(Read Part 1 here) By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Our friend Jimmy came to Israel for the first time a few weeks ago. He combined staying with us and several days each in Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa) and Jerusalem, as well as two tours when we traveled together. The previous article covered the Judean […]
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
“Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism” by David Arnow; The Jewish Publication Society: March 2022; ISBN 9780827-615205; 352 pages; $30. By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — In less than one second, searching for the word “hope” brings almost 2.5 billion references through Google. Wow! That’s a popular topic, and for good reason. I’ve
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is in the news for his recent comments that he witnessed leaders in his party using cocaine, and that he had been invited to orgies by older prominent Republicans. Cawthorn has been a major supporter of President Donald Trump and Trump’s
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — A week ago, the whip of the Israeli coalition indicated her resignation. Involved were the efforts of the government to allow hospital visitors to bring non-kosher food with them during Passover. The woman who resigned was a member of Naftalt Bennett’s political party, a rightist group in the confused
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Congressional candidate Summer Lee warned Pittsburgh Jews that they cannot trust her if she is elected next November to represent the city and some of its suburbs. Lee did not issue her warning in stark terms, but she sent citizens at least two telling signals. She gave herself away
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — A few days ago a friend came to visit me with her new puppy, a nine-month old mini-Australian shepherd. After the puppy finished exploring my apartment and drank some water, he jumped in my lap and licked my face; I was smitten. All my nurturing instincts
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Vladimir Putin miscalculated when he expected Russia to rapidly defeat and occupy Ukraine. His mistake stems from the misinformation he received from advisors and intelligence agencies who feared disputing his decisions. My mole in the Kremlin, a waiter named Pinkus Pinsky, has sent me copies of the briefing materials
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — In 1982, when the film Tootsie was released, it seemed Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson, Elaine May, and Murray Schisgal had birthed a winning story delivered by a star-studded cast. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, and Dabney Coleman told the story of a talented but volatile actor who had
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — “Narrative of the Life of an American Slave” by Frederick Douglass, written in 1845 with a preface by Wendell Phillips, is a brilliant book by a brilliant former slave in Maryland that everyone should read. It is a short, easy-to-read report of Douglass’ early life,
(JNS) For all the bluster by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid that they had saved Israeli democracy and stabilized a fragile political system, reality has proven that at best, they provided a temporary respite from political uncertainty. Bennett lost his one-seat parliamentary majority on Wednesday when
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Middle East, Opinion
By Yaron Doron, Eli Barak and JNS Staff (Israel Hayom via JNS) The two Israelis killed in a terrorist shooting at a Tel Aviv bar on Thursday night have been identified as Eytam Magini and Tomer Morad, both 27, from Kfar Saba. Magini and Morad, who are childhood friends, will be laid to rest on Sunday.
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Middle East
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Whether you call the city Lvov, Lviv, or Lemberg, the place that was once a center of culture and commerce in Ukraine is currently the scene of destruction and devastation. Now that the whole of Ukraine is being subjected to attack by Russia, I am reminded of the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — We recently spent an enjoyable time with Michal’s classmate from ACHS (Atlantic City High School). Jimmy has a great love of Israel and a great interest in Judaism — although, or maybe because — he’s a religious Christian. Jimmy began his tour with three days in Tel Aviv-Yaffo
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Thursday issued the following statement: “We are appalled by the shooting in Tel Aviv’s city center today, which took the lives of at least two individuals and caused
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Middle East, USA