By Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort CARLSBAD, California — This year we have the great privilege of ushering the joyous holiday of Sukkot on the holy Shabbat! It is a double ‘whammy’ of spiritual greatness. Sukkot is the holiday on which we celebrate the Divine Protection enjoyed by the Jewish people during their 40-year sojourn in the […]
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By Teresa Konopka SAN DIEGO — We are truly living in challenging times. When it comes to lockdowns and masks, everyone has an opinion. So-called experts in the media have flip-flopped on their guidance. Even doctors seem to be at each other’s throats as those who go against popular opinion are censored. This “expert” says masks work – this
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By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — I remember that the black Howler monkeys screamed indignantly from the dense tree branches above, while we waited patiently at the water’s edge. Time seemed to rust as we waited for the boat to depart. Twenty-five sun burned tourists were eager to begin an eight-hour journey up the muddy
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — We should all wish President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and White House Senior Assistant Hope Hicks a speedy recovery from coronavirus, which already has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Even as we Jews pray in synagogue each week for the health, safety, and wisdom of
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By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Some of my Christian friends assert that they still support President Trump in spite of his many glaring flaws because they feel that he best represents “Biblical values.” So great is Trump’s reverence for the Bible that he’ll use federal troops to disperse crowds of non-violent demonstrators with
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By Sam Glaser LOS ANGELES — During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah hop to a different hut every five minutes and not exhaust the inventory. Google “Sukkah’s
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Middle East, Sam Glaser, USAOther items in this column include: *Ethnic Studies *Political Bytes *San Diego Jewish World news *In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, now observing a nine-day holiday for Sukkot, will delay the resumption of its in-person classes until Wednesday, Oct. 14, two days after the holiday period’s
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By Beth Sirull SAN DIEGO — It has been more than six months since the original “shelter in place” order. Back in March, many of us thought we would be working at home for a few weeks or months and then things would return to “normal.” But here we are still largely at home, with
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 4 10 a.m. Moshe Halbertal and Eva Illouz, “Can Home Be a Shelter in Times of Pandemic?” The Reading Room, National Library of Israel. Monday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Yossi Beilin and Ido Aharoni, “The Future of Middle East Peace,” Temple
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First Day Sukkot, a Sabbath: Leviticus 2:26-23:44 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. SAN DIEGO — This article discusses: the mandate to observe the Sabbath; the prohibition on sacrifice of an animal before eight days of age; a prohibition on harvesting the edges of one’s field; a warning of death for non-observance of Yom Kippur. I have
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By Bruce S. Ticker SAN DIEGO — They are both Palestinians. Leila Khalad hijacked a TWA flight a half-century ago and her fans in America encourage her to blab her head off. Rami Aman reached out to young Israelis a half-year ago, and Hamas jails him. This stark contrast brings to mind two familiar phrases:
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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Avraham Azrieli’s The Elixirist is excellent, so full of exciting events that it will make a wonderful motion picture. It is the story of a young boy of 16, Sall, who lived in the biblical time of the judges, before the Israel tribes united, when they
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Other items in today’s column include *Political bytes *Jewish organizations *In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This publication proudly endorses Joe Biden for President. We will give credit to President Donald Trump where it is due. We applauded his decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the Golan
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USATune: Everybody’s Talking at Me By Laurie Baron (in San Diego) Donald Trump is squawking at him. He doesn’t hear a word Joe’s saying With every insult that he spouts. Voters scared and hurting. He doesn’t see their faces Only the MAGA on their hats. He’s shouting that the Dems are leftists. Who’ll defund the
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