NEW YORK (Press Release) — The following statement was issued by the Reform Judaism’s principal officers. As we begin the month of Elul, we enter a time of introspection and reflection culminating in the Jewish High Holidays. Individually and communally, we consider our actions, their impacts on others, and our responsibility to do whatever we
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Jewish Religion, USA
-Sixth in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — What better way to start a Sunday with your sweetie than to go out for a nice breakfast somewhere. It needn’t be a white tableclothed restaurant with waiters in tuxedos offering mimosas or eggs Benedict. It may even be a more soul satisfying and
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel’s Blue and White party, may have a distinguished record as the former IDF chief of staff (as have two other leaders, Ashkenazi and Ya’alon) and an attractive manner, but he hasn’t exactly overwhelmed us with his words and actions. Yet, according to current opinion
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Middle EastFilmmaker Noah Baumbach was born this day (September 3) in 1969.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Although the holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs in the seventh month of the Jewish year, it begins a new calendar year, and those observing Jewish holidays understand they are using a calendar substantially different from the civil calendar: The Jewish calendar luni-solar; the civil calendar strictly solar. The
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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The Washington Post, no friend of Israel, devoted an editorial this August 27th to Israel’s supposed warmongering (active defense) against Iran. It’s true that Israel has been very proactive in its own defense in the last few month, attacking Iranian attempts to move its firepower closer to Israel’s
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International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — The Coast Starlight, a world premiere, currently showing at La Jolla Playhouse, like any individual, has a unique genetic make-up. This makes sense as it grew out of the DNA New Work Series, and is the brainchild of playwright Keith Bunin. What makes this play such a departure
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A video entitled A Storm is Brewing in Rockland was recently posted on Facebook and has generated a lot of discussion in Rockland County, New York and beyond. What is the video about? A. It is a video made by the New City Jewish Center, a Reform congregation,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Items in today’s column:
* Samuel Gompers is permanently honored in San Diego
* San Diego Jewish World to unveil its new look tomorrow
* How do our Jewish gardens grow?
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger -Fifth in a Series- SOLANA BEACH, California — I’ll try to keep it entertaining and brief. Suffice it to say that my suspicions and worst fears were confirmed over the weekend as I met the Israeli guy from L.A. I felt he was going to be chauvinistic and also cocksure of himself,
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & SatireFilm director Mel Stuart was born this day (September 2) in 1928.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Items in today’s column
* Responding to Hate Crimes
* Remembering Binnie Brooks, z”l
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Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA
Famous Working Dogs By Elona Baron as Told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−When my owners take me for a walk, other dogs bark at me. People think it’s an expression of aggression, but actually it’s the way dogs communicate to each other since we don’t have IPawPads. After my Dog Day column appeared, they’ve been
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California — To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea what this play is about. It is called Driving Wilde but the only relation it has to Oscar Wilde is that it is playwright Jacqueline Wright’s tedious version of Wilde’s classic The Picture of Dorian Gray and the actor who plays
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast