By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Last night’s debate between Harris and Pence was far more civil than the first presidential debate. As Trump’s vice president, Pence serves as the Blander and Chief. * A fly landed and sat for 2 minutes on Pence’s hair. What substance could attract a fly so long? * Although Pence […]
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — “Jewish lives matter.” Except when they are reporters and photographers who “snitch” on their brethren. New Covid-19 limits in Orthodox Jewish communities has produced several serious concerns, but the most dreadful outcome was a series of mob attacks on journalists who covered protests in the sprawling Borough Park
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By Michael Laitman, Ph.D PETACH TIKVAH, Israel — All over the world, people are moving out from the coronavirus-struck city centers into the suburbs and beyond, to the country or even to different countries. Within a few months from the outbreak of the pandemic, people have gotten used to working from home, making the necessity to
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Lifestyles
By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — The First Can One day, when I was sixteen, Helen, a family friend from Babylon, Long Island, drove me to a remote part of Jones Beach so I could go clam-digging with a pitchfork. She knew this was a good place. “There’s many eddy holes caused by the current
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Travel and FoodCompiled by Laurie Baron, Ph.D All times Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 11 11am Mikhal Dekel, “Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey,” Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum. Monday, October 12 10 am Elai Rettig, “Israel’s ‘Special Relationship’ with the US,” Israel Center, Washington University. 10 am Eliezer Diamond, “Generosity, Gratitude, and Faith: Rav Eliyahu Dessler’s
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When a gunman attacked Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover 2019, killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding three other people, one of the first people too rush to the synagogue and offer comfort was Mayor Steve Vaus of Poway, who is also well-known as a country
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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — People who pay attention to what they read realize that none of the Jewish holidays are practiced today as
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In their first and only televised debate this election season, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) clashed Wednesday evening, among other topics, over the U.S. role in the Middle East and whether President Trump has condoned white supremacists, and by implication anti-Semitism. While
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By Franklin Gaylis MD, FACS SAN DIEGO — The South African Jewish American Community (SAJAC) is sponsoring a virtual presentation from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, addressing genetic disorders related to our Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The goal of this presentation is to increase an awareness of diseases caused by genetic abnormalities amongst Ashkenazi Jews,
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Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — The short-term and long-term psychological effects of bullying – on either side of the bullying fence, as a victim or as an aggressor – are well documented. Sadly, Jewish day schools, synagogues, youth groups and camps are not necessarily free of children and teens intentionally and
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Shemini Atseret, 8th day of Sukkot, Deuteronomy 14:22-23:44 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This essay covers: ancient moneychangers; debt and slavery relief; and dealing with the needy. These readings are part of parasha RE’EH, which was read on the Shabbat of August 15th.. I have, to the extent possible, avoided redundancy to
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By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –Here we are with a lot of time on our hands. This is probably a new experience for a lot of people; it certainly is for me. So in what way can we use this time and think about things we don’t normally cogitate on? HumanGood, the
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego CountyCompassion illustrated by bill providing meals for needy military dependents By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two members of the San Diego County congressional delegation — Democrats Susan Davis and Mike Levin — have introduced legislation to help enlisted military families assure their children are well fed. This is reflective of an ongoing effort
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By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The following is the introduction to my just-released book, Trump—The Wannabe Dictator. Like many Americans, I have been observing Trump’s rise to power with some perplexity, often asking myself how and why a man of his character became the President of the United States, which is viewed as the
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