By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re past the due date for final party alignments and lists of candidates. It was a scramble the last few days, and the big view to September 17th election is that the results look like the last time, more or less. Beginning on the left, Meretz combined with Ehud Barak, […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastProfessional soccer player Gil Vermouth was born this day (August 5) in 1985.
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Travel and Food
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The general consensus is that the Hebrew Bible does not mention life after death or even hint that it exists. Yet books such as The Everyday Bible Commentary: Daniel” by John C. Whitcomb argue that the Book of Daniel does speak of life after death. Dr. Whitcomb’s
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionBy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — There is concern today by many in Israel that some Israelis are unappreciative of their Jewish heritage. Author and journalist Shmuel Rosner has challenged this by suggesting a new paradigm for most of us, whom he calls, “Jewsraelis.” Since Israel’s independence in 1948, Israelis have changed radically. There
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Steve Kramer
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Avigdor Lieberman has stated publicly that because of his endeavor to promote a national unity government (consisting – of course- of himself, Likud, and Blue and White), Likud may have to choose another leader. He mentioned Yuli Edelstein, the current Speaker of the Knesset. In response, the Likud party
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Middle East
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –Theater director, producer, and impresario Harold “Hal” Prince died last week at the age of 91. Prince, who came from a German Jewish family, was involved in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Many of his shows had Jewish themes, connections, or stories, most famously Fiddler on the Roof, which
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Cauldon Ice Cream, 4646 Convoy Street, San Diego, California 92111 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — On a recent trip to Kearny Mesa, my younger son by happenstance walked into the most incredible ice cream place I’ve ever been to. When we first walked in we didn’t understand what was going on. There was no
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food
The Template for Cable News Programs By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Once upon a time, television news covered a spectrum of international stories in a 30 minute time slot. Now there is a template for cable news programs aired 24 hours per day. Mass Shootings and natural catastrophes preempt whatever else was scheduled to be broadcast.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Jerry Klinger WARRENTON, VIRGINIA –Julius Rosenwald was the organizational genius and President of Sears and Roebuck. Rosenwald felt, as a Jewish American, a deep personal commitment to humanitarian issues. After Sears went public in 1906, Rosenwald, now an immensely wealthy man, faced a dilemma. Rosenwald said, “I can testify that it is nearly
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — In the early 1930 s, visionary Cantor Reuven Rinder of San Francisco ‘s Temple Emanuel raised $ 10,000 to commission the world acclaimed composer, Ernest Bloch to write a setting with the Reform Jewish Sabbath Morning Prayer book of the `1930s. Bloch was already an acclaimed composer
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAZionist revisionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky died this day (August 4) in 1940 at the age of 59.
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Travel and Food
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Steve Martin said of comedy, “It’s all in the ti-ming.” (He put the accent on the second syllable.) Well, if that be so, the time is now for Jason Stuart. The actor, stand-up comic and lecturer has also become a published author. This weekend celebrated a book signing
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — It is virtually impossible to review the beautiful new film After the Wedding because to reveal any of the plot would inevitably unravel all the rest of it. It’s a convoluted story, filled with twists and turns, secrets and surprises, impeccably presented by three extraordinary actors: Julianne Moore, Michelle
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast