By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Purim is referred to as Kabbalas haTorah miahavah – acceptance of the Torah out of love. This is the yesod (foundation) of Purim – returning to Hashem (G-d) and fulfilling His Torah with love. The practices of Purim, such as Shalach Manos (Gifts of Food) and Matanos L’evyonim
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –The Internet is one of the greatest inventions of my lifetime, along with computers and the advances in medicine that have kept me able to benefit from them. Computers have freed me from having to type, correct by pencil, and then typing again or–later in my career–having someone type and repeating
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two men play twenty-one characters in Amlin Gray’s How I Got That Story. No easy fete this. But war is hell and sometimes the absurdities of war need to be funneled into this type of environment where everything is turned upside down and the only way to relive it is through
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Last week it was Natan Eshel, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s former chief of staff. This week it’s Uzi Arad, his former security adviser. Next week it’s likely to be a further probe into his financial dealings. Though it sounds like gossip, it may turn out to be of national significance and
Netanyahu distracted by disarray in the prime minister’s office Read More »
Middle East
By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — Medvedenko the schoolteacher is in love with Masha, the daughter of the manager of a country estate. Masha is in love with Konstantin, a would-be playwright. Konstantin is in love with Nina, a would-be actress. Nina is in love with Trigorin, a successful novelist. Trigorin is in love
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Cynthia CitronWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Following is the text of the speech delivered by President Shimon Peres of Israel at the America Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual meeting: As The President of the State of Israel I came here first and foremost to say on behalf of my people: “Toda” “Thank You”. Thank
Shimon Peres: Peace is the first option, but if war comes Israel will prevail Read More »
Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Following are the remarks delivered by President Barack Obama to the America Israel Public Affairs Committtee’s annual meeting. The transcript was provided by the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, good morning, everyone. Rosy, thank you for your kind words. I have never seen Rosy on the basketball court. I’ll
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USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In nearly every costume imaginable, including some Esthers and Mordechais, members and friends of Tifereth Israel Synagogue on March 4 held a Purim carnival, featuring a wide variety of games, prizes, activities and, of course, hamantaschen, looking forward to the joyous holiday that will be officially celebrated
Purim carnival delights Tifereth Israel congregants Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–I finished reading Howard Jacobson’s book, The Finkler Question, and was still pondering its manifold messages in the evening as I attended a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. This was given in Jerusalem by an amateur troupe composed mainly of immigrants from English-speaking countries.. Friends had tried to
Greatly to their credit, most Jews hold Israel close Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and FoodLA MESA, California (Press Release)–Israeli-born artist Atara-Baker has brought her African Mask Series to O’Dunn Fine Art. This body of work centers on color and the primeval, inspired by the integrated tribal lifestyle and artifacts of the original South Africans, the San people of the Kalahari. Large and small oil paintings with collage elements and
Israeli artist who studied in Italy and South Africa exhibits African mask series Read More »
Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — She’s History! The Most Dangerous Women In America, Then And Now… a solo play presented by It Ain’t No Fairy Tale Productions and The Women’s Museum of California plays at The Downtown YWCA Auditorium, Saturday March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m. The shows celebrate Women’s
One-woman show celebrates ‘her-story’ in fundraisers for Women’s Museum March 24 & 25 Read More »
Travel and Food
Kosher Jesus by Shmuley Boteach; Gefen Publishing House; ISBN-10: 9652295787 ©2012, $26, 300 pages. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Shmuley Boteach is a complicated man. At the risk of sounding obvious, Shmuley is not your typical Chabad rabbi. His past associations with singer Michael Jackson and his book on Kosher Sex
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California — Barbara Bain, who’s about to open in Why We Have a Body at the Edgemar Center, probably will never top the excitement of her first premiere — her own entry into the world. She made her debut on Friday the 13th in the back seat of her uncle’s
Barbara Bain of ‘Mission Impossible’ fame to star in ‘Why We Have A Body’ Read More »
Cynthia CitronSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The North University Community Branch Library, a Branch of the San Diego Public Library, will present the popular local author, Laura Simon (age 106), who will discuss her book and life on Friday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. The presentation will also include the screening of a twelve-minute documentary about her
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