Subjects in this column:
* 2020 may be the year of local exhibits on the Holocaust
* Rabbis weigh in on the controversy over kosher slaughter of animals
* How mayoral candidates are spinning the latest poll
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, Travel and Food
Among the newest countries to come out against kosher slaughtering, Belgium now insists that any kind of ritual slaughtering must first stun the animal before it is killed. The European Union held that the animal ought to be unconscious by the time it is slaughtered, to minimize its pain.
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, The World We Share
Numerous organizations are collecting money for the victims of Hurricane Dorian. The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego gives contact information for some trusted charitable partners.
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Subjects in today’s column:
* Three Jewish women making political headlines in San Diego
* Behavioral Modification for Homeless Dogs and Cats
* Suppose he had lived in Chevy Chase?
* An Example of Erotic Yiddish Poetry
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire
My owner writes parodies of songs and suggested I try my paw at it. I heard this old Patti Paige record and decided to update it.
How much is that puppy in the window?
The one who is sold at a store.
Unlike the doggies at the shelters,
You know it will cost you much more.
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Lawrence Baron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, The World We Share
Climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese.” Why doesn’t the President impose a tariff on China on exports of droughts, forest fires, hurricanes, hot weather, melting glaciers, pollution, rising sea levels, and torrential rains to the USA?
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Although the holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs in the seventh month of the Jewish year, it begins a new calendar year, and those observing Jewish holidays understand they are using a calendar substantially different from the civil calendar: The Jewish calendar luni-solar; the civil calendar strictly solar. The
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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareFamous Working Dogs By Elona Baron as Told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−When my owners take me for a walk, other dogs bark at me. People think it’s an expression of aggression, but actually it’s the way dogs communicate to each other since we don’t have IPawPads. After my Dog Day column appeared, they’ve been
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — It might surprise most people to know that ecological themes form an important part of the Torah and Tanakh. For example: Genesis begins with an important ecological truth: “The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and
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International, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, The World We Share, USANational Dog Day By Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-National Dog Day is August 26th. Rather than growl about why dogs only get a day instead of a celebratory month, I want to provide sketches of famous dogs. Most are real, but some I imagined while waiting endless hours for my masters
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireWho is the Endangered Species? By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−The Golden Deceiver has decided to weaken the Endangered Species Act to make it easier for companies to build, develop, drill, and mine habitats where rare animals reside. Since dogs aren’t threatened with extinction, why should I care? I might be
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Alon Ben-Meir, PhD NEW YORK — Climate change is real and is visible for all to see. The scientific evidence is overwhelming, and denying that climate change is already upon us, especially as the president and his party does, flies in the face of the indisputably dire consequences that will be inflicted on
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, The World We Share, USABreedism and Human Supremacy By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−In the beginning there were wolves, and the Lord decided they were too scary for Adam and Eve who were scheduled to be created the next day. Thus, God took a rib from a wolf and created the first dog to be
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The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireDemocrats and Dogs By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−Now that I have become a prolific pooch pundit, I want to tell you which Democratic presidential candidates pass my sniff test. Before I do, I need to howl a bit about Donald Trump. He is the first president since William McKinley, who
Hounding the headlines: July 31, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire