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Soille returns temporarily to distance learning

October 1, 2020

Other items in this column include: *Ethnic Studies *Political Bytes *San Diego Jewish World news *In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, now observing a nine-day holiday for Sukkot, will delay the resumption of its in-person classes until Wednesday, Oct. 14, two days after the holiday period’s […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sheryl Rowling, USA

$2.3 million worth of COVID-19 assistance

October 1, 2020

By Beth Sirull SAN DIEGO — It has been more than six months since the original “shelter in place” order. Back in March, many of us thought we would be working at home for a few weeks or months and then things would return to “normal.” But here we are still largely at home, with

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Lifestyles, San Diego County

Streaming Jewish Programs (Oct. 4-9)

October 1, 2020

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 4 10 a.m. Moshe Halbertal and Eva Illouz, “Can Home Be a Shelter in Times of Pandemic?” The Reading Room, National Library of Israel. Monday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Yossi Beilin and Ido Aharoni, “The Future of Middle East Peace,” Temple

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Sabbath observance, animal sacrifice, leaving fields for gleaning

September 30, 2020

First Day Sukkot, a Sabbath: Leviticus 2:26-23:44 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. SAN DIEGO — This article discusses: the mandate to observe the Sabbath; the prohibition on sacrifice of an animal before eight days of age; a prohibition on harvesting the edges of one’s field; a warning of death for non-observance of Yom Kippur. I have

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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion

A tale of two Palestinians

September 30, 2020

By Bruce S. Ticker SAN DIEGO — They are both Palestinians. Leila Khalad hijacked a TWA flight a half-century ago and her fans in America encourage her to blab her head off. Rami Aman reached out to young Israelis a half-year ago, and Hamas jails him. This stark contrast brings to mind two familiar phrases:

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

A tall tale during the ancient time of the judges

September 30, 2020

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Avraham Azrieli’s The Elixirist is excellent, so full of exciting events that it will make a wonderful motion picture. It is the story of a young boy of 16, Sall, who lived in the biblical time of the judges, before the Israel tribes united, when they

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr.

We endorse Joe Biden for President

September 30, 2020

Other items in today’s column include *Political bytes *Jewish organizations *In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This publication proudly endorses Joe Biden for President. We will give credit to President Donald Trump where it is due. We applauded his decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the Golan

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USA

Satire: Donald Trump is Squawking at Him

September 30, 2020

Tune: Everybody’s Talking at Me By Laurie Baron (in San Diego) Donald Trump is squawking at him. He doesn’t hear a word Joe’s saying With every insult that he spouts. Voters scared and hurting. He doesn’t see their faces Only the MAGA on their hats. He’s shouting that the Dems are leftists. Who’ll defund the

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Lawrence Baron

Iran suffers numerous setbacks

September 29, 2020

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. —Think of Iran as a lobster body with two pincer arms. The north pincer is commonly referred to as the “Shiite Crescent” stretching from the body across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea. It is both a lid on Iran’s primary enemies Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel and

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Jewish trivia quiz: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, z”l

September 29, 2020

By Mark D. Zimmerman Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died earlier this month at the age of 87, following 27 years of service on the United States Supreme Court, where she was the first Jewish woman to serve. Throughout her career she was an advocate for women’s rights, as evidenced by her writing

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Preserving Morocco’s multicultural identity

September 29, 2020

By Yossef Ben-Meir and Ellen Hernandez MARRAKECH, Morocco — Harnessing the experiences and the history of religious and ethnic groups in Morocco must be a priority before the holders of that knowledge are lost to time. Moroccan-based civil associations, with the right support, are in an ideal position to gather and disseminate this knowledge for

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Yossef Ben-Meir

New documentary tells life of Bess Myerson

September 29, 2020

By Teresa Konopka SAN DIEGO — The One and Only Jewish Miss America premiered Sept.8 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. This marked the 75th anniversary of Bess Myerson winning the Miss America pageant. As the name implies, she was and still is the only Jewish woman to win the prestigious

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International, Sports & Competitions, Teresa_Konopka, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

BDS, winning round at UIUC, conflates BLM with anti-Israel campaign

September 29, 2020

By Richard L. Cravatts BOCA RATON, Florida — Led by the virulent anti-Israel, often anti-Semitic group Students for Justice in Palestine, the student government at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently passed a resolution calling on the university to oppose anti-black racism and also to divest from Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Company, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Coronavirus chaos in Israel

September 28, 2020

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Coping is a synonym for political management. It’s especially prominent in situations of intense conflict, when competing groups can’t make crisp decisions. It’s marked by doing a bit of this, and a bit of that, without overcoming the conflict. There’s also avoidance and ambiguity. Avoiding the knotty problems, and fashioning

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Soille returns temporarily to distance learning

$2.3 million worth of COVID-19 assistance

Streaming Jewish Programs (Oct. 4-9)

Sabbath observance, animal sacrifice, leaving fields for gleaning

A tale of two Palestinians

A tall tale during the ancient time of the judges

We endorse Joe Biden for President

Satire: Donald Trump is Squawking at Him

Iran suffers numerous setbacks

Jewish trivia quiz: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, z”l

Preserving Morocco’s multicultural identity

New documentary tells life of Bess Myerson

BDS, winning round at UIUC, conflates BLM with anti-Israel campaign

Coronavirus chaos in Israel

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