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Why is the U.S. doing military exercises with Lebanon, Pakistan and Egypt?

June 1, 2012

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It can’t be said that the U.S. is doing nothing about Syria. The administration created the “Atrocities Prevention Board,” which failed the test at Houla. It is supporting the feckless Kofi Annan, who is adding to a resume that includes the genocide in Rwanda and massacres in Bosnia. It

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Schenk tells her reasons for supporting Dumanis

June 1, 2012

Editor’s Note: Although San Diego Jewish World endorsed Bob Filner in the San Diego mayoral race, we are delighted to open the matter up to comment from members of our Jewish community. The following appeal by former Congresswoman Lynn Schenk was sent out by the mayoral campaign of Bonnie Dumanis for mayor. By Lynn Schenk

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San Diego Calendar

Approaching fixed prayer with spirituality

June 1, 2012

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–One of the critiques against fixed prayer (i.e., reading the same prayer book selections over and over) is that it can become boring and monotonous. How can one possibly pour out one’s heart before God by repeating the same words three times a day, seven days a week? Where is

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Jewish Religion

The politics of religion and vice versa

June 1, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Almost 28 years ago, our youngest child was born. Due to our advanced age, we gave him the name Mattan. The English translation of mattan (מתן) is “gift.” Some time later, when in a US college book store, I happened on a Bible Dictionary, looked up the name, and found

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion

San Diego Jewish World endorsements

June 1, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Following are the endorsements of San Diego Jewish World in contested races on the June 5 ballot. We chose not to endorse in some contests, anticipating in some cases the opportunity to do so in the November general election. FEDERAL U.S. Senate — Dianne Feinstein U.S. Congress, 49th

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Donald H. Harrison

Book on biblical philosophy needs better sources

May 31, 2012

The Biblical Outlook: Topics in Jewish Philosophy by Rabbi Shlomo Polachek; Penina Press, Jerusalem, 2012; ISBN-10: 1936068273; 463 pages. $29.95. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The concept the author wishes to present is an important one. He wishes to show the various strands of biblical passages that can be used by a

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

La Jolla doctor foresees computerized revolution for medicine

May 31, 2012

The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution will Create Better Health Care by Eric Topol M.D.; Basic Books, 2012, ISBN-13: 9780465025503, 320 pages. By Joel A. Moskowitz MD, FAPA, FAAP LA JOLLA, California–Dr. Eric Topol is a genius, who is based here in La Jolla. The beginning of his book, The Creative Destruction of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Science, Medicine, & Education

Money Maven: Some painless ways to save money

May 30, 2012

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Question: I’d really like to save more than I do. I’m not an oysbrenger, but unfortunately, I just don’t know where all my money goes. I can’t keep track of a budget. Do you have any suggestions for me? A: Yes. There are a few tricks to saving money painlessly. Here

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Sheryl Rowling

Gutenberg’s printing press was the Internet of the Middle Ages

May 30, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When Johann Gutenberg (1394-1468) unsheathed his new invention in 1454, this great invention changed European civilization forever, because it led to the advancement of literacy in all areas of human interest. It is interesting that the Catholic Church originally had some misgivings about Gutenberg’s new invention.

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Travel and Food

On giving–and receiving–the priestly blessing

May 30, 2012

By Rabbi Hersh Tzvi Weinreb NEW YORK — I am sure that you have a most favorite activity. I know that I do. I am also sure that you have a least favorite activity, as I do. My most favorite activity is visiting Israel. One of the experiences I especially cherish during my visits

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Jewish Religion

‘Sacred Trash’ tells story of Cairo Geniza

May 30, 2012

Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole; ISBN 978-0-8052-4258-4 ©2012, $26.95, p. 384, including notes Reviewed by Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The word geniza, from the Hebrew root gimmel, nun, zion, means a hidden treasure, an appropriate name for a millennium’s worth of

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Rabbi Richard Shapiro to serve on interim basis at Temple Emanu-El; succeeds Rabbi Martin S. Lawson

May 30, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Temple Emanu-El welcomes Richard J. Shapiro as interim rabbi, beginning July 1. Interim Rabbi Shapiro will serve for one year while the congregation conducts a search for a successor to retiring Rabbi Martin S. Lawson. Shapiro grew up in southern California and received his BA in Jewish Studies from UCLA in 1976.

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San Diego County

U.S. brushes off Muslim Brotherhood’s anti-Israel rhetoric

May 30, 2012

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — Following last week’s Egyptian first round of voting in the country’s presidential election, which has seen the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohamed Mursi, win a plurality of the vote (44%), the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to continuing, alarming developments in Egypt. The ZOA is urging the

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Middle East

LBJ and RFK compartmentalized their loathing for each other

May 30, 2012

By Ira Sharkansksy JERUSALEM – My wandering the library stacks produced Jeff Shesol’s Mutual Contempt:Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade (New York: Norton, 1997). I recall the general picture from the 1960s onward, and have seen details in other writing. What challenges conventional wisdom is the degree of absolute nuttiness

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

Why is the U.S. doing military exercises with Lebanon, Pakistan and Egypt?

Schenk tells her reasons for supporting Dumanis

Approaching fixed prayer with spirituality

The politics of religion and vice versa

San Diego Jewish World endorsements

Book on biblical philosophy needs better sources

La Jolla doctor foresees computerized revolution for medicine

Money Maven: Some painless ways to save money

Gutenberg’s printing press was the Internet of the Middle Ages

On giving–and receiving–the priestly blessing

‘Sacred Trash’ tells story of Cairo Geniza

Rabbi Richard Shapiro to serve on interim basis at Temple Emanu-El; succeeds Rabbi Martin S. Lawson

U.S. brushes off Muslim Brotherhood’s anti-Israel rhetoric

LBJ and RFK compartmentalized their loathing for each other

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