San Diego Jewish World

Sonduck new president and CEO of Jewish Federation of S.D.

January 31, 2013

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)The Jewish Federation of San Diego has appointed Michael Sonduck as its President and Chief Executive Officer of our Federation, according to Claire Ellman, Jewish Federation board chair. As interim CEO for these past ten months, Sonduck demonstrated skills in many areas especially in helping the Jewish Federation forge a new purpose […]

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San Diego County

The Torah teaches reconciliation

January 31, 2013

Torah of Reconciliation by Sheldon Lewis, Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem, New York, ISBN 978-965-229-541-5 ©2012, $24.95, p. 340, plus addenda By Fred Reiss, Ed.D WINCHESTER, California — The Torah, the Five Books of Moses, has been commented about so many times that one wonders if anything new can be found within its text. Yet, Rabbi

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Is Iran trying to shift the focus of Syria’s war?

January 31, 2013

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israeli jets struck something Tuesday night; Wednesday’s guessing game was, “What was it?” First reports from Western news services said the Israeli Air Force hit a convoy of weapons moving west from Syria toward, or even in Lebanon. A Lebanese army source said nothing was hit there and a

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

It’s not PC to say so, but it’s a ‘crusade’

January 31, 2013

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The Crusades that we read about in the books had, as their declared aim, liberation of the Holy Land, and especially the holy places in and near Jerusalem. The Jews had a part as victims. Christian hordes massacred them, most notably the communities along the Rhine, on their way to dealing with

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JNS news briefs: January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013

www.jns.org/news-briefs Israeli officials: Air force would strike Syria ‘because red lines were crossed’ (JNS.org) Israel twice carried out airstrikes inside Syrian territory on Wednesday, the first airstrike allegedly destroying a convoy of trucks carrying anti-aircraft missiles destined for Hezbollah and the second destroying a “research institute” near Damascus , Israel Hayom reported, citing the Syrian

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International

Behold the wondrous dung beetle

January 30, 2013

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When most people hear you talk about beetles, they probably think you’re speaking about music. Actually, beetles are very important creatures in our eco-systems. As a species, they represent 25% of all the life forms found on this planet. For many peoples across the world, beetle larva

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Letters between two Israelis in 1970s still timely

January 30, 2013

Letters to Talia by Dov Indig, Gefen Publishing House, (c) 2012, ISBN 978-965-229-601-6; 189 pages, retail price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The correspondence in this book took place 40 years ago — not an insignificant time span in Hebrew literature–but the issues the two young correspondents tackled are timeless ones.

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Donald H. Harrison

Friends of IDF raise over $500,000 in San Diego

January 30, 2013

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Over $500,000 was raised at the San Diego Chapter of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) 3rd Annual Gala Appreciation Evening that took place on Saturday, January 19, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. More than 700 prominent lay leaders and FIDF supporters from across the San

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Travel and Food

The Wandering Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013

January 30, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — One of the perks of writing this column, aside from my huge salary, is that I get to preview new films. I just had the opportunity to watch the collection of short animated and live action films that have been nominated for the 2013 Oscars in their respective categories.

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Travel and Food

Egypt’s economy crumbles, population wants bread

January 30, 2013

By David P. Goldman Synopsis: While it is relatively easy to find the right rhetoric for disengagement from Egypt, the fact of the matter is that the Obama administration has put all of its eggs in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s basket. If the authority of the Morsi government were to fail, American planners

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Middle East

Hirsch prefers interviews on current projects, not ‘Taxi’

January 30, 2013

By Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California — If there’s one thing that makes actor Judd Hirsch grumpy, it’s when a critic throws in information that Hirsch considers extraneous or irrelevant to the current role that he’s playing. For example, he has played literally hundreds of roles in his more than 40-year career, but he is

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Cynthia Citron

JNS news briefs: January 30, 2013

January 30, 2013

Israeli jets reportedly hit target on Lebanon-Syria border (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli forces attacked a target on the Syrian-Lebanese border, a western diplomat and a security source told Reuters on Wednesday, at a time of growing concern in the Jewish state over the fate of Syrian chemical and conventional weapons. The sources, who declined

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International

The losers in Israel’s elections

January 29, 2013

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –I suspect that one reason why Israel is so preoccupied with Yair Lapid is because he seems to be the only real winner in last week’s elections. A few others did hold their own, but many more lost heavily. Here’s a list. Binyamin Netanyahu, though still the likely prime minister,

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Middle East

Christian Zionists lobby against Hagel confirmation

January 29, 2013

By Maxine Dovere/JNS.org WASHINGTON, DC—Hundreds of pro-Israel Christians descended on Washington, DC, on Monday to raise heated voices against the confirmation of former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. The Action Fund of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) brought more than 400 Christian leaders, in addition to some rabbis, from 46 different states

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USA

Sonduck new president and CEO of Jewish Federation of S.D.

The Torah teaches reconciliation

Is Iran trying to shift the focus of Syria’s war?

It’s not PC to say so, but it’s a ‘crusade’

JNS news briefs: January 31, 2013

Behold the wondrous dung beetle

Letters between two Israelis in 1970s still timely

Friends of IDF raise over $500,000 in San Diego

The Wandering Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013

Egypt’s economy crumbles, population wants bread

Hirsch prefers interviews on current projects, not ‘Taxi’

JNS news briefs: January 30, 2013

The losers in Israel’s elections

Christian Zionists lobby against Hagel confirmation

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