Volume 3, Number 172
 
"There's a Jewish story everywhere"
 

Today's Postings: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 18-19, 2009
Click here for San Diego/ Tijuana Jewish Directory

Today's newsmakers & writers







Row 1: Robert Gibbs, Philip Crowley, Hosni Mubarak, Michael Oren, Joseph Finder, Kathleen Obrist, Sammy Davis Jr. Row 2: Ira Sharkansky, Shoshana Bryen, Barry Rubin, Alex Grobman, John Searles, Garry Fabian, Sara Appel-Lennon. Row 3: Fred Reiss, Natasha Josefowitz, Lynne Thrope, Gail Umeham

National/International

Gibbs says U.S. involvement key to any Mideast peace progress ... Read more

State Department again presses Iran on missing American hikers ... Read more

Jewish leadership reproaches Mubarak for hosting Bashir ... Read more

Israel's Ambassador Oren says Israel not mulling Iran attack ... Read more

Jewish convert to Islam Uri Davis wins seat on Fatah council ...Read more

JNF announces Oct. 25-26 conference speakers ... Read more

The Jews Down Under ... Roundup of Australian Jewish news by Garry Fabian ... Read entire column

Israeli Students in Australia on exchange visit ... Read more

New Registrar at Beth Din ... Read more

Third time lucky - perhaps ... Read more

Pilger peace prize awards concerns Jewish Community ... Read more

Toben is finally jailed ... Read more

Top marks in Bible quiz ... Read more

Jewish community icon damaged in accident ... Read more

Downer asks Arab states to do more ... Read more

Nazi comparison rife in Australia says ADC ... Read more

Commentary

Murders around Israel grabbing headlines ... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem ... Read more

Fatah rhetoric, Hamas violence debunk U.S. 'peace' visions ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C. ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C. ... Read more

Ghaneim likely to re-radicalize the West Bank ... by Barry Rubin in Herzliya, Israel ... Read more

The myth of 19th century Arab-Jewish amity ...by Alex Grobman in Englewood, New Jersey ... Read more

Australia's semantic battle over terror correctness ... by John Searle in Melbourne ... Read more

Cyber-Referrals

Jewish comedian jabs at health care critics on website ... Read more

Heard of the astronauts who ... ? Read more

The Jews of Japan ... Read more

Hava Nagila, Texas style ... View video


San Diego County & California

Author Joseph Finder mentors a San Diego school ... by Sara Appel-Lennon in San Diego ...
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September 13 'Day to Honor Israel' scrubbed by organizers ... Read more

Jewish license plate ... View image

Musical based on life of Sammy Davis Jr. to premiere in San Diego ... Read more

Judaism
Bible in Pop Culture
God called out to man, Genesis 3:9
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The Arts

How Jews learned minority group skills ... Book review by Fred Reiss, Ed.D in Winchester, California ... Read more

Lifestyles

Some advice for the old marrieds ... by Natasha Josefowitz in La Jolla, California ...
Read more

Summer in San Diego sizzles with savings ... by Lynne Thrope in San Diego ... Read more

San Diego Jewish History
Collated by Gail Umeham from the September 4, 1953
edition of Southwestern Jewish Press
See entire column

Personals ... Read more
Cradle ... Read more
Jolly Sixteen News ... Read more
High Holy Day Services at Beth Israel... Read more
Henry Weinberger, Morris Douglas To Head San Diego USO-Jewish Welfare Board ... Read more
Council Social Work Yearbook Tells of Service Increases ... Read more
High Holiday Greetings in 1953 ... View historic ads

Insiders SDJW/ Staffbox

Our thanks to Bobby Greene for telling us about her former teaching colleague Kathleen Obrist and novelist Joseph Finder. Without such a tip, a story like the one Sara Appel-Lennon did today would not have been possible.

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Conservative/ Masorti

Congregacion Hebrea de Baja California, Amadonerbo 207 Fracimento Monte Bello, Tijuana 011-52-664-681-1667, Rabbi Carlos Salas-Diaz
Congregation Beth Am
, 5050 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, CA 92130  (858) 481-8454   Rabbi David Kornberg, Rabbi Matthew Earne
Congregation Beth El
, 8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037. (858) 452-1734.  Rabbi Philip Graubart
Congregation B'nai Chaim (Riverside County), 29500 Via Princesa, Murieta, (951) 677 7350 
Congregation Bnai Shalom
, P.O. Box 1438, Vista , CA 92085 (760) 599-2005 or (760) 685-3265. Rabbi Hillel Silverman; Cantor Joseph Furmansky.
Congregation B'nai Tikvah
, 1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista, CA 92081.(760) 941-9858 Rabbi David Barnett, Cantor Larry Kornit, Hebrew School Director Naomi Fischer
Congregation Shir Ami, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Suite T, Encinitas(760) 697-0434  Rabbi Mel Libman
Ner Tamid Synagogue
, 15318 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA 92064. (858) 513-8330.
Ohr Shalom Synagogue
, 2512 Third Ave., San Diego, CA  
(619) 231-1456  Rabbi Scott Meltzer 
Temple Beth Sholom
, 208 Madrona St., Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619) 420-6040. Cantorial soloist Judith Levy
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
, 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119  (619) 697-6001Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal

Hillel Houses
Hillel-San Diego State, 5717 Lindo Paseo, San Diego, CA 92115,(619) 583-6080.

Hillel-UCSD, 8976 Cliffridge Ave., La Jolla  CA (858) 550-1792.

Humanistic
Kahal Am, PO Box 927751, San Diego, CA 92192 (858)-549-3088; Madrikha Beverly Zarnow; Cantor Deborah Davis

Jewish Renewal
Elijah Minyan. Meets in private homes, Carlsbad area. (760) 943-8370. Rabbi Wayne Dosick

Military
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Edson Range Chapel.  (760)  725-3518.  
MCRD Jewish Chapel, Marine Corps Recruit Depot. (619) 524-8820.  E-mail: mariew@cnbsd.navy.mil

Orthodox
Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Ave., San Diego, CA 92115. San Diego State area) (619) 287-9890.Rabbi Avram Bogopulsky
Centro Social Israelita and Chabad Center, Ave. 16 Septembre, Colonia Gabilonda, Tijuana, Mexico, 011 526 686 2692  Rabbi Mendel Polichenco
Chabad Jewish Center-Del Mar,11310 Carmel Country Rd, CA 92130  (858) 755-1886. Rabbi Hersh Piekarski.
Chabad-Downtown S. Diego, PO Box 124588, S. Diego, CA 92112-4588 (619) 301-7450 Rabbi Zalman Carlebach
Chabad-La Costa, 1980 La Costa Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92009. (760) 943-8891. Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort.
Chabad-La Jolla Shores, 2440 Azure Coast Drive, La Jolla 
(858) 455-5433; Rabbi Baruch Shalom Ezagui
Chabad Jewish Center-Oceanside, 1096 Gallery Drive, Oceanside (760) 806-7765. Rabbi Baruch Greenberg
Chabad of Poway, 16934 Chabad Way, Poway, CA 92064.
 (858) 451-0455. Rabbi Yisorel Goldstein 
Chabad-San Diego headquarters, Chabad Educational Campus, 10785 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131 (585) 547-0076.  Rabbi Yonah Fradkin.   
Chabad-San Diego State, 6115 Montezuma Road, San Diego, CA 92115.(619) 265-0519.Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah
Chabad-Temecula (Riverside County), 43946 Carentan Drive, Temecula (909) 303 9576  Rabbi Yitzchok Hurwitz
Chabad-University City, 3232 Governor Drive, Suite A, San Diego,CA 92122. (858) 455-1670.  Rabbi Moshe Leider.
Congregation Adat Yeshurun, 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive North, La Jolla, CA 92037.(858) 535-1196. Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlgelernter
Congregation Kehillas Torah,14133 Via Alisal, San Diego, CA 92128  (858) 613-0222 Rabbi Baruch Lederman
Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael,  13030 Brixton Place, San Diego, CA 92130-1325 (858) 605-1111 Rabbi Menashe East; (858) 792-7942 KAY office
Young Israel of San Diego, 7291 Navajo Road, San Diego, CA 92119 (619) 589-1447 Rabbi Chaim Hollander.

Reconstructionist
Congregation Dor Hadash, 4858 Ronson Court, San Diego, CA 92111.  (858) 268-3674. Rabbi Yaffa-Shira Sultan

Reform
Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Center, La Jolla,(858) 535-1111. Rabbi Michael M. Berk, Cantor Arlene Bernstein, Assistant Rabbi Michael Satz

Congregation Etz Chaim, 15670 Indian Head Court, Ramona.  (760) 789-7393.  Rabbi Ben Leinow.

Congregation Havurim (Riverside County), PO. Box 891663, Temecula (909) 676 1108  Student Rabbi Rick Kellner

Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA 92064 (858) 451-1200. Rabbi David Castiglione, Cantor Lori Frank.

Temple Emanu-El, 6299 Capri Drive, San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 286-2555.  Rabbi Martin S. Lawson.

Temple Etz Rimon, P.O. Box 130845, Carlsbad (760) 929-9503 Rabbi Karen Sherman

Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif. 92007 (760) 436-0654. Rabbi David Frank, Rabbi Jeff Brown Cantor Kathy Robbins.

Sephardic
Beth Eliyahu Torah Center, 5012 Central Avenue, Suite C,
Bonita, CA 91902.(619) 472 2144;  Rabbi Daniel Srugo

Agencies and Organizations

Agency for Jewish Education, 4950 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123  (858) 268-9200.
American Friends of Hebrew University, National Website
America-Israel Cultural Foundation, National website.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) national website
American Jewish Committee, National website
American Jewish Congress, National website
American Technion Society, National website
Anti-Defamation League (National website) Regional Office: 7851 Mission Center Court, Suite #320, San Diego, CA 92108  (619) 293-3770. Regional Director: Morris Casuto
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, National website
Brandeis University National Women's Committee, national website
Camp Mountain Chai website, 4950 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego. (858) 499-1330.
Community of Israelis in San Diego (CISD) (858) 450-6800
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, National Website.
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, National website
Guardians of San Diego Hebrew Homes, 211 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA 92024.  (760) 632-0081.
Hadassah, National website
Hadassah of Southern California, 5755 Oberlin Drive, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92121  (858) 552-9200.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, National Website
House of Israel, Balboa Park (619) 574-7824.
J*Pride San Diego
—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Jewish community; 3777 Fourth Ave, San Diego, 619-497-2920, Ext. 6.
Jerusalem Foundation, National website
Jewish Community Foundation, San Diego, 4950 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123.  (858) 279-2740
Jewish Family Service-College Avenue Older Adult Center, 4855 College Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115. (6190 583-3300.
Jewish Family Service-CO-OP, 6316 Gullstrand, San Diego, CA 92122. (858) 453-0182.
Jewish Family Service-North County Coastal, (Counseling services) 285 N. El Camino Real, Suite 218, Encinitas, CA 92024  (760) 944-7855.
Jewish Family Service-North County Inland (Counseling Services), 16486 Bernardo Center Drive #268, San Diego, CA 92128. (858) 674-6441.
Jewish Family Service-North County Inland Older Adult Center, 15905 Pomerado, Poway  (858) 674-1123.
Jewish Family Service-San Diego, Turk Family Center, 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 637-3000.
Jewish Family Service-University City Older Adult Center, 9001 Towne Center, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92122.  (858) 550-5998. 
Jewish Historical Society of San Diego, 1934 Pentuckett Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104  (Balboa Park area).  (619) 232-5888.
Jewish Men's Club of North County, 4044 Aeolia Way, Oceanside (760) 757 3237.

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