A non-Chelmic approach to the immigration issue

By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California — In Jewish Eastern-European folklore, the legendary mythical town of Chelm occupies a place of honor. Hachmei Chelm , the  Wise Men of Chelm, meet regularly in Council to “hear” and adjudicate difficult cases in their community. Their verdicts are invariably counter-intuitive, disarming with their pseudo-reasoning,and hopelessly comical. Books […]

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International, USA

As U.S. role fades, Palestinians invest their anti-Israel hopes in U.N.

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Palestinian Authority (PA) is moving away from the principle of a negotiated settlement with Israel under the auspices of the United States because it seems to have concluded that the United States is unable to force or bribe Israel into abandoning its fundamental principles, that: a) The State of

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

College Avenue Older Adult Center tells January activities

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, has announced its schedule of activities for January.  The center is located at 4855 College Avenue, inside the Beth Jacob Congregation complex. Mondays: Classes and Activities offered: Aerobics with Kara Anderson (8:30 – 10 am, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays); Cyber

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Travel and Food

Business plan to boost IDF enlistment wins young entrepreneurship award

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — At a recent Young Entrepreneurship in the Negev conference, three projects were announced as winners in this year’s competition “Business Writing Plan – From Idea to Enterprise” sponsored by the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech Management. Noah Shemesh-Mandelzweig and Lior Mandelzweig, both Industrial Engineers, and Master’s students in the Department

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Latke champion says this spud’s for you

  VISTA, California (Press Release) — Congregation B’nai Tikvah held its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at a Hanukkah celebration Friday, Dec. 3.  Eight contestants competed for the title of “Best Latke” but the winner was not even a Bubbe (Grandmother in Yiddish) but a Grandfather instead.  Gerry Wolfson, long-time member, won unanimously for his

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Travel and Food

Professor to weigh Obama’s impact on Israel

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — David Forman-Barzilai, visiting professor of political science at UCSD, will be the guest speaker at Congregation Dor Hadash at the 2nd Friday Community Roundtable on January 14, at 7:30pm.  His topic will be “Is Obama good for Israel?”  Dr. Forman-Barzilai holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and teaches

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Reform Jews decry Senate’s failure to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– In response to the Senate’s failure on Thursday, Dec. 9, to advance legislation to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: “Today, Senators have failed to support the men and women of the U.S. Armed

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USA

Chanukah in America raises the question of assimilation

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–On Thursday morning, the last day of Chanukah, Sol Minsberg gave me an article to read after minyan. It was published on the website of Reform Judaism (www.rj.org). Its author, William Berkson, points out the how Chanukah is understood in Israel versus the United States. “In Israel, Chanukah is largely

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Jewish Religion

If left alone, Carmel forest will grow back, professor asserts

HAIFA (Press Release)– Prof. Ido Izhaki, head of the Carmel Research Center at Israel’s University of Haifa, recommends after the massive fire:  “Let nature take its course” “The forest on the Carmel Mountains is adapted to fires. Some vegetation species have developed resistance to fire and some have developed a dependence on fire, such as the

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Middle East

Palestinian leaders yell political theatre at a crowded Israeli fire

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Often, small details give a tremendous insight into political realities. Such an example is the remark made by a high-ranking Palestinian official about the tragic fire in northern Israel. When the fire broke out, 40 Israeli prison guards were rushed to a prison to evacuate the prisoners there in

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Middle East