SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – As individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, also known as “Dreamers,” continue to face uncertainty after years of debate on the validity of the program in the federal court system, and in anticipation of another District Court decision, Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) Higher Education […]
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel’s Knesset is on its summer recess and won’t reconvene until after the Jewish holidays in October. There are several very important, unresolved issues that are simmering. They are: the fate of the reasonableness factor in making Supreme Court decisions (and subsequent to that, the composition of the
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer
By Mark D. Zimmerman The 50th anniversary of hip-hop is being celebrated, commemorating a party hosted by DJ Kool Herc in an apartment building in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 which is recognized as the first hip-hop event. The music and culture of hip-hop comprises four main elements: DJing/turntablism, MCing/rapping, B-boying/breaking, and visual/graffiti art.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Galactic ushered in the era of commercial space flight with its successful launch and landing of the VSS Unity. It carried one passenger who paid for his ticket and a mother and daughter from Antigua who won the voyage in a lottery. Although
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — It was a paradoxical week for American Jews, as much as it was historic. The sentencing of Tree of Life synagogue killer Robert Bowers raises disturbing questions about antisemitism’s link to mental illness, the deterrence value of the death penalty and the merits of hate-crime laws. What does Bowers’
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Human nature leads us to believe what we think is correct in our own eyes – “hayashar be-einav.” This week’s psychologically insightful portion however, tells us that what we would be wiser to do is to follow what is correct in the eyes of Hashem, “hayashar be-einei Hashem,”
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — A reader asked me: “I see on the Jerusalem maps that Gonen is extremely well located, so why have I never heard of this community?” The answer is that, despite the government’s new “Israeli” name, everyone still refers to the Jerusalem neighborhood by its original name: Katamon. Katamon is located
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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Travel and Food
By Mark D. Zimmerman Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, died last week at the age of 70. Reubens’s career began in improv as a member of the Groundlings. In 1981 he created the character of Pee-wee Herman, a “man-boy” who starred in movies, tv shows, Broadway theater, and late night television. His children’s
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SDJW Staff Report LA JOLLA, California — A man smashed the window of the security vehicle parked near the front gate of Congregation Adat Yeshurun in La Jolla last Wednesday, August 2, synagogue officials said. The vandalism incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., when the man climbed over the pedestrian front gate and was on the
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San Diego County
(Press Release) Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 6-11, hosted by the David Posnack JCC. The opening ceremony will kick off at the FLA Live Arena on Monday, August 7,
(Melody: Hit the Road Jack) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Try him soon Jack. And don’t let him come back, no more, no more, no more, no more. Make him squirm, Jack. Don’t let him come back no more. Oh Donald, Oh Donald, you pushed the Big Lie. You should have conceded, but you
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Parshat Eikev 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact,” a book by Chip and Dan Heath (New York Times Bestseller, 2017), highlights the fact that not all moments are created equal. Throughout our lives, we encounter various experiences, some of which hold deep
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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are multiple changes in spellings and repetitions in Deuteronomy. This contradicts Rabbi Akiva’s view that God dictated the Torah to Moses, even every letter. He claimed that God is perfect and has no need to repeat what is communicated. If there is a change in
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs’ signature middle school curriculum IsraelLINK and The Jewish Agency for Israel are pleased to announce that they have partnered on a new venture in which The Jewish Agency’s ShinShinim (service-year emissaries) will present the IsraelLINK curriculum as part of their year of service. Israeli high school graduates, ShinShinim work