By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Nearly one hundred million people reportedly watched Super Bowl XLIX on television at viewing parties similar to the one I attended at the home of my neighbors Bob and Alisa Lauritzen. I don’t have to tell any of those mega millions that the 28-24 last minute victory of the New […]
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By Rabbi Rafi Andrusier LA MESA, California — The big Super Bowl game day is coming up and everyone has a favorite team to root for. So here is the question one may suggest: I’ve been praying all season long, and my team didn’t even get close to the playoffs. So how can I have faith in
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Jewish Religion, Sports & Competitions, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — In the past few years that I have been lucky enough to have this Internet gig as an occasional columnist for this online newspaper in California, and always under the kind guidance of an editor who forever steers me to the right way of saying things. I’ve often
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Sports & CompetitionsBy Anav Silverman BEER-SHEVA, Israel– According to a Ben Gurion University of the Negev research group, American football players for the first time have been found to have brain damage from mild “unreported” concussions. Published in the current issue of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Neurology, the Ben Gurion study could improve decision making about when an athlete
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & CompetitionsSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank are teaming up for the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry sponsored by Westfield Horton Plaza, JIMBO’S…Naturally and Skechers Performance Division. The 10K/5K (6.2 mile/3.1 mile) run/walk takes place on Thursday, Nov. 27 at Broadway Circle, in
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, The World We ShareBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The San Francisco Giants, those three-out-of-five years World Series imperials from the Bay, pulled it out in seven. And they did it in the Midwestern ball yard of the Kansas City Royals who had just demolished them the night before with the spick-and-span and (we thought) terminal score
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–It’s not every day that a world champion sumo wrestler visits Israel’s capital. But on Tuesday, October 21, Israelis of all ages watched in fascination as the Hawaiian-born Japanese-Samoan former sumo star, Konishiki Yasokichi shared his moves during a special workshop for children in Jerusalem. The sumo wrestling workshop was part of the first
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Some three thousand years ago, King David himself probably never imagined cars racing at 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) through the ancient capital of the Jewish people. But on Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7, thousands of Israelis lined the streets to watch Porsche, Audi and Ferrari race cars fly through the capital
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Through the State Department’s sports diplomacy programs, 30 Israeli and Palestinian youth basketball coaches are connecting with each other and their American peers on and off the court October 5-19. This exchange program is part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to assist those who believe people of different nationalities, ethnicities,
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USATwo Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah blast along Lebanon border (JNS.org) Two Israeli soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the Lebanon border on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said. The Hezbollah terrorist organization later claimed responsibility for the blast. According to the IDF, the blast was caused by a explosive device planted
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego’s 23rd Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament presented by The William Gumpert Foundation raised more than $150,000 this year. Proceeds from “Take a Swing for Seniors” held July 28th will benefit the Resident Assistance Fund at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. Guardians of San Diego hosted 122 golfers
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San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsNEW YORK (Press Release) — Israel Tennis Centers Foundation (ITC) has announced its August 2014 exhibition schedule will include a special fundraising event in La Jolla on Sunday, August 24,, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. A diverse team of Israeli players and coaches will be flying to the U.S. to meet members of the San
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsTEL AVIV (Press Release) –In a briefing on the immediate and growing impact of the crisis in Israel on the children and families of the Israel Tennis Centers in southern Israel, the region hardest hit by the rockets that continue to rain down, officials said on Friday, July 11, that all 14 tennis centers are
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release) – Maccabi World Union (MWU), the governing body of the worldwide Maccabi Movement, has appointed Philadelphia native Robert Spivak as its Honorary President. In this position, Spivak will be the senior public Ambassador and Statesman for internal affairs for the Movement. This position is mandated by the MWU Constitution and can
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