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Empathy of animals and moral imperatives of man

By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel  CHULA VISTA, Calidfornia — Jewish tradition has long taught that if God had not given the Ten Commandments, man would have had to learn ethics from nature. Obviously, some animals exhibit cruel behavior, but many higher animals show a profound ethical regard for their species and sometimes even other species!

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Israel boasts a beautiful park carved from trash

By Steve Kramer TEL AVIV — Did you know that metropolitan Tel Aviv has a park that is bigger than New York’s Central Park? Or, that the park’s most unique feature is a mountain of trash? That’s what you’ll find at recently opened Ariel Sharon Park, almost 2,000 acres of reclaimed land, located in Israel’s

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Earth Day prompts calls for action on climate change

BURLINGTON,Vermont (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, said today’s (April 22’s) observation of Earth Day is a reminder that dramatic action is needed to curb the carbon and methane emissions responsible for the planetary crisis of global warming. Sanders cited a warning this month

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Gonzalez announces for Bloom bill on Orcas

SACRAMENTO  (Press Release) – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) made the following statement about Assembly Bill 2140  by Richard Bloom in anticipation of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife’s consideration of the bill on Tuesday morning: “Upon learning a few weeks ago that Assemblyman Bloom would be authoring Assembly Bill 2140, I told the

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Dumanis announces $18.1 million settlement for Lowe’s

Editor’s Note: From time to time San Diego Jewish World runs stories about the doings of our elected officials, who are Jewish.  Among such officeholders is San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Wednesday, April 1, that the Environmental Protection Unit, working with 31

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A close shave for 54 rabbis

CHICAGO (Press Release)–Fifty-four Reform rabbis shaved their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research on Tuesday evening, April 1, at a convention of the  Central Conference of American Rabbis. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The

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