By Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel is best known for its chronic problems with Arab neighbors. And now there are demands from middle- and upper-middle income young Israelis about the cost of living. Yet what is arguably the country’s most serious problem is somewhat under the surface as seen by overseas observers, i.e., […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Rabbi Ben Kamin Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — When Katrina all but drowned New Orleans starting six years this very day, media pundits and animated politicians followed with serious criticism of the federal and state responses and glaring lack of preparedness. A great deal of focus fell upon President George W. Bush’s evident
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USA
By Lynne Thrope LA JOLLA, California –It came at sunset. A sense of awe long past due. It crept up so suddenly as if a deity were gifting me with a spectacular view that for too long had been taken for granted. It is true that ocean lovers from all parts come to this place
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Travel and FoodBy Lynne Thrope Your dining adventure can begin with a taste of Tartare, Sashimi, Carpaccio, or one of five fantastic salads. The classic Caesar rivals the Apple Salad puckered with green beans and candied walnuts drenched in a ginger orange vinaigrette. If Tartare is your thing, you can’t do better than Eddie’s V’s version marinated
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Travel and Food
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — Most of us function from our left brains: logical and linear. We think through problems, make lists of pros and cons, examine alternatives, and weigh the possible consequences. Very often this process does not provide us with satisfactory answers. So we toss and turn at
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Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO—City Councilwoman Marti Emerald, lone member of the Jewish community now serving on the San Diego City Council, has announced her plan to seek re-election in the new ninth district. The council districts had been increased from eight to nine , resulting in the territory of Emerald’s seventh district being cut nearly in half.
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San Diego CountyEditor’s Note: The president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, Steven J. Morris, on Friday sent out the following message to the community regarding renewed violence along Israel’s borders with Gaza and Egypt. Sha’ar Hanegev, the partnership region of the San Diego Federation, lies alongside Gaza in Israel’s northern
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SACRAMENTO—I had worked in the building as a news reporter during the 1960s and 1970s, spanning the gubernatorial administrations of Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown. Shuttling from hearings to news conferences to floor debates, and then back to my desk at the Associated Press, and later at the Capitol bureau
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Donald H. Harrison
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –The last few verses of the traditional Birkat Ha-mazon (Grace after Meals), consisting of verses from the book of Psalms and Jeremiah, are usually sung with a cheerful and uplifting melody. One verse, however, is not sung out loud by some participants. Among the other verses praising God is
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Jewish Religion
By Sheryl Rowling Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO –Dear Money Maven: The unprecedented debt ceiling issue and recent market volatility are making me schvitz with worry. Should I move to cash or change my investment strategy to protect against a possible market slide? Fearfully, Fermisht Dear Fermisht: During these tumultuous times (and always), it is important
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Local premieres are great motivators for audiences interested in seeing productions not mounted in our fair city before. Unless you do a lot of theatre travel to catch world premieres the next best things are local premieres. Ion Theatre Company, always in the front lines of risk taking and in its
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
SAN DIEGO — Our friend Melanie Rubin spotted another Jewish-interest license plate. So to her a mazel tov.
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Jewish Religion, Melanie RubinBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — He started out with the most outrageously un-rabbinic analysis of why Haiti suffered so much more than did the other part of the island, the Dominican Republic, during last year’s catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake: it was due to the widespread practice of homosexuality and the per capita AIDS
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USA
By David Amos SAN DIEGO — When I read a book for the first time, I like to lightly mark with a pencil the important thoughts, concepts, and paragraphs I encounter. This is especially useful if it’s a subject of a personally intense interest, or one which will become a book review. Interestingly, when reading Musicophilia,Tales
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Travel and Food