By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The renowned Jewish scholar Dr. Amy-Jill Levine tells us the truth about the parables associated with Jesus in her “Short Stories by Jesus.” It is an excellent, eye-opening, and thought-provoking easy to read book. She is a University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr.
Haftorah reading for the first day of Pesach is Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27. By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — The readings for this Shabbat, the first day of Passover, are from the Book of Joshua. The text is entirely in prose. I use the translation of Robert Alter of the University of California
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — As Passover approaches the word “tradition” assumes increasing prominence in the lives of Jews — and Israelis. Each ethnic group, and each family, has its own traditions regarding the way the festival is celebrated (cue musical interlude “Tradition” from “Fiddler on the Roof”). This was brought home to
By Sandra Scheller CHULA VISTA, California — Holocaust survivor Harry Rosen passed on April 7, 2022. Born on August 9, 1923, he is now next to his wife, Zipporah Rosen, in Israel. He is survived by his son, Amnon who lives in Israel. This video shows his final days and now burial in Israel: For
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Holocaust, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Sandra Scheller
By Jerry Klinger Though elected by a very distinct, minority of the American people, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States, March 4, 1861. The population of the country was just north of 31 million. The country consisted of 33 individual states forged into a common, increasingly tenuous union since
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Elliot Adler, an attorney and founding partner of a boutique San Diego law firm, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to commit tax fraud. According to his plea agreement, Adler admitted that beginning at least as early as 2010 and
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The second program of the three-part series, Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library, “Liturgical Treasures from the Music Collection,” will be aired on Zoom, Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m. This is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdeiqqz4vG9Ol6VM-vbIaHEDF07Bl1JRV I will once again host the event and
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, while serving as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war as well as grappling with a wave of terrorism in Israel and the collapse of his governing coalition, has dealt with anything but “good news” in the weeks leading up to Passover. But just in time for
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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Terror attacks in Israel are so alarming that the first fatal assault could well have inspired a copycat crime 5,400 miles west — in Lakewood, N.J. Four people, all reportedly Orthodox Jews, were injured when a suspect embarked on a violent crime spree Friday in Lakewood and neighboring Jackson
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Superior Court Commissioner Peter Singer is seeking an open seat for San Diego Superior Court Judge in the June 2022 election. Singer has extensive judicial experience, having been a full-time judicial officer since 2015 and having served as a temporary judge for 22 years, while maintaining his solo law practice.
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San Diego County
By Dr. Sol Lizerbram SAN DIEGO — The Seder table is set. The brisket is in the oven and the guests are about to arrive. The anticipation of another Passover brings with it a welcomed sense of familiarity. However, for the residents of Israel’s Negev and Galilee regions, this year they will ask, “Why is
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International, Middle East, Opinion, Sol Lizerbram, USA
By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — In his newest book, “Schlepping and Schmoozing along the Interstate 5,” Donald Harrison begins his journey along I-5 looking for Jewish histories in Tijuana, Mexico, at the U.S.– Mexico border. If he were to go back to the border today, Harrison would come across an
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Dorian de Wind, International, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish Agency for Israel will hold a special Passover seder for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who are staying at the organization’s Aliyah (immigration to Israel) processing centers in the region and are preparing for their departure to Israel. In addition, The Jewish Agency will also host special seders in Ethiopia
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International, Middle East
(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied rumors that he intends to ask the Joint Arab List to shore up his shaky coalition following the resignation last week of Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman. In special interviews with Israel’s three major news channels, Bennett discussed the current terror wave as
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Middle East