In Part II of our Jewish Halloween series (seen above) , I interview Rabbi Scott Meltzer of Congregation Ohr Shalom, and he shares with us some of the parallels between our Jewish observances and Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos. [Sandi Masori]
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Sandi Masori
I wouldn’t say I’m a shopaholic, but I was brought up at a time and place where shopping was a regular feature of life. As a child in London I would be sent round the corner to the grocery store in Willesden Lane (which was no lane at all) to buy the loaf of rye bread my mother loved. On the way home I would gnaw the crust, and once I had handed the loaf over my mother would cut off the crust, spread it with butter and give it to me to eat like a civilized person, which made it rather less attractive. But I ate it anyway. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Business & Finance, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Lifestyles, Middle East
The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre PCH Inc. Board of Directors and The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre Foundation Board of Directors are pleased to share with you the announcement of an unexpected bequest to the Sharon Home in the amount of $725,937 CDN from the Estate of Myer and Corrine Geller of San Diego, California. [Bernie Bellan]
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Travel and Food
In this week’s Torah parshah we meet Abram and Sarai. (We’ll discover, in a bit, they are really Abraham and Sarah, our first Jewish ancestors.) God tells Abram to take his wife and family and move to a new place far away. [Marcia Berneger]
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Jewish Religion, Marcia BernegerWith the coming of Halloween, San Diego Jewish World introduces a new feature — a three-part video reporting series by my daughter, Sandi Masori, who has been after me for years to utilize originally produced video. “Fine,” said I, “you do it!” And so she did. In this series, which can be viewed above and will continue tomorrow, and Halloween night, Sandi interviews Rabbi Scott Meltzer of Ohr Shalom Synagogue in San Diego about some of the parallels between Halloween and Jewish mythology. They discuss the stories of golems — human-like creatures created by great rabbis — intended to protect their communities, and how golem stories were background to Mary Shelley’s famous tale about Frankenstein’s monster. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Sandi Masori, USA
Washington (AFP) – The United States has agreed to sell more than $10 billion of top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to reward its recognition of Israel, potentially reshaping power dynamics in the turbulent region, Congress was informed Thursday.In an informal but required notification to Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration said it
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Middle East, USA
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that henceforth U.S. passports issued to American citizens born in Jerusalem will say at their choice “Jerusalem, Israel,” rather than simply “Jerusalem,” as has been the case up to now. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12-17) is about the aging Abram’s blessing and chosen status by God, followed by his travels, exploits-both good and bad, rescue of Lot, concern for an heir with Sarai, and the group circumcision of his entourage.
Ancient Practices: Misidentifying Wives; Determining Heirs Read More »
Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
Laurie Baron, PhD, compiles scholarly programs of Jewish interest available on the Internet during the week of Nov. 1-7.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
On November 9th 1938, mobs burned synagogues, destroyed Jewish homes and businesses, vandalized Jewish hospitals, orphanages and cemeteries, and dragged thousands of Jewish men, women and children into the streets, where they were beaten and humiliated. The Germans later called this night “Kristallnacht” – The Night of Broken Glass – because of the tons of shattered glass that scattered throughout German cities, after it had taken place. The Jews began to call that date the beginning of the Holocaust because of the tremendous violence, which started on that night and grew even more dreadful as time had passed. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, International, Jewish History, USA
Regardless of how many more Arab countries normalize relations with their country, the conflict with the Palestinians will not disappear and it must be addressed if Israel wants to ensure long-term stability and security. The Palestinians, on the other hand, must accept the emerging reality. Instead of opposing the normalization of Israeli-Arab relations, which in any case they cannot stop, they should be prepared to enter into such a process of reconciliation with Israel that would eventually lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state. [Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D]
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East
I can’t blame either congresswoman for fearing for their lives. “Posting a photo with an assault rifle next to the faces of three women of color is…incitement,” tweets U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. “There are already death threats in response to this post.” Adds her pal Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “It’s dangerous in a time of rising political violence openly encouraged by this fascist president that a soon to be member of Congress thinks a post threatening women’s lives is acceptable.” [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA
Three people were killed on Thursday inside a church in Nice, southern France, in what President Emmanuel Macron said was “a terrorist, Islamist attack.”The attack, which was quickly condemned in France and around the world, came only two weeks after a schoolteacher who had used caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in a lesson was beheaded
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International
SAN DIEGO — As one legal challenge to the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program heads to the Supreme Court, a new one is being launched in California.The program, known officially as Migrant Protection Protocols, requires most asylum-seekers from Latin American countries to wait in Mexico while their immigration court cases progress in the United
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International, San Diego County, USA