IDF Soldier Raised Christian Turned Muslim Now Jewish JERUSALEM–Korey Bronson was raised Christian, then converted with his mother to Islam, and finally found his way back to his mother’s Judaism. He tells of his journey in this interview.
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Jewish ReligionMKs Spraying Air Fresheners in the Knesset JERUSALEM–After Ehud Bark formed his new Independence party, Knesset members ratified those who bolted the Labor party with him as members of the government. Just before Orit Noked was sworn in last Wednesday as agriculture minister, members of the opposition Kadima party pulled out air freshener cans
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Wikileaks is infectious. Al-Jazeera has caught the bug, and released some 1,600 secret Palestinian documents, said to represent Palestinian-Israeli negotiations over more than a decade of on-again off-again talks. Some of the details suggest far reaching Palestinian concessions, but others indicate that they were not far reaching enough for
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Jewish Rome By Stephen Burstin ROME– Heard the one about the Pope who presided over the cruel imprisonment of thousands of Jews and yet had the chutzpah to ask the Rothschild banking family for a loan? It’s no joke! Neither is the one about the rabbi whose synagogue is now a top class restaurant with
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff High Holy Day Services At Tifereth Israel Synagogue Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 27 Our High Holy Day schedule of Services will begin with the Evening Service at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 16. Cantor Joseph Cysner and an augment ted Synagogue Choir will chant this
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — We are awaiting the publication of the international tribunal report on who killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri We all know the Syrian government did it but recently there seems to have been more and more evidence that Hizballah was involved as well. The problem is that if
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Two Israeli Arab intellectuals, both graduates of Israeli universities, one an editor the other a writer, were discussing – in Hebrew, of course – on Israeli TV on Saturday night the latter’s new book in which he argues for a re-evaluation of the way in which his people, all
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HAIFA (Press Release)–Fast development is often perceived as an advantage, as it enables better harmony with one’s environment and readiness to cope with the challenges that it poses. However, research conducted at the University of Haifa, Israel, and University of California, Santa Cruz, and published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE*, found that the acceleration
Over 90 and Loving It, directed by Susan Polis Schutz, 70 minutes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I had the triple privilege of watching this documentary with my father-in-law Sam Zeiden, 92, and seeing among the 14 vignettes, two about San Diegans whom I have met, the late Medal of Honor recipient John
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Donald H. HarrisonCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The Fiftieth Golden Jubilee of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 1905-1955 Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 22 By Isadore Jacobson It is just 50 years ago this Yom Kippur evening that the very few Jewish families who then resided here in San Diego decided that plans should be
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — A pivotal moment in Israeli political history. The Labor Party, the founding political organization of the state, ruler of the country for its first 29 years, and perennial member of government coalitions has splintered like an undercooked felafel, that is, very messily. Defense Minister and Labor party leader Ehud
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By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California– Fate: destiny, outcome chance, providence. When Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt were youngsters taking piano lessons, it never occurred to them that one day their paths would cross and they would be forever locked together playing dueling piano’s (if you will) and making a name for themselves, not as
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — While U.S. and Israeli officials claim Iran has slowed down its nuclear drive, new analysis by the Federation of American Scientists demonstrates that Iran’s enrichment capacity grew during 2010 and warns against complacency as five world powers resume talks with Iran this week. The study indicates that Iran’s centrifuges appear to
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Since predicting the future is hard, to say the least, it’s always interesting when one can clearly see a crisis looming months ahead of time. The usual pattern is for the impending problem to be ignored until the last minute, then it is suddenly discovered by journalists and policymakers with great
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