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GUEST COLUMN
Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey
urges major changes in U.S. energy use
By Jim Lantry
 LA JOLLA, California—Former CIA director R. James Woolsey brought a little Washington intrigue to Congregation Beth El on Tuesday, September 23rd. Jointly sponsored by the august American Jewish Committee and the equally venerable City Club, Woolsey, currently serving as co-Chairman of the Committee on Present Danger, a title that seems like a title from a Tom Clancy spy novel, came to San Diego to talk about the state of America’s energy policy with a look to the future.
 Before Woolsey could get down to his topic, the audience gathered for a pre-lecture reception at which American Jewish Committee Regional President Tad Parzen and AJC Director Linda Feldman (both pictured at right) were among the dignitaries. Attendees plied Woolsey with questions regarding Iran, Pakistan, nuclear weapons and Iraq. Regarding Iran, the former CIA director during Bill Clinton's administration spoke at some length on the current situation. Far from a monolithic society, Iran is approximately half Persian with a number of other ethnic groups. But while this diverse population is “restive” and unhappy with the current regime, they are generally scared, he said. Despite this, a few demonstrations by students, labor unions and ethnic minorities take place.
Ironically, some of the Islamic regime’s harshest critics are fellow clerics who feel that many young people are turning away from a strict Islamic lifestyle in response to the harsh rule of the current government. And regarding the current Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Woolsey recounted how Ayatollah Khomeini once exiled a Muslim cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, a leader of the Iranian Twelver Shia movement, because he was too radical. Mesbah Yazdi eventually became Ahmadinejad’s mentor and is responsible for many of his radical views.
Woolsey also raised the alarm about the change in administrations in Pakistan. Most Westerners, he said, placed a lot of faith in fact that the nation’s nuclear weapons were in hands of the Pakistani military. But with the change in administrations, the ISI, Pakistan’s equivalence of our CIA, and some factions in the military are much closer to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. In fact, he said, Pakistan is providing a new home to Al Qaeda in the country’s lawless northern region. This raises a lot of concerns in the West about the custody of the nation’s nuclear arsenal and could aid in the development of nuclear weapons in Iran.
Regarding Iraq, Woolsey suggested that the US would have been better served if instead of working with the Iraqis to develop a new federalist constitution, the U.S. simply had presented them with the previous Iraqi constitution. This constitution, which was in place in Iraq for 30 years before the Baathists came to power, called for a constitutional monarchy. Eventually, it could have been amended, but it would have been viewed as their own instead of a constitution forced on them by the West.
Returning to the subject of Iran and nuclear weapons, Woolsey said, “If someone tells you the Iranian nuclear program is for electric power, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.” And with that, he delved into the advertised subject of his lecture.
America has two energy systems, electricity and transportation. Both have serious flaws. Fifty percent of our electricity is generated by coal with the remainder split between natural gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, solar and other renewables. Because the system is balkanized into 50 separate, but connected, power grids, we lack the ability to move electricity around easily.
Both systems are subject to malignant and malevolent problems. Malignant problems can result in a catastrophic collapse by unpredictable causes. In 2003, for example, Woolsey recounted how a tree branch in Cleveland brushed against a power line in the wind causing a cascading system failure that stretched across the Northwest and into Canada. The power failure generated billions in economic losses.
The ecosphere, Woolsey continued, is a complex system also subject to malignant problems. Global warming is one such problem. Scientists believe the frozen tundra in the arctic contains more trapped carbon in the form of methane than is currently in the atmosphere. Methane, he added, has 22 times the potential for global warming that CO2 does. As global warming melts the tundra, this methane is released which accelerates the warming causing even more tundra to melt releasing more methane. This process is not foreseen by the linear models currently used to predict global warming so some scientists believe the situation is even more serious than previously believed.
Woolsey said that the last time the earth’s atmosphere had this much CO2 was 125,000 years ago. At that time the average temperature was only 1 degree centigrade above today’s climate, but the sea levels were 17 feet higher than they are today. Whether we will see a similar rise in sea levels, Woolsey mused, is not certain, but there is good reason o worry and to take action.
The other problem facing America’s energy systems is malevolent change. Terrorists are smarter than tree branches and have the capacity to do far greater damage. Transformers, which can be taken out by a single rifle shot, are situated outdoors where they are quite vulnerable. And, backup transformers are often placed next to the main transformer. To make things easier for the terrorists, most utilities label the transformers.
Our energy system is also highly dependent upon complicated computer software. Firewalls protect us from hacking by eight year old computer hackers, but the system is vulnerable to the advanced computer hacking skills of nine, ten and eleven year old computer hackers who can get through the firewalls like that, he said snapping his fingers.
The other energy system in America is transportation and that is 97% dependent upon oil. That means that when we look at the potential malignant and malevolent problems it could face we are unprotected because the majority of the oil is not produced here. The US imports $700 billion of oil each year and much of that, along with the oil import revenues paid by other countries, goes to despotic regimes with a deep hatred for the West.
The world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia, is a good example. The “moderate” ruler of Saudi Arabia is moderate reformer, for example, because he is willing to entertain the idea of talking about the remote possibility that women in his country may someday in the distant future be able to drive, not that he is ever going to do anything to foster that notion. In the meantime, the Kingdom funds the Wahabi movement which teaches Muslims all over the world a radical Sunni Islamic doctrine. In fact, with only 11 percent of the world’s Muslim population, Saudi Arabia controls 90% of the world’s Muslim institutions.
Wahabi teachings are similar to the religious philosophy of Al Qaeda, including condemnation of Jews, Shiites, women, homosexuals, etc. The only difference between Al Qaeda and the Wahabi is who should be in charge. Students in Madrassas all over the world are taught radical Islamic teachings including teaching young Muslim boys to dream of becoming suicide bombers.
And the future doesn’t look much better. A few years ago there was a major fire at a school for girls in Jeddah. The first responders were the fire fighters. But the second responders were the Islamic clerics charged with enforcing Islamic law. As the first responders tried to put out the fire and rescue the children, the second responders not only prevented them from succeeding, but actually picked up some of the little girls and threw them back into the fire because they were wearing their veils improperly. These clerics pay allegiance to the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif who may become the future Saudi king.
If you ever ask who’s paying for the teaching of hate, Woolsey suggested taking a look in the rear view mirror that next time you pull into a service station to pump gasoline. Because, he said, you are.
Our transportation system is in extreme peril from both malevolent and malignant problems. If Katrina had blown just a few miles off its course, for example, it would have knocked out a major pipeline and thrown the Eastern seaboard into an energy crisis.
Al Qaeda has twice tried to blow up the sulfur processing plants in Saudi Arabia. Since the Saudi oil must be treated to remove the sulfur, Had they succeeded they would have cut off 2/3’s of the kingdom’s oil for at least two years. This would have resulted in oil prices climbing past $200 a barrel and throwing the world’s economy into a severe depression.
Our economy, Woolsey said, is held captive by foreign oil. It is imperative that we destroy the strategic importance of oil. He presented the example of salt which was once as economically important as oil. Used as the sole method of meat preservation, nations went to war over the possession of salt mines. But in 1880, as the electric grid began to spread, refrigeration was introduced. This destroyed the strategic importance of salt as a food preservative an today it would be unthinkable to go to war over salt.
The same must be done to oil. America and the West must figure out how to destroy the monopoly oil has on the transportation system. While the promise of the hydrogen highway promoted by George Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger a few years ago has proven elusive, there are alternative technologies that can relax oil’s grip on the West.
Woolsey recounted how he had his Toyota Prius hybrid retrofitted to be a “plug-in” electric car. By charging his car at night, he can travel 40 miles a day without ever using any gasoline at a cost of only one to two cents a mile. Gasoline, he said, has an average cost of twenty to thirty cents a mile. And, there is no need for an expensive infrastructure to fuel these plug-ins. A simple extension cord is all that is needed.
Finally, he pointed out, that since these vehicles would be charging at night during off-peak demand hours, 75% of the nation’s automobiles could be charged without the need for a single new power plant. He shared with the audience that his Prius sports a bumper sticker which reads, “Bin Laden hates this car!”
General Motors is scheduled to introduce a plug-in hybrid, the Volt, in 2010. This car should drive 40 miles per day on a single charge which would mean that most days it would not use any gasoline. And when it did need to do so, it could have a 500 to 600 mile range. If we add photovoltaics to our homes to charge a battery during the day which would then charge our cars at night, we would be driving on sunshine essentially for free.
The other technology which is also available today is the use of flex fuels. Biofuels generated from switchgrass, municipal waste and the like are technologically available today. In Brazil, he said, over 90% of their automobiles are flexible fueled vehicles because the Brazilian government demanded that all automobiles imported into the country be flex-fueled. America could do the same.
The result of changing from the current oil-based transportation system would be profound. One group in America wants to see this energy independence for national security reasons because it would take much of the power away from radical Islamic dictators. Another group, wants to see it for environmental reasons because it would result in significantly less greenhouse gases and the attainment for even the most strident CO2 emissions targets. But perhaps the largest group of Americans don’t give a damn about either goal. They simply want to drive at a cost of one to two cents a mile instead of the twenty to thirty cents they now pay.
As these technologies develop, it is conceivable, he said, that instead of scratching to achieve 25 or 30 miles per gallon, that we could achieve 500 to 1,000 miles per gallon of gasoline. America, he said, can move quickly if we want to. He pointed to Japan as an example because 90 percent of the cars in Japan are less than three years old. In the US, our cars average fifteen to seventeen years before they are taken off the road.
Woolsey concluded by speaking about a conversation he had recently with a member of an Arab royal family. The Arab said that if America develops cars that achieve 500 to 1,000 mpg, it will destroy his country. Woolsey replied, “We don’t want to destroy you, but we do think you ought to get real work.”
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TEMPLE SOLEL High Holiday Greetings
LIFE & TERM INSURANCE SERVICES
WAR AND LORE
Sweet memories of the page of honey
By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D.
 LA JOLLA, California—As A Jewish child growing up in Tunisia in the early 40's I divided my time between the French school and the religious Hebrew school. Our rabbis were pious, dedicated to
their "holy" mission...and very poor. They eked out a meager living from the donations in the synagogue and a nominal tuition fee from the few parents who could afford it.
For the High Holidays season, my rabbi supplemented his income with the sale of "Warqet el-'Assal" (the page of honey), a tabloid-size publication in French, Hebrew,and Judeo-Arabic that contained some Rosh-Hashana prayers, the calendar for the New Year, and the famous "Seder." To my knowledge, the Jewish community of Tunisia was the only one that celebrated two seders, one in
Pessah (Passover) and one in Rosh-Hashana.
I was one of the three talmidim (students) who volunteered to sell the "Page of Honey" to help
our rabbi. That year I received my quota of 50 copies which I planned to sell, from house to house, the next day. But in the evening, an urgent message came from the principal of the French school instructing me to be at the train station at dawn for a trip to the capital city where a selected few
from the whole country would gather for the highly competitive scholarship examinations that would last two full days. I was ecstatic with joy; this precious and prestigious award was crucial to my academic future. It would allow me a free education as far as I could go, university included.... And I forgot all about the 50 "pages of honey" and my promise to sell them for the rabbi.
I returned victorious from my expedition, having passed the exams with flying colors, just two hours before the seder. The family table was already set. When my father began to officiate by distributing the sweet goodies and reading the corresponding berakhot (blessings) from the "Page of Honey," I suddenly remembered. I had failed my rabbi. Remorse and pain invaded me. I perspired profusely,
my face was crimson red. My hands were shaking. My father sensed my discomfort. He interrupted the seder to inquire about my sudden malaise. Then, as if nothing happened, he said: "My dear son, I didn't have time to tell you that when we discovered the pages of honey, I asked my errand boy to go sell them and I gave the proceeds to your rabbi when he came to the store this morning to do some
shopping for the Holiday." I heaved a sigh of relief.
The next day, Rosh Hashana, at the synagogue, the rabbi put his two hands on my head and gave me the traditional blesing "Yevarekhkha adonai veyeshmerekha..." (God will bless you and protect you...) and he thanked me for a job well done, for selling all the 50 "pages of honey" without any returns. I blushed slightly for the undeserved thanks and compliment, and kissed the blessing hand with the accustomed veneration.
Six months later, while I was helping my father with the sacred and meticulous task of kasherizing his store for Pessah, we found to our surprise, stashed behind a sack of beans, faded and rumpled, my roll of the 50 Rosh Hashana "pages of honey." I looked at my father, perplexed, and exclaimed: "But you said..." My father cut me off. "When the rabbi came to the store, he counted on the price of the sale to help pay for the groceries; he gave me all the money he had, which I accepted. Had I told him that you were absent and could not sell, he would have refused the merchandise he needed for the Holiday. I couldn't humiliate this Tsaddik."
Tears of joy and veneration for both Tsaddikim ran on my cheeks.
Since that day, Warqat el-Assal never left me. As a good-luck charm, it has accompanied me in all my
peregrinations, a protective relic of times past, a reminder of a Jewish world that was, and is no more.
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SOILLE SAN DIEGO HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
Rabbi Krohn’s Special Visit to Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School
So why does the Jewish new year come
in the seventh, not the first, month?
By Sara Appel-Lennon
 SAN DIEGO—The other day I wondered why Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year, is in the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, instead of the first. I decided to seek the answer to my question at my local library. My dad, an avid library fan, instilled in me the value of using a library and reading books to find answers to my factual questions.
My question was answered after reviewing two helpful books. They were In the Jewish Tradition, A Year of Food and Festivities, by Judith Fellner, and The Family Treasury of Jewish Holidays by Malka Drucker.
It was interesting to learn two other names for Rosh Hashanah. They are Yom Teru'ah, Day of the Shofar, and Yom Hazikaron-Day of Remembrance. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the world and the creation of male and female. Rosh Hashanah falls on the first day of the seventh month of Tishri.
I discovered that no one actually knows why Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in the month of Tishri, however scholars speculate that the first day of the seventh month was chosen because there was a new moon. Each new moon was a reason to rejoice. The seventh month of Tishri was chosen due to the significance of the number seven, which stood for holiness and completion.
I noticed that the number seven showed up many times: Shabbat is the seventh day of the week, and every seventh year all debts were considered null and void since the land did not produce any crops. That interested me, especially since in the U.S. after someone declares bankruptcy, the person has a clear record after seven years.
There are seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot. I discovered that the new moon near the autumn harvest gave our ancestors hope for a plentiful agricultural year since they thought of it as the end of the old agricultural year.
Furthermore, our Jewish calendar follows the moon's cycle unlike the secular calendar which follows the earth's rotation around the sun. In our Jewish calendar one year consists of 354 days unlike the secular calendar which usually has 365 days. Our Jewish calendar began counting 5789 years ago but the secular calendar began only 2008 years ago.
Self-reflection begins one month before Rosh Hashanah, in the month of Elul, Elul means service in Hebrew, and is an acronym for the Jewish wedding vow, which my husband and I recited three years ago in our wedding ceremony. It is, from Song of Songs: Ani l'dodi v'dodi li-I am my beloved's and my beloved's is mine." Interestingly, "I" refers to the Jewish people and "Beloved" refers to God. ,
Rosh Hashanah is a time of introspection, to reflect upon our actions of the past year. What do we feel good about and what do we wish to change? The blasts of the shofar serve as a wake-up call to ask ourselves how we can change for the better in the coming year. This self-searching is a way to become closer to God. It is a new beginning.
TEMPLE EMANU-EL High Holiday Greetings
TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
REFLECTIONS
'We were naked'
By Sheila Orysiek
We lived in the Garden of Eden
Amongst the trees and flowers
And nothing much happened
To pass away the hours
Each tree gave different fruit
Only one was forbidden
We weren’t told why
The reason was hidden
We asked, why can’t we eat
Of this one special tree?
But all He would say was
Eat, and you’ll ‘see!’
Adam and I walked around
Unconcerned how we appeared
Until this slithery creature laughed
You’re naked! he sneered
What’s naked? We wondered
The snake pointed to one tree
Eat its fruit and you’ll learn
Don’t listen to Him, listen to me
The apple was tempting
And we wanted to know
What “naked” meant
And did it show
After we each took a bite
And found it delicious
Thunderbolts and lighting
Told us He was suspicious
What have you been up to?
He asked in an angry voice
You chose to disobey Me
You’ve made a bad choice
From now on you can eat apples
But not in My garden
There is no going back
No heavenly pardon
Spend your days at work
Since this is what you chose
But the first thing you’ll need
Is a bunch of new clothes
And that’s how shopping started
And looking out for sales
It’s as good an excuse as any
When all else fails
SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO
LAWRENCE FAMILY JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
WHAT'S GOOD TO EAT IN SAN DIEGO?
Mille Feuille: Oh, how sweet it is!
By Lynne Thrope
 SAN DIEGO—Through the past decade, I have seen businesses come and go at the busy corner of University and 5th Avenues. At last, Hillcrest has what I believe to be a keeper for years to come. Mille Feuille, meaning a thousand leaves or layers (as in a cake), is thE sort of place where patrons can relax and visit with their senses that have been on vacation far too long.
Upon entering, I was warmly greeted by Jaron, Mille Feuille’s assistant manager, who after being quizzed about the roots of his name, said that it is derived from the Hebrew Aaron, meaning “He will sing.” And singing he does about this elegant patisserie.
At the helm is Executive Pastry Chef Thomas Gérard, an arriviste who brings to San Diego an impressive resume of eye-popping pastries in a fresh feeling café environment bespangled in lime and white with expresso-dotted accents. It’s the sort of place one would encounter on the Upper East Side of Manhattan or perhaps along the Seine in Paris’s moderne museum district.
Gérard has had a passion for pastry since the age of 13. Drawn to the professional culinary world at 18, Gérard joined Pierre Orsi as a pastry assistant in his hometown of Lyon, France where he mastered traditional French pastries. Soon after, his talent brought him to New York City as a private pastry chef at the General Consulate of France, where he created unique dishes for some of France’s most powerful dignitaries including former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
In 2000, he assisted acclaimed pastry chef Nicolas Berger of Alain Ducasse at the Essex House and worked each pastry station, honing his skills and techniques. Gérard took his first steps as an executive pastry chef on the west coast at Patina Restaurant in Los Angeles. During his time at Patina, Starchef named him “Los Angeles Pastry Chef Rising Star” and affirmed that Gérard was “on his way to joining the crème de la crème of pastry chefs on the west coast.” Gérard’s skills have also been utilized with such well-known establishments as Bastide Restaurant, Ladeki Restaurant Group and the Sky Room at the La Valencia Hotel.
At Mille Feuille a variety of exquisite, camera worthy treats including truffles, French macaroons, croissants and pastries, desserts, wedding cakes, specialty cakes and of course, chocolate are available every day. During my first visit, I sampled 5 desserts; each with its own unique au courant style and each created with an unrivaled taste. For me, sublime pastry is defined by the marriage of beauty and taste. The unique taste of almond, raspberry or apricot should present itself clearly and with temerity and above all else, it must be readily distinguishable. This Gérard accomplishes with perfection.
At Mille Feuille San Diegans can enjoy an extensive selection of world-class espresso, coffee and tea as well as innovative sandwiches and quiche that are served daily from 11am - 2pm. To mirror its European roots, the patisserie will serve high tea from 2pm – 4pm daily and provide a grand chocolate buffet (by reservation only) on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm - 10pm. The buffet will offer a variety of chocolate samplings along with espresso….B’Tayavon
Mille Feuille is located at 3896 5th Ave.in the Hillcrest section of San Diego. You may reach it by phone at 619.295.5232 or by website, www.millefeuillechocolates.com
SAN DIEGO JEWISH WORLD: THE WEEK IN REVIEW
CAMPAIGN 2008
Republican Jewish Coalition highlights quotes from Democrats in pro-McCain ads by Suzanne Kurtz in Washington, D.C.
INTERNATIONAL
Jews, Druse honor trailblazing soldier's memory near the border of Gaza by Ulla Hadar in Kibbutz Nir Am, Israel
SAN DIEGO
Nice record: 48 of 48 SDJA seniors accepted to four -year-colleges by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
ARTS
Thursdays with the songs of Hal Wingard:
—#53, The San Diego Air Disaster
—#13, Yesterday
—#66, Time
How Jewish were the Beatles? by David Benkof in New York
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—February 10, 1950: Evening Group Hadassah
—February 10, 1950: Pioneer Women (Negba Club)
—February 10, 1950: Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood
—February 10, 1950: San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged
—February 10, 1950: Yo-Ma Co Club
COMMUNITY WATCH
San Diego Jewish Academy: L'Shanah Tovah from San Diego Jewish Academy
San Diego Jewish World: San Diego Jewish World tells its High Holy Day publishing schedule
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Soille Hebrew Day Kindergarteners Take The Taste Test
CAMPAIGN 2008
'Israel's security is sacrosanct,' Obama tells 900 rabbis in conference call by Eric Lynn and Dan Shapiro in Chicago
Reversing the high dropout rate from schools priority for Ethiopian-Israelis by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
INTERNATIONAL
The Jews Down Under, a roundup of Jewish news of Australia and New Zealand by Garry Fabian in Melbourne, Australia:
—Security spending for Jewish institutions in Australia varies from state to state
—Sydney Liberal leader has ties to Jewish community
—Jewish candidates make impact in local elections
—Toltz short-listed for the 2008 Man Booker Prize
—Lobby group offers apology
—Australia Arava partnership begins to bloom
—Wheels in motion for Junior Maccabi Carnival
—Vandals Target Maccabi Tennis Centre
—New Zealand shul reopens with fanfare
—Moriah College Student wins junior journalism award
ARTS
Mourned love found again in a book by Gail Feinstein Forman in San Diego
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—February 10, 1950: Seattle Conference Elects Levenson
—February 10, 1950: Letters to the Editor from Mrs. Harold Garvin and A. Fisher
—February 10, 1950: Who’s New
COMMUNITY WATCH
Agency for Jewish Education: L'shanah tovah tikoteva
San Diego Jewish World: San Diego Jewish World begins weekly email service
San Diego Rabbinical Association: San Diego Rabbinical Association announces Kever Avot/ Imahot Services
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Oranges and maps at Solle San Diego Hebrew Day School
CAMPAIGN 2008
Sarah and George compared, contrasted by J. Zel Lurie in Delray Beach, Florida
What Israelis learn from U.S. elections by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
INTERNATIONAL
Ahmadinejad protest planned in NYC on Thursday by a coalition of Jewish groups by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.
ARTS
A standing O for the 'girls' in the office by Cynthia Citron in Los Angeles
Song 'Meeskite' is opposite of its name by Cantor Sheldon Merel in San Diego, with accompanying music.
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—February 10, 1950: Dr. T.R. Jackman To Speak
—February 10, 1950: Fund To Borrow $75,000 for Critical UJA Position
—February 10, 1950: Mrs. Steinman Elected To Nat’l Board of U.S.N.A.
—February 10, 1950: Overseas News and Views by Maxwell Kaufman
COMMUNITY WATCH
Agency for Jewish Education: AJE to offer immersion classes in Hebrew beginning next month
Lawrence Family JCC: 2008 San Diego Jewish Book Fair to feature celebrity authors Henry Winkler, Jonathan Safran Foer, Martin Fletcher, Evan Handler and 40 other writers
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Soille Hebrew Day second graders learn about the mitzvah of tzedakah
CAMPAIGN 2008
Down Syndrome: Advice for Sarah Palin by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith in Jerusalem
Obama strongly supports Israel by Howard Wayne in San Diego
INTERNATIONAL
Ariel University Center's U.S. fundraising chief had had colorful career path by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Impressions of an Ethiopian American tourist on his first trip to Israel by Kassahun Teffera in Rockville, Maryland
JUDAISM
Why and how I observe the Shabbat by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—January 27, 1950: Temple Beth Israel
—January 27, 1950: Tifereth Israel Synagogue
—January 27, 1950: Beth Jacob
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. politicians should unite against Iran by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.
JUDAISM
Blessings of the city and the country by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego
The Chasid's mistake maybe wasn't one by Rabbi Baruch Lederman in San Diego
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—January 27, 1950: Inside A.Z.A. by Leonard Naiman
—January 27, 1950: San Diego Bay City Bnai Brith
—January 27, 1950: Junior Matrons
—January 27, 1950: Judy Yukon Joins Quiz Kids
—January 27, 1950: Swing Your Partner
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
—Thalheimer flip flopped; Hillel threatens neighborhood from Alice Goldfarb Marquis, Ph.D, in La Jolla
—Thalheimer article informative; will help voters from Gail Forman in San Diego
ARTS
A Jew's admiration for a Catholic songwriter produced superb show by Carol Davis in Solana Beach, California
SPORTS
A Bissel Sports Trivia With Bruce Lowitt in Oldsmar, Florida
NEWS FROM ADVERTISERS
Lawrence Family JCC: An invitation to 'meet' Pocohantas at the Lawrence Family JCC
San Diego Jewish Academy: SDJA's Ali Tradonsky semifinalist in U.S. Middle School Science competition
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Children’s author Ian Cameron reads at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School
INTERNATIONAL
Chance meeting in San Diego topic of amazement in Kibbutz Kfar Aza by Ulla Hadar in Kfar Aza, Israel
SAN DIEGO/ CAMPAIGN 2008
Jewish advocate for Mt. Soledad Cross seeks community votes in council race by Donald H. Harrison
JUDAISM
Archeologists debate Tanakh's accuracy by Fred Reiss in Winchester, California
ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO HISTORY
January 27, 1950: Jewish Labor Committee
January 27, 1950: Birdie Stodel Bnai Brith. Chapt. No. 92
January 27, 1950: Jewish War Veterans San Diego Post 185 Auxiliary
January 27, 1950: Hadassah
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
—Temple of Dreams poem wins praise, from Susan D. Rhea in San Diego
—White Privilege' essay delights Obama supporter, from Fran Sesti in Carlsbad, California
NEWS FROM ADVERTISERS
Jewish Community Center: JCC Holiday Hours Reminder
Jewish Community Foundation: Ways that you may contribute for the relief of Hurricane Ike victims
Thursday, September 18, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 225)
NATIONAL/CAMPAIGN 2008
‘White Privilege’ in the United States by Tim Wise in Topeka, Kansas
JUDAISM
The Akedah and my gay life decision by David Benkof in New York
SAN DIEGO
Children begin tiling Seacrest's Viterbi Wall at intergenerational barbecue by Gerry Greber in Encinitas, California
ARTS
Dreamgirls soars in S.D. Musical Theatre Co. production at the San Diego Rep by Carol Davis in San Diego
Thursdays With the Songs of Hal Wingard:
—#19, Young Hawks
—#227, Love Can Grow
—#325, Oh, oh, Love
ADVENTURES IN AN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—January 27, 1950: Jewish War Veterans
—January 27, 1950: S.D. Hebrew Home For the Aged
—January 27, 1950: Cottage of Israel
—January 27, 1950: Paole Zion
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—
Soille Hebrew Day was very fortunate to have Rabbi Paysach Krohn, a world renowned lecturer and storyteller, join us at our school. He shared an exciting story with the younger grades and a very interesting speech with the middle school. All the students enjoyed it very much. 
