Rep. Davis, Sara Jacobs visit Jackie’s Jams

Other items in today’s column include: *Shirley Weber says she will run for election when term as Secretary of State is up *ADL Center on Extremism Links Proud Boys to AntiSemitism *Tijuana, San Diego Mayors Pledge Cooperation, Urge People to Stay Home During Pandemic *National Security Awards Conferred Upon Americans Who Aided the Abraham Accords

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Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Satire: ‘You’ll Never Heed the Law Again’

Tune: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again

What must you do to get a pardon?
It’s not required that you’ve repented.
Or that your lying has not relented.                                                                                                                    
Don’t ever heed the law again! 
Don’t ever heed the law again!         (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)                                                                                                  

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Religious Freedom and Azerbaijan’s Victory in Nagorno-Karabakh

When former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni sent birthday wishes on December 23 to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, she praised Aliyev for leading Azerbaijan “through national and international challenges.” Given the recent events in Eurasia’s South Caucasus region, Livni’s words carry far more than ceremonial meaning. [Jacob Kamaras]

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International, Jacob Kamaras, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Comparing Torah (Va-Yiggash) with Ancient Practices

This parasha covers Judah’s emotional soliloquy appeal to the Vizier (Joseph) to not enslave Benjamin, which would threaten their father’s death; Joseph’s emotional breakdown, and revelation of himself to his brothers; the brothers’ generously supplied trip back to Canaan to bring their father Jacob; an enumeration of the Jacob family of 70 persons; settlement of the family in Goshen of the eastern Nile delta, as skillful herdsmen; Jacob’s introduction to the Pharaoh; finally an enumeration of Joseph’s shrewd management of the famine, resulting in the Pharaoh’s ownership of the entire Egypt farmland mass, and its citizens as sharecroppers. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]

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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion

‘Jewish nation-state law’ challenged in Israeli Supreme Court

The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case against a contentious law that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, marking the beginning of a landmark challenge against legislation that opponents say discriminates against minorities. Critics say the law further downgrades the status of Israel’s Arab minority, which makes up around

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Middle East

Georgia elections chief seeks to end no-excuse absentee voting

ATLANTA — Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday asked Georgia state representatives to end no-excuse absentee voting, a proposal that would limit the voting method over 1.3 million people used in the presidential election. Raffensperger wants to reduce absentee voting after promoting it during the coronavirus pandemic, when he mailed ballot applications to

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Echoes of Bitter Georgia Senate Races Reach California

Mirroring the negative advertising campaigns  in Georgia criticizing the opponents of the candidates they favor, Christians United for Israel issued a press release rebuking Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, for anti-Israel statements he made in the past (but which he has since recanted), while Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) blasted Warnock’s opponent,  U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, for selling millions of dollars in personal stocks before news of the impacts of the COVID pandemic were generally known by the public. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA

Dr. Miguel Cardona First Latino Nominated for Secretary of Education

Dr. Miguel Cardona nomination is another sign the Biden administration is committed to having a Cabinet that reflects America.The nomination of the former school teacher is a drastic 180 from current education secretary Betsy Devos. As the Secretary of Education, Devos has single handedly destroyed an already weekend public education system in favour of providing

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