By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This past Shabbat, I spoke about the theme of risk as it pertained to Judah’s dilemma; it is only when he shows a willingness to risk his welfare for Benjamin, Judah suddenly displays the heroic trait that many of his descendants would later emulate. Heroes throughout
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The current phase of Israel’s religious conflict is well along in its ritualized pattern. The details may differ each time the conflict heats up, but the basic story is similar. A specific incident excites the faithful and the not-so-faithful Events escalate from name calling, pushing, spitting, blocking traffic, the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Four points a child wished her parents knew about fighting. At the conclusion of a lecture on shalom bayit – how to create peace in one’s home, I asked the audience if they had any comments or questions. A hand shot up in the back. It was the teenaged girl who had
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Travel and Food
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO –– Everyone dreams of having a grand adventure in life. However, Robert [Bob] Gannon has had many adventures since he learned how to fly in 1992. That same year, he bought a Cherokee 6 airplane [Lucky Lady] after getting a pilot’s instrument license, and flew to Paris, France,
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Middle East, Mimi Pollack
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff United Jewish Fund Sets 23rd Annual Meeting December 8th Southwestern Jewish Press, October 19, 1956, Page 1 The Annual Meeting of the United Jewish Fund will be held on Saturday, December 8, 1956, according to William B. Schwartz, Co-Chairman of the Committee making plans for this event. The
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Adventures in SD History
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — The news streaks rapidly, repeatedly, to news of this Arab upheaval to that putative Republican candidate who also doesn’t seem to have any traction to an American government that can’t even pay its own people to the decidedly vacuous Kim Kardashian. But I’m still thinking about the
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Travel and Food
By Natasha Josefowitz, PhD LA JOLLA, California — I grew up with the admonition from my parents that “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Also, “Do not share your opinions unless asked, and then do so cautiously.” And, “Keep private thoughts private–especially in marriage.” In other words, don’t share your
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and Food
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– As Israelis begin to talk about elections, two players – one new, the other recycled – are said to be about to form centrist-right parties. The new player is Yair Lapid, a TV personality and the son of the late Tommy Lapid who once had formed a party that had more
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Tribute was paid to the life of Roberta Dosick on Friday, Dec. 30, by three of this area’s most senior rabbis, including her son, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, leader of the Elijah Minyan of Carlsbad, California. Funeral services for the 89-year-old Roberta Dosick were co-conducted at Tifereth Israel
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Donald H. Harrison
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Classified Ad: Missing 69 Patriot missiles and 160 tons of explosives? If so, contact traffic police, Kotka, Finland. Iran, don’t bother. Dock workers in the port of Kotka were suspicious of ill-packed crates labeled “fireworks” on a ship bound from Germany to Shanghai. While adding to the existing cargo
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Our celebration of Chanukah this week made the news reports coming out of Israel even more disturbing and ironic. Chanukah is the festival which celebrates Jews fighting for their rights against the Greeks. In Israel, Jews are fighting for their rights against other Jews. An eight-year-old Israeli girl
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– “Ultra-Orthodox (or haredi) Judaism – it can never be stressed too often – is not Judaism as it was practiced in centuries past. Traditional Judaism was fluid, diverse and accommodated itself to the practical requirements of the day. Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, by contrast, is a modern creation, born out of terror and
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Middle EastBy Travis Rumans WASHINGTON, D.C. (JINSA) — Breaking news that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey will travel to Israel next month for talks on halting Iran’s nuclear program, coupled with last week’s report that the Islamic Republic threatened to close the Persian Gulf if new, tougher sanctions are imposed on it have
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Like a bad penny, the problem will not go away. It doesn’t seem to matter what people say or do to prevent it. Beth Shemesh is a lot like a train-wreck waiting to happen; actually, it has already happened, but the extent of the damage and
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East