, Jacob returns, but how does he do it?

Kadima joins Likud in a surprise super-coalition

Rancho Santa Fe’s Leibowitz wins Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Book explores the intellect of Rav. Joseph Solveitchik

IOC urged to schedule minute of silence for slain Israeli athletes

As JFK put it, U.S. has ‘God’s work’ to do

Who are movies’ top 10 Jewish tough guys?

Netanyahu feels sting of right-wing and religious opponents in Likud

Another teaching moment for Gail Feinstein Forman, z”l

Rivera’s knee injury sidelines Mr. Grace Under Pressure

What’s the difference between a reviewer and a critic?

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