The Independence Day extravaganza will replicate the recent UFC fight in front of the White House. In this case mothers and children slated for deportation will fight heavily armed ICE agents. Like the UFC, there will be few rules the ICE agents need to heed. Gassing and tasing will be allowed. {Laurie Baron}
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Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
To be a person of African heritage and a Jewess is to hold a deep, ancestral understanding of what it means to be pulled from the depths, to celebrate a hard-won liberty, and to remain fiercely determined to stay free. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Barrett Holman Leak, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
This parsha’s message feels especially urgent in our own time. We live in an era of heightened contention, where the drive to be “right” often overshadows the pursuit of truth or peace. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
Parsha Korah: Arguments for the sake of heaven and their opposites Read More »
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While reopening the world’s energy chokepoint will help stabilize oil prices, it’s a temporary commitment on the part of Iran, which reaps extensive financial benefits from the deal up front. The United States, meanwhile, is left hoping for a better and more extensive agreement within a two-month negotiating period, which is unlikely to be achieved now that Trump has relinquished nearly all military and economic leverage over Iran. lHalie Soifer]
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Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
You can talk about current affairs and the weather, even books, with anybody. That’s the stuff of today. But the past, that’s special. Pausing to provide a preamble and context to a family joke or reminiscence is no fun. It kills the punch line or the mood. [Karen Galatz]
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Karen Galatz, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Becca Myers transformed Jeremy Gimbel’s scholarly thesis into a lively musical journey, tracing the evolution of Jewish sacred music while educating and celebrating the diverse cultural influences that make San Diego unique. [Sherrie Rose]
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Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Because of an American mid-term election in several months, it seems undeniable that the Trump administration has put the fear of losing several vulnerable seats in Congress above ending Iran’s impending threat to the West. [Steve Kramer]
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Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA
Ernst Chain (June 19, 1906 – August 12, 1979) was a German-born British biochemist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey “for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases”. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
ADL and Brandeis Center warn that the proposed ordinance is unconstitutional and legally unsustainable, and would deepen community divisions, expose taxpayers to costly litigation, harm local businesses, and further isolate Jewish and Israeli residents. [Press Release]
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Israel, Opinion, Press Release, USA
As Jews, how do we actually practice our faith over the summer?
We sweat, we complain about how much we sweat, we hold off on installing an air conditioner in shul because in 1958, the great-grandfather of the kid who works at Best Buy said something about how his mother’s schnitzel was better than the great-great-grandmother of the current board president’s schnitzel. (Joshua Kail)
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Here in alphabetical order are those Jewish reactions to the MOU between the U.S. and Iran that were emailed to San Diego Jewish World. [Press Releases]
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Press Release, USA
Much of life’s emotional pain comes from trying to control what was never ours to control. We cannot dictate outcomes, rewrite the past, or manage every circumstance. We cannot choose every challenge that comes our way. What we can choose is our response. That is where our real power lies. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Franco Modigliani (June 18, 1918 – September 25, 2003) was an Italian-American economist and the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Two priority bills led by Jewish California — the nation’s largest statewide coalition of Jewish organizations — cleared key Senate committees Tuesday, marking major steps toward protecting Californians of all faiths from harassment at their places of worship and preventing hate from being distributed under the seal of the State of California. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, California, Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA