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Book examines Israel’s intelligence-gathering

March 29, 2012

Israel’s Silent Defender: An Inside Look at Sixty Years of Israeli Intelligence, edited by Amos Gilbo and Ephraim Lapid, Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem, 2012, 385 pages including appendices, ISBN 978-965-229-528-6. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–This collection of essays by members of Israel’s intelligence establishment has been thoroughly vetted to make sure nothing therein provides

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Donald H. Harrison

Rekindling good spirits after a tragedy

March 29, 2012

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Hashem (G-d) in His infinite mercy redeemed us from our bitter bondage. Not only did He free us physically, Hashem with boundless love restored our spirits emotionally and psychologically. We have the capacity both to pick ourselves up and to restore and comfort others, as the following true

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Jewish Religion

Navy, insurance industry agree on climate change

March 29, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California –I regularly consult with various branches of our “protector caste”… from the military services and homeland security to several unnamed “agencies.” Naturally, I am encouraged by the fact that some of the most serious-minded men and women on the planet are very interested in well-grounded projections of diverse possible futures

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Author, 106, delights in library Q&A session

March 29, 2012

By Carrie Kreutz-Landry SAN DIEGO –An enthusiastic group gathered on Friday, March 23, in the North University Community Branch Library’s Community Room, anxious to meet Laura Simon, author of the memoir I Am Still Here. She was equally as eager to meet her admirers. Smiling, posing for photos, and chatting with people, it was hard

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Travel and Food

High food prices, government salaries prompt talk of new protests

March 29, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The Marker is the business section of Ha’aretz. It’s presented in tabloid form almost as a newspaper in its own right. It’s well written with a lot of photographs and charts. I read most of it every day but understand very little. The little I do understand tells me that last

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Middle East

Israel must make Gaza pay a price for rocket attacks

March 28, 2012

By Evelyn Gordon WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel has allowed the world to think rocket fire from Gaza isn’t so terrible. Undoing that misperception is a crucial first step toward taking effective action to protect its population. The most chilling comment I’ve seen on the mid-March surge of violence from Gaza, when terrorists fired 300 rockets

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Middle East

SDJA’s Melissa Fagan wins Sweepstakes Award at Science Fair

March 28, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – “Phenomenal,” stated Dr. Jane Willoughby after being asked how she felt about another one of her students receiving the Sweepstakes Award (highest available award) at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Dr. Willoughby is the director of the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program at the San

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Science, Medicine, & Education

ZAKA reportedly in financial disarray

March 28, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Oscar Wilde once said: “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation.” There’s a lot of truth to Wilde’s temptation. As human beings we often give in to many temptations without

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

Mofaz replaces Livni as Kadima chief

March 28, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–What most Israelis anticipated has now been confirmed: Tsipi Livni has been replaced by Shaul Mofaz as the Head of Kadima and thus also the Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset. Less than 40 percent of the party members bothered to vote; Mofaz got the support of over 60 percent

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Middle East

Skepticism in Israel over reports of Syria ceasefire

March 28, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Recently I wrote about Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal. Now it is time to think about Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Before you accuse me of going literary, note that my metaphor gets us back to politics and the Middle East. What brings forth Alice in Wonderland, its fantasy

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Spiritual conversations with the man sitting next to me

March 28, 2012

By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — For several years now, I have been taking a train to work every day. Not a subway train, mind you, but an old-fashioned inter-city railroad train, complete with a conductor who collects the passengers’ tickets and even shouts, “All aboard!” I enjoy my daily train ride

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Jewish Religion

Concert demonstrates importance of music in the schools

March 27, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Besides the name of flutist Susan Kornberg Simpson were enough symbols to make one wonder if someone was exclaiming something in comic book talk! But the key at the bottom of the program explained that one symbol meant that the Patrick Henry High School musician performs in the

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Donald H. Harrison

Stereotyped ‘Tortilla Curtain’ characters become bigots

March 27, 2012

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–T.C. Boyle’s best selling novel Tortilla Curtain has been adapted to stage by Matthew Spangler (he adapted the popular novel The Kite Runner into a stage play) and the San Diego Repertory Theatre is giving it its first airing. Now in a ninety-minute long (It seemed much longer to this viewer)

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Imagine if Israel followed Ha’aretz’s foreign policy

March 27, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM – Ha’aretz has long had a reputation as Israel’s most distinguished newspaper, read by the economic, political, and intellectual elites. Its language and the lack of a sensationalist front page are among the factors that make it the secular Hebrew language daily with the smallest circulation. It is also the most

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Book examines Israel’s intelligence-gathering

Rekindling good spirits after a tragedy

Navy, insurance industry agree on climate change

Author, 106, delights in library Q&A session

High food prices, government salaries prompt talk of new protests

Israel must make Gaza pay a price for rocket attacks

SDJA’s Melissa Fagan wins Sweepstakes Award at Science Fair

ZAKA reportedly in financial disarray

Mofaz replaces Livni as Kadima chief

Skepticism in Israel over reports of Syria ceasefire

Spiritual conversations with the man sitting next to me

Concert demonstrates importance of music in the schools

Stereotyped ‘Tortilla Curtain’ characters become bigots

Imagine if Israel followed Ha’aretz’s foreign policy

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