By Jill Castellano/inewsource via Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A neo-Nazi who once lived in San Diego County has been extradited to the Netherlands to face hate speech charges in connection with an antisemitic incident that took place at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam earlier this year. Forty-one-year-old Robert Wilson, a former […]
Jewish students who will enter the ninth or tenth grade next year and who have demonstrated leadership qualities at their synagogue, Jewish school, or youth group may become eligible to travel to a European country next July with peers from Sha’ar Hanegev, Israel, under the auspices of the Global Ambassadors Program administered by the Jewish Federation of San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
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By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — We had the great honor of marketing a lovely apartment in Jerusalem’s Sha’are Chesed neighborhood for the estate of Yehuda Avner. Standing in Avner’s office and viewing numerous photos of him with leading world leaders felt like I was taking a stroll through the history of the State of Israel.
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Their offense was to shake hands with the devil. After literally shaking hands with a foreign athlete during an international competition last month, an Iranian weightlifter was barred for life from entering his nation’s sports facilities. A state senator from Dearborn, Mich., apologized to her Arab and Muslim constituents
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], September 6 (ANI/TPS): September 16 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Iran. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman died in custody after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s “Morality Police,” allegedly for improperly wearing her hijab. Iranian police said that Amini
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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Just as fights exist between religious Zionists, they exist among the Zealots. Judaism is destroying itself. Maggid Books in Israel has reprinted the original 1920 version of the classical mystical book “Orot” (Lights), by the famous Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. The 2023 publication appears in
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By Rabbi Rosette Barron Haim (JNS) When I think of the High Holy Days, I think of generations of our people who have come together to worship and reconnect to the tradition. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days in between the holidays present an ideal time to strengthen our ties to God, Torah and
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former treasury secretary Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel, tapping a veteran political player with close ties to the Jewish state at a turbulent time between the allies. Lew, an Orthodox Jew who observes the weekly sabbath, will play a key role
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By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego A New York-based organization that seeks to fight antisemitism while promoting “joyous Judaism” has unveiled three colorful billboards along San Diego roadways. The billboards by nonprofit JewBelong feature both lighthearted and poignant messages designed to provoke thought in San Diego, which has a Jewish population of approximately 100,000.
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By Elie Klein With Rosh Hashanah on the horizon, I am filled with excitement for the pomp and piety of the Jewish New Year. From rapturous prayer services to magnificent meals replete with ceremony and symbolism, I adore every element of this elevated and holy day. Though there is a vast collection of classic symbols
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Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This year, we read Torah portions Nitzavim and Vayeilech, on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashana. It asks us where we stand as we enter the new year. The parasha teaches that G-d tells us, “I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. You
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There are many enjoyable extrapolations, known as midrashes, on the Biblical story of Noah. Here comes another one, this time to familiarize children between the ages of 4 and 8 with mathematical concepts while delighting them with stories of animals at work and play on the famous Ark. [Donald H. Harrison]
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By Jerry Klinger A cemetery stone on a street is a strange site, even in London. It is even stranger considering that there is no body buried beneath. The black and gold stone of honored memory is for a Jewish secret agent, a member of the British Special Operations Executive, SOE, Captain Lionel Lee. Lee
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Hurricane Idalia left widespread damage in Florida and the southeastern coast of the United States in its wake. Once it formed, the news coverage fixated on it to the exclusion of other stories. Although this has happened in the past, this time it came as a welcome relief. Forecasters warned
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