By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Balak, the King of Moab, hated the Israelites. He asked Balaam, a well-known prophet and soothsayer, to curse them on his behalf. When Balaam refused, Balak changed his mind by promising him a generous honorarium. Balaam, however, did have one condition: “I can utter only the word that God puts […]
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Jewish Religion
By Fred Reiss, Ed.D ESCONDIDO, California — I am sitting next to Doris Martin (nee Dora Szpringer) in her home north of San Diego. She is a Holocaust survivor and author of Kiss Every Step, a harrowing narrative of her family’s odyssey through Eastern Europe to escape the Nazi war machine. I look at Doris
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Fred Reiss, EdD, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– An overwhelming majority of members of the Senate and the House has signed letters to the President reaffirming the special relationship and strong bond between Israel and the U.S. The Senate letter signed by 87 members stresses that it is in the U.S. national interest to support Israel when it faces threats
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)–Hundreds of protesters in a “True Freedom Flotilla” sailed past the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations on Thursday with signs calling for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from his Gaza captivity. For more information, please see previous story. * Preceding provided by the Conference of Presidents of Major American
WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan Davis, a San Diego Democrat, voted to strengthen sanctions against Iran in an effort to persuade them to abandon their nuclear ambitions and support of terrorism. H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, would strengthen the underlying Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) by imposing an
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Travel and FoodLOS ANGELES (Press Release)– StandWithUs, (SWU) was suddenly banned on Thursday from presenting a Gay Rights workshop at the international US Social Forum (USSF) conference being held in Detroit, Michigan, from June 22 to June 26. USSF notified SWU on Tuesday, just two days before SWU was scheduled to present its “LGBTQI Liberation in the Middle
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Middle East, USABy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two shows worth seeing and scheduled to close this weekend (June 27th) are worthy of comment. One is a comedy/farce; the other is based on the Greek Tragedy Eurydice. The theatre companies offering these polar opposite productions are A Talent To aMuse Theatre Company (W.S. Gilbert’s “Engaged”) and Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice”
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff -And Away We Go- Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, page 7 By Julia Kaufman The problem of what to do with your two weeks’ vacation can be solved in a number of ways. Some prefer to take their vacation in one place to get plenty of rest, sun,
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday called a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE), which urges an investigation into the flotilla incident yet declares Israel’s actions illegal, “inexplicable.” Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “It is inexplicable that the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe would
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.– Gen. McChrystal out, Gen. Petraeus in – but the problem of U.S. policy in Afghanistan remains as it was last week: American troops have been sent to fight for a goal that is at best unclear under rules of engagement that are at best complicated and at worst deadly.
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Shoshana Bryen, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At gravesite services for Tessie Sonnabaum at the Home of Peace Cemetery on Thursday, June 24 , I couldn’t help but observe that she was known for her big hat, big smile, big laugh…. “And her big heart,” added Leah Fradkin, the rebbetzin of Chabad of Scripps Ranch. How true. Sonnabaum
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryNEW YORK, June 24 (Press Release) — Marking the fourth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping by Hamas, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has organized a “True Freedom Flotilla” that will sail today from Pier 40 around the tip of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty and past the United Nations to raise awareness
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Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–One of the greatest musical joys is listening to fine chamber music in the intimate setting of a private home. The living room of Lee and David Amos’ lovely Alvarado Estate provided just such a setting for a recital by violinist Jacques Israelievitch and pianist Kanae Matsumoto. Some forty guests, including
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Eileen WingardCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Post Primary Reflections Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, page 5 On reflection, the Primaries, while proving that the Democrats are still alive and kicking, held many disappointments for us. For one thing, the defeat of fluoridation was quite a shock. Even though all the newspapers in the
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