By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — “The Koren Lev Ladaat Humash – Bemidbar” is a superb Bible commentary that is very enlightening. It is filled with information. It prompts readers to think and better understand the Bible. It has clear easy-to-see Hebrew text with the highly acclaimed Koren font and the readable […]
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Almost immediately I shuddered when I switched on the television Wednesday night and learned that U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was censured by the House of Representatives. I felt as if I was watching a replay of the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and Leo Frank. It sounds like a
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
Troubador Sharon Katz, who won fame in South Africa as the leader of the Peace Train that brought together a 500-member choir representing that country’s many ethnicities, provided a free concert Monday evening, June 26, at the Bunny Chow restaurant, whose owners were instrumental in bringing her to the San Diego/ Tijuana region where again she has been promoting peace through music. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This Shabbat we have the opportunity to connect with our “inner Aaron.” Aaron was the brother of Moses and held the position of High Priest (Kohen Gadol). That is, he and his sons were charged with ultimate responsibility for the spiritual services in the tabernacle such as bringing
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Last week the Republican candidates for president addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference. They competed to demonstrate which of them could come up with the most restrictive bans on abortion. Mike Pence pledged to pass a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. For many in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Mark D. Zimmerman Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, and other Broadway shows, died last week at the age of 99. Harnick and composer Jerry Bock wrote many songs for Fiddler on the Roof which did not end up in the final version of the show, including We’ve Never Missed a
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
For Jewish fans who attended the San Diego Padres game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday, June 25, the Padres’ loss by a score of 8-3 wasn’t a total disaster. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA
Koufax, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn, an outstanding major-league pitcher, was slated to play a leading role. Specifically, he was scheduled to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins in the first game of the best-of-seven series for the World Championship. But due to an accident (?) of fate or faith (religious observance), that was also the day on which Yom Kippur fell that year. [Joel H. Cohen]
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Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Four times a year on a weekday night, Jewish poets and poetry lovers convene in the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Library on the Jacobs Family Campus of the Lawrence Family JCC to recite or hear Jewish poems and songs. {Donald H. Harrison]
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Showcases Budding and Established Poets Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food
He sold his car and his motorcycle and purchased a van in which he could live, instead of a more expensive apartment, while pursuing an associate of arts degree en route to earning certification as a Registered Nurse. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
In this image, she uses gelatin silver paint as her medium and only black, white, and red colors to make her statement pop out more to the viewer. She creates an image of an x-ray of a skeleton that appears to be a woman, as the skeleton is wearing jewelry and heels. However, if the skeleton were to remove the jewelry and heels, its gender would be undetermined, challenging stereotypes. Her message is that gender is an idea that was created socially, not something that attended our creation as humans. [Rowanne Reifman]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson I left my homeland of England about 60 years ago and came to live in Israel for a variety of reasons, one of them being the weather. The England that I left behind was a fairly stable country with regard to the composition of its population, which was largely white. There were,
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion
An employee of the San Diego Union-Tribune and its predecessor Evening Tribune for 36 years until his retirement in 2006, author Preston Turegano had been an editorial assistant, general assignment reporter, and arts critic. He once was told by an editorial supervisor that people in the arts community were afraid of him. A colleague reassured him, “People don’t hate you because you’re gay; people hate you because you are you.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Preston Turegano Skewers and Praises San Diego Reporters, Leaders Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego CountyBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The New York Times headline, “Fanning the Embers After a Fiery Speech,” is hardly explicit. It does not convey the meaning of the story that follows, and the story is relegated to a back section of the June 4 Sunday edition six days after another NYC newspaper broke the
NY Times Compounds Harm of ‘Fiery Speech’ That Bashes Israel Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA