By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO–Many years ago I had a very ordinary day that changed my life. I was busy in the house, running about with mop and scrub brush cleaning and polishing. My baby son was happily murmuring to himself in his playpen, my husband was at work and the world seemed to be […]
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San Diego Calendar, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced on Friday they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, in
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congressman John Shadegg (Republican, Arizona) issued the following comments on Friday after sending a letter signed by 25 other Members of Congress demanding that FBI Director Robert Mueller provide answers to questions about the halted investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan: “While there are many facts still unfolding about what led Army Maj. Nidal
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USABERLIN (WJC)–The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, said on Friday that he believed Iran had not totally rejected the IAEA’s nuclear fuel plan, but that time was running out. “The ball is now in Iran’s court. I hope they will not miss this fleeting chance,” ElBaradei told reporters in Berlin.
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USABRUSSELS (WJC)—European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen of Germany has said that the EU should upgrade its political and economic relations with Israel – frozen after the Gaza war – again and grant Israel the same relationship status with Europe as Norway. “We should give Israel a long-term and clear credible European perspective,” Verheugen told a
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Middle EastSANA’A, Yemen (WJC)–Agents in Yemen have reportedly arrested two men who planned to assassinate Rabbi Yahya Yusuf Musa, the head of the small Jewish community in the predominantly Muslim country, after he had criticized Shiite rebels in northern Yemen for fighting against the government in a television interview . Musa told Reuters that he believed
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Travel and FoodDVAR TORAH: Toldos By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–Yaakov left his father’s tent at the precise same moment that Esav entered the tent, just like two people going through a revolving door, so they did not see each other. Had the timing been off by even one second, the angry Esav would have killed Yaakov
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Although the Torah records many details of the lives of Abraham and Jacob, not much is known about Isaac. Isaac seems to be a transitional figure whose exploits largely duplicate those of his father, Abraham. In Genesis 26:17, we learn that Isaac “dug anew the wells which had been dug
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Jewish ReligionWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –The Department of Defense on Friday released a statement by Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark, co-chairs of the DoD independent review related to Fort Hood: “In light of the shooting at Fort Hood, Secretary Gates has asked us to lead a department-wide review to ensure the safety and health of
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)–The following statement was issued Friday by U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood: “The United States welcomes the resolution passed today by the United Nationscalling upon the Government of Iran to respect its human rights obligations fully. In addition to longstanding concerns about the human rights situation in Iran, the resolution expresses
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By Janis Colton CHEVY CHASE, Maryland– Over the past few years, I had glimpses of the world of Sephardic Jewish history that streamed from the period of the Inquisition, but no real knowledge about these Jewish ancestors. Finally, this past summer (July 2009), my husband Bob, another couple and I signed up for an Elderhostel
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BEFORE—Joey Landwehr and Daniel Myers with hair intact; both plan to shave their heads to aid cancer victims. ______________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Daniel Myers, a junior at High Tech High School, always took pride in his hair, which at one point he wore in what some called a Jewfro. As an actor with
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There has been a worrisome shift in Israeli commentary on President Obama’s efforts to force peace between Israel and Palestine. A prominent emphasis had focused on the President’s naivete, what one called a “childish” assumption that his engagement could bring the parties to positions they had not taken on their own.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO–The Rutherford Institute, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based-group which defends Christian religious practices in First Amendment cases, has issued “The Twelve Rules of Christmas” opining for Christians what kind of Christmas activities U.S. courts have found to be legal. Because church and state issues frequently affect the Jewish community, San Diego Jewish World here reprints the “rules” as a
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