By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When I was an undergraduate, one of my acting teachers said that you start with a stereotype and build a character from there, adding as much complexity as the role allows. In my recent conversation with Yuval David, he talked about how perceptions of his Jewishness have affected […]
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Haftorah Reading for Ki Tissa is I Kings 18:1-39 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — In these all prose “prophetic” passages by unknown writers, we are introduced to a ‘miracle’ induced by ‘atypical prophet’ Elijah during the reign of King Ahab of the Northern Kingdom (871-852). This was in the era of unknown
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Tracking Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho police must be a rigorous chore, yet the idiocy of the congresswoman who fabricated the story hardly compares with blocking the appointment of an antisemitism monitor or undermining the attorney-general over disruptions at local school board meetings that weaponize antisemitism. Republican members of Congress are
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Ariel Zwang (JNS) As the pendulum continues to swing between diplomacy and possible conflict in Ukraine, a quiet crisis of human need is spreading out across the country. While not the dramatic stuff of front-page news, it’s impacting the most vulnerable people—the poor and elderly, especially—and its toll materializes in a tragic choice between
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International, Opinion
(JNS) The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Israeli Defense Ministry will invest 200 million shekels ($62.2 million) in developing Israel’s first quantum computer, the organizations said Tuesday. “Quantum computing, on all levels, is showing signs of being an important future component of the state’s security and its technological superiority,” said Danny Gold, head of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — What counts in your life? Rather, what do you make count in your life? This week’s parasha may seem a bit “obsessed” with counting. “When you take the sum of the children of Israel according to their numbers, let each one give to the Lord an atonement
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Right-wing extremists were linked to at least 26 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2021 and have been responsible for 75 percent of such murders in the last ten years, according to new data from ADL (Anti-Defamation League). According to an annual analysis of extremist fatalities by ADL Center
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Today, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, announced that her campaign has been endorsed by California Assemblymember Chris Ward (District 78). Assemblymember Ward, who represents Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach,
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
TORONTO (Press Release) — JewBelong, a nonprofit resource dedicated to fighting antisemitism in partnership with StandWithUs Canada, a nonprofit that combats antisemitism and educates about Israel, are launching a billboard campaign in Toronto to raise awareness about the rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada and worldwide. JewBelong’s hip signature pink billboardswith bold slogans, which aim to educate the general public about combating antisemitism, will
(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met on Tuesday at the prince’s palace in Manama and exchanged welcoming remarks before the media. This is the first visit by an Israeli premier to Bahrain. “I come from Israel with a spirit of goodwill, of
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Middle East
By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) In a video conversation with Jewish leaders and community members last week, White House liaison to the Jewish community Chanan Weissman spoke about the tense moments and actions he took last month when an armed assailant held four congregants hostage, including the rabbi, at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,
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USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego is currently accepting 2022-2023 academic year applications for the JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship. Established by Dr. Robert Rubenstein, in memory of his son David, the JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship provides grants to students from San Diego’s Jewish community who plan to attend college or
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Have you heard people say “I am not antisemitic, I am only anti-Zionist” or that “Zionists are trying to weaponize antisemitism to stop legitimate criticism of Israel”? If you want to explore what’s wrong with those types of statements and understand better how to respond to them, as well as
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Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Haim Jachter, the rabbi of a Sephardic synagogue for more than 20 years who is of Ashkenazic descent and trained in Ashkenazic yeshivot, tells readers about more than 100 differences in the religious practices between Ashkenazim and Sephardim. Ashkenazim are Jews of eastern European descent. Sephardic
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion