Of Hawaiian judges, royalty, Jews, and Torah

Editor’s Note: This is the 34th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:   1, 2,3,4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18,19,20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 By Donald H. […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 24, 2018

Shabbat San Diego lists upcoming events The legendary San Diego Challah Bakes once again, to accommodate the expected 5,000 attendees.  There will be   6 locations on Thursday night, Oct. 25, with RSVPs required via https://shabbatsandiego.org/    The locations are: Coastal  4126 Executive Dr. Doors open at 5 PM, Ample Parking (we’ve rented lots on both sides of

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, USA

High school in Israel seeks college- bound students

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One reason that Rabbi Leor Sinai suggests that parents should consider sending their child for a semester to the Alexander Muss High School in Hod HaSharon, Israel, is that overseas studies will distinguish that student from members of his or her peer group who also are applying for

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Tifereth Israel to host speakeasy night Nov. 17

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Tifereth Israel Sisterhood will host a Roaring ’20s-themed party, the “Sistahood Speakeasy (ssh!)” on Saturday evening, November 17, at the synagogue at 6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard, San Diego The event gets underway at 7:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour, complete with piano and lounge singer. A full, no-host bar continues

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San Diego Calendar

Hearing loss expert to address Beth Israel Men’s Club

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –David Ward Ph. D, San Diego representative for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will be guest speaker at the Nov 11  Sunday Luncheon of the Beth Israel Men’s Club at 9001 Towne Centre Drive. “Are you (or someone you love) among the millions of U.S. adults who could benefit from

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 23, 2018 (7 items)

Jewish Agency Chair Herzog pledges Jewish unity drive On Tuesday at the Jewish Federation of North America’s General Assembly, Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive, Isaac Herzog gave his inaugural address to North American Jewry, presenting his vision for connecting the global Jewish family: “We must launch a new Jewish dialogue. In the coming year,

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Art to inspire, raise questions, and perhaps anger

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The contemporary art exhibit, “Beyond the Age of Reason,” curated by Larry and Debby Kline, is nearing the end of its run at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park.  If you want to be intrigued, or even possibly enraged, by various artists’ visions of religion and

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar

When young men’s thoughts turn to war

-Third and last of a series By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California – Of the twelve student poets who participated in the Oct. 16 Jewish Voices-Jewish Poets readings in the Astor Library of the Lawrence Family JCC, only two were males. It was a coincidence, perhaps, that both young men wrote about war. REMAIN by

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori