By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — The book of Vayikra deals primarily with the offerings of the Mishkan (Temple). The offerings we bring, bring us closer to Hashem and bring atonement. The Chofetz Chaim wrote that when an inexplicable personal tragedy occurs, it is a kapara (atonement) for the Jewish people: In 1991, the […]
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Jewish Religion
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Opening night at the 10th Avenue Theatre in downtown San Diego where Mo’Olelo Performing Arts Company is mounting Lydia R. Diamond’s Stick Fly was packed to capacity. Everyone was anxious to hear about the rich LeVay’s of Martha’s Vineyard. Diamond’s LeVay family drama is quite intriguing and thought provoking
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
(Column 25, March 10, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison * San Diego and Israel * Audrey Jacobs, co-founder and co-chair of the San Diego Israel Coalition and Director of School Advancement of Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School has been awarded a 2011 Nahum Goldmann felllowship. She reports that the 1 ½ week-long summer
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San Diego County
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) asserted that the U.S. Air Force could and should “flatten the Libyan Air Force.” We seem to have wandered through other people’s conversations about a) no fly zones; b) ground troops; and c) helping the Libyan rebels. No, no. Managing
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Shoshana Bryen
By David Amos SAN DIEGO –Following are two of my personal opinions on musical subjects, one on recorded music, and the other on the joys of live music. Let the Buyer Beware: In my never-ending search for fresh and new musical material, I frequently buy a recording or sheet music which may not be
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress in association with the Jewish Labor Committee (JLC), has ben hosting a series of gatherings that has brought together Ofer Eini, Chairman of the Histadrut (Israel’s Labor Federation) and American union leaders in order to reaffirm Israel’s strong and longstanding relationship with the American Labor movement and to discuss
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) — Noting that a serious examination of the homegrown extremist threat in the United States is needed, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, March 9, expressed concerns about the Homeland Security hearings opening this week in Washington. Robert G. Sugarman, ADL National Chair and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director issued the
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USA
By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California — Israela Margalit came to playwriting late. A celebrated concert pianist, her career has encompassed performances with 50 major orchestras around the world. She performed under the baton of her first husband, conductor Lorin Maazel. (“He booked me for four concerts; after the fourth one he asked me out to
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Cynthia CitronJERUSALEM (Press Release)– The IDF has successfully operated a new armor-defense system for the first time, defending a tank from a missile attack from the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, a rocket was fired at a tank in the western Negev. The tank crew then activated the new defense system, called Me’il Ruach (‘Windbreaker’) in Hebrew, and successfully
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Middle East(March 9, 2011) By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Not everyone in the opposition movements in Arab countries are Islamists, of course, but at least outside of Tunisia, where they are also present, they are the most powerful organized force. Here’s an excerpt from the Friday, March 4 sermon of Sheik Isa Qassim, considered the
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, March 9, submitted recommendations on how the U.S. government can more effectively address the issue of bullying and cyberbullying, ahead of a White House Bullying Prevention Conference on March 10. “Bullying and harassment is a continuing problem for school districts, parents and students across the nation,”
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement as Congressman Peter King (R, NY-03) prepares to hold a congressional hearing on Thursday on “Islamic radicalization” in the United States: “J Street strongly objects to Congressman Peter King’s provocative and anti-Muslim congressional hearing scheduled for Thursday. We urge America’s political leaders
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USACompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Mrs. Henry Monsky Speaks At Sisterhood Luncheon Dec. 14 Southwestern Jewish Press, December 9, 1955, Pages 1, 9 Mrs. Henry Monsky, 1st Vice President of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, will address the December luncheon meeting of Sisterhood of Temple Beth Israel on Wed., December 14, at
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There are those for whom the term “social science” is a contradiction in terms. There are few cases where my colleagues in political science, sociology, economics, psychology and our cousins have results at the level of the best work by physicists or chemists. “Medical science” also provokes doubt, especially when patients die
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Ira Sharkansky, USA