Among the newest countries to come out against kosher slaughtering, Belgium now insists that any kind of ritual slaughtering must first stun the animal before it is killed. The European Union held that the animal ought to be unconscious by the time it is slaughtered, to minimize its pain.
How humane is stunning an animal before slaughter? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, The World We Share
Numerous organizations are collecting money for the victims of Hurricane Dorian. The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego gives contact information for some trusted charitable partners.
How to help Hurricane Dorian victims Read More »
International, The World We Share, USA
Subjects in this column:
*Dr. Peter Salk to Discuss the Works of His Father, Dr. Jonas Salk, Oct. 28
*Beth Israel Men’s Club hosts San Diego Jewish World publisher Donald H. Harrison Oct. 16
*Love Chocolate? You’ll love LFJCC’s Oct 29 Exhibit and Jan. 14 Lecture by Rabbi Prinz
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 9, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA
It started, as it so often does, with a tweet:
“To my many many Jewish friends all over the world — an incredible people nobody loves more than I do. Certainly not Obama, or crooked Hillary. I want to wish them a wonderful new year….as they say in their exotic language, “Happy Rush HaLimbaugh: and Young Kippur.”
‘Just Kidding’: Trump’s Rosh Hashanah Message Read More »
Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire
…. First the president, a staunch member of Netanyahu’s Likud, declared his opposition to the move in a thinly veiled statement. Then none other than Benny Begin, the son of the late prime minister and a lifelong active Likud politician, said that he was appalled at the proposed legislation and that as a result, he wouldn’t vote for his party.
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Middle East
…A more complicated issue is whether a cigarette smoker could switch to vaping as a step towards cessation of all smoking, and on this authorities are still quite divided. There is rabbinic precedent that allows substitution of a less serious halachic violation for a more serious violation, i.e., that vaping, while harmful and generally forbidden, would be acceptable when replacing cigarette smoking, which is more dangerous. Authorities in this debate point to what other example where rabbis might allow a less serious transgression of Jewish law in lieu of a more serious one?
Jewish trivia quiz: Vaping Read More »
Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & SatirePsychologist, anarchist, reformer Paul Goodman was born this day (September 9) in 1911.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
A pillar of our Federation work is connecting San Diego to Israel. We do this both by bringing San Diegans to Israel and by bringing Israel to San Diego.
San Diego has many Israel connections Read More »
Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Subjects in today’s column:
* Three Jewish women making political headlines in San Diego
* Behavioral Modification for Homeless Dogs and Cats
* Suppose he had lived in Chevy Chase?
* An Example of Erotic Yiddish Poetry
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 8, 2019 Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Why did a prominent Valley Center resident who was Jewish underwrite the cost of a stained-glass memorial window at a local Christian church? It is a question that has been asked repeatedly over several decades, but the answer was recently uncovered in a vintage file at the Valley Center History Museum.
The Jewish Gang that helped a Christian Church Read More »
Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastComedian Sid Caesar was born this day (September 8) in 1922.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
My owner writes parodies of songs and suggested I try my paw at it. I heard this old Patti Paige record and decided to update it.
How much is that puppy in the window?
The one who is sold at a store.
Unlike the doggies at the shelters,
You know it will cost you much more.
Hounding the Headlines: September 8, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, The World We Share
Rosh Hashanah is not a biblical holiday, although it replaced a biblical one, and is notably different from the holiday it replaced. The biblical holiday, Yom Teruah, had a totally different purpose than Rosh Hashanah, which focuses on the onset of a new year, repentance, and commitment to live the next year properly. Yom Teruah concentrated on months and the number seven.
Rosh Hashanah: the New Year that Wasn’t a New Year Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion
The animosity between Iran on one hand and allies Israel and the United States on the other comes to a suspenseful showdown in this debut novel by Alan N. Levy, a self-described “iconoclastic conservative” and former automobile service director now living in retirement in Florida.
Book Review: ‘The Tenth Plague’ Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison