By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The parasha Shoftim (16:18-21:9) begins with Moses requiring the Israelites, “You must make judges and officers in every gate that Y-h-v-h gives you for your tribes. They must judge the people with righteous judgment. They must not show any [special] respect to anyone nor take gifts […]
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Laurie Baron Russell Moore, the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, has observed that many MAGA Evangelicals reject Jesus’ doctrine of loving your neighbor and caring for the least among us as “liberal talking points.” To prove their point, they claim that archeologists recently discovered a lost manuscript in an excavation of an ancient Roman latrine. Here
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
What can I say about the show that is currently at the Civic Theatre? I never knew death could be so fun! The show was a high-energy ball of laughs that never stopped moving. From the moment the curtains opened the crowd was there for it. I’ve never heard such a roar to the opening lines before. [Sandi Masori]
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
For John, hearty, black-crusted rye bread was more than the proverbial staff of life; it was ingrained in the ancient, pre-Christian culture of Latvia, which he continuously sought to recreate. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and Food
Parshat Shoftim 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich In his farewell address to the Jewish people, our greatest teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu, continues to share the critical and fundamental ideas that the Jews will need to remember once he is gone from the biblical narrative. In our Parsha, we learn more of these critical teachings. One of
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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion
The rocket explosion killed Ella and wounded Tamir, who still has some shrapnel in his head. Today, Tamir is a married adult. He has been asked to talk about “how he survived and how is his life now,” commented Carine Chitayat, the Swiss-born executive director of the Foundation. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
By Jerry Klinger “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.” — All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Scene 3 A few weeks ago, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation’s U.K. branch placed a historical marker at Leopold John Genn’s birthplace. The marker text: Jewish Prosecutor –
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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “This is an affront to American democracy and does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system,” says America’s Mayor. Rudy Giuliani was not referring to accusations that he conspired to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. He was slamming the fact that a county prosecutor — a Black woman
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This week’s parasha presents an intriguing perspective for those with an inclination towards environmentalism. It articulates, “When besieging a city for an extended period, preparing for war to conquer it, refrain from felling its trees with axes. These trees are for sustenance, and you must not cut them
Parashat Shoftim: Profound Concern for Our Surroundings Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
McKinney and Rabbi Marko renewed their friendship over the August 11-13 weekend, when McKinney served as Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s scholar-in-residence. She outlined what Jewish life is like in the Abayudaya villages, covering Jewish holiday and life cycle observances, and told of the efforts the foundation she heads is making to help impoverished families and children with disabilities. (Donald H. Harrison)
Speaker Tells of Life Among the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shoshana McKinney, Travel and Food, USA
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Here’s the good news: You’re headed to Israel! Better yet, rather than a cumbersome multi-stop flight, you’ve booked a direct trip to Tel Aviv on El Al Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Here’s the bad news: You live in San Diego, so it’s quite a schlep
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Business & Finance, California, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – As individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, also known as “Dreamers,” continue to face uncertainty after years of debate on the validity of the program in the federal court system, and in anticipation of another District Court decision, Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) Higher Education
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel’s Knesset is on its summer recess and won’t reconvene until after the Jewish holidays in October. There are several very important, unresolved issues that are simmering. They are: the fate of the reasonableness factor in making Supreme Court decisions (and subsequent to that, the composition of the
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer
By Mark D. Zimmerman The 50th anniversary of hip-hop is being celebrated, commemorating a party hosted by DJ Kool Herc in an apartment building in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 which is recognized as the first hip-hop event. The music and culture of hip-hop comprises four main elements: DJing/turntablism, MCing/rapping, B-boying/breaking, and visual/graffiti art.
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Hip-Hop Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire