Happy Birthday Stephen Breyer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was born this day (August 15) in 1938.
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Jewish History, USAHumoring the headlines: August 15, 2019
Make Holidays Affordable Again By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump postponed imposing a new round of tariffs on popular Chinese consumer goods “for Christmas season, just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on U.S. customers.” His new economic doctrine is trade wars are good except if they spoil your holidays. He
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireReasons for skepticism in Israeli election
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In this last month before the elections in Israel I find it very difficult to believe anything the political parties are telling us about themselves. (This includes Benny Gantz, the leader of Blue and White, who often says one thing and its opposite almost in the same breath). I
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Judaism, Middle EastWhat Congress can do about mass shootings
By Congressman Adam Schiff LOS ANGELES –With the horrific mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, I wanted to collect my thoughts and tell you what I’m focused on when it comes to gun violence, and what we can do. Where to start? Maybe, with the “talk.” Kids are going back to school,
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USAJeffrey Epstein suicide denies victims their closure
By Amy Neustein, Ph.D FORT LEE, New Jersey — As a Jewish feminist and child advocate, I was horrified to learn of the cruel and abusive behavior committed by convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. I am doubly pained by the fact that he was a Jew. It is not because our religion is
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Amy Neustein, Jewish Religion, USASchool Sup’t Marten discusses school safety Aug. 18
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Cindy Marten, the superintendent of city schools, will address a dessert reception of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club at 7 p.m., Sunday, August 18. The public is invited to attend Marten’s talk in which she has been asked to discuss security at the city’s schools as well as any recent
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationFresno native blogs incisively from Israel
By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — Anyone interested in Israel and the Jewish community in America, and who realizes the major news outlets often get it wrong, should take a look at Victor Rosenthal’s blog from Israel called “Abu Yehuda.” Victor started out in Fresno, where he was active in the Jewish community, and where he
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Middle East, USAHappy birthday Frederic Raphael
Oscar-winning screenwriter Frederic Raphael was born this day (August 14) in 1931.
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastPro- BDS ethnic studies curriculum scrapped
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– The following is a statement from AMCHA Initiative Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin on the California Board of Education’s decision to rewrite the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum: “We are pleased the State Board of Education has recognized the severe problems with this curriculum and agreed to go back to the drawing
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USANot acting on climate crisis is at our peril
By Alon Ben-Meir, PhD NEW YORK — Climate change is real and is visible for all to see. The scientific evidence is overwhelming, and denying that climate change is already upon us, especially as the president and his party does, flies in the face of the indisputably dire consequences that will be inflicted on
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, The World We Share, USAD’var Torah for Shabbat, August 17
Va’etchanan By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — The first word of this week’s parasha, Va’etchanan, means “I pleaded.” Moshe pleaded with Hashem to see the Land of Israel. Hashem heard his pleas, and the answer? “No.” How many times do we plead, pray, even beg Hashem for an outcome and it doesn’t go
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Jewish Religion, Michael MantellNotes on Torah reading for August 17, 2019
Torah parsha “Va-Ethannan”-Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 By Irv Jacobs LA JOLLA, California The most memorable passages in this parsha are the Ten Commandments, the classic epitome of Jewish contribution to Western civilization. But are the Commandments original? Do these famous lines have precedents in earlier ancient cultures? In fact, the ideas of the Commandments made an early appearance in
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish ReligionBring your dancing shoes to the 33 1/3 House of Dreams
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –When I walked into the theatre, I greeted the House Manager with a kiss and she said, “I hope you brought your dancing shoes.” I did and I’m glad. She was right. “Our music is part of America’s DNA.” The number 33 1/3 refers to the speed of long
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastRemembering Felix Adler
Ethics Professor Felix Adler was born this day (August 13) in 1851.
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