By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — A small notice tucked away in our local newspaper caught my attention, and the promise of a performance of choral music by Russian composers seemed intriguing. In addition, the venue was an unusual one – the Ratisbonne Monastery in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood. So, we ordered tickets and turned up on […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — More than 7,000 athletes from 126 countries competed in the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany, but Israeli athlete Mir Segel made himself known by bringing home a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition. An avid swimmer and hardworking gardener with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Segel
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Israel, Sports & Competitions
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — You might be experiencing climate change if: You wear an N-95 mask whenever you go outside for reasons other than Covid-19 protection. The city where you live is building swimming pool sized ashtrays in public parks. Your inland house has become beachfront property. You plan to purchase a Tesla
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Outstanding soloists graced the last two concerts by the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO). Although unable to attend the April 16 and 18 programs in person, I listened to their recordings and marveled at the brilliant playing by pianist Ines Irawati of Serge Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Published by Reuters By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil in the occupied West Bank, where violence between Jewish settlers and Palestinians is spiraling, is making Israel’s goal of normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia “a lot tougher, if not impossible,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. The Biden administration
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Middle East
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs, an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, has announced Oz Laniado as the new Executive Director of StandWithUs Southwest. In addition to San Diego County, the expanded region under Laniado’s oversight now includes Rancho Mirage, Orange County, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. Laniado served
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Israel, San Diego County
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Some of my readers are no doubt upset by Jewish Israelis’ recent attacks on Palestinian villages. Though I admit that there may have been some overreaction by Israeli villagers living beyond the 1949 Armistice Line, there is ample reason for Israelis taking action into their own hands. What
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — “The Koren Lev Ladaat Humash – Bemidbar” is a superb Bible commentary that is very enlightening. It is filled with information. It prompts readers to think and better understand the Bible. It has clear easy-to-see Hebrew text with the highly acclaimed Koren font and the readable
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Almost immediately I shuddered when I switched on the television Wednesday night and learned that U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was censured by the House of Representatives. I felt as if I was watching a replay of the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and Leo Frank. It sounds like a
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This Shabbat we have the opportunity to connect with our “inner Aaron.” Aaron was the brother of Moses and held the position of High Priest (Kohen Gadol). That is, he and his sons were charged with ultimate responsibility for the spiritual services in the tabernacle such as bringing
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Last week the Republican candidates for president addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference. They competed to demonstrate which of them could come up with the most restrictive bans on abortion. Mike Pence pledged to pass a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. For many in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Mark D. Zimmerman Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, and other Broadway shows, died last week at the age of 99. Harnick and composer Jerry Bock wrote many songs for Fiddler on the Roof which did not end up in the final version of the show, including We’ve Never Missed a
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson I left my homeland of England about 60 years ago and came to live in Israel for a variety of reasons, one of them being the weather. The England that I left behind was a fairly stable country with regard to the composition of its population, which was largely white. There were,
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Lifestyles, OpinionBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The New York Times headline, “Fanning the Embers After a Fiery Speech,” is hardly explicit. It does not convey the meaning of the story that follows, and the story is relegated to a back section of the June 4 Sunday edition six days after another NYC newspaper broke the
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA