Balaam’s potential was enormous—he could have rivaled Abraham. Instead, he sells his prophetic gift to the highest bidder. King Balak, terrified of the Israelites, offers wealth and honor. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Parsha Balak: A good eye among evil ones Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The book begins with a puzzle. The passionate love poetry of the Song of Songs, the practical wisdom of Proverbs, and the philosophical skepticism of Ecclesiastes appear so different that many readers wonder why they belong together in Scripture. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Solomon’s contributions to the Bible weighed through Rashi’s lens Read More »
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Lewis Namier (June 27, 1888 – August 19, 1960) was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaHezbollah is not merely an Iranian proxy—it is Iran, an extension of the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary apparatus operating on Lebanese soil. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)
Vance would perpetuate Iran’s subversion of Lebanon’s independence Read More »
Israel, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The three jazz divas were introduced by JFest’s producing director, soon to be JFest’s co-director, Becca Myers. They were Whitney Shay, Mara Kaye and Elizabeth Schwartz, who curated the program. Each sang a selection from every one of the American Songbook’s Jewish songwriters featured in the program, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Bert Bachrach. [Eileen Wingard]
Three divas sing songs by American Jewish composers at JFest Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In 2020, during the height of COVID, we were barely reaching 400 students (no small feat when everyone was gathering online exclusively), but this year, we served 3,500 students. That’s 3,500 students connecting to Jewish life in San Diego in ways that are meaningful to them. Transformational growth. [Karen Parry]
Hillel of San Diego reaches 3,500 students on 4 college campuses Read More »
Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Jewish National Fund USA announces its “Global Conference for Israel: Unite for Israel’s Future” Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15 at the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in Chula Vista.
JNF-USA plans national get-together in Chula Vista Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAAnger is a natural, God-given emotion. Throughout the Book of Exodus, Moses channels righteous indignation effectively: confronting Pharaoh’s tyranny, smashing the Golden Calf, and standing against injustice. God Himself is described as “angry” in response to cruelty and idolatry, yet that divine anger is always purposeful, measured, and directed toward tikkun—restoration and moral order. {Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Parshat Chukat: Mastering anger, the fire we must control Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors
They are demanding that the mayor apologize for describing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as “monsters” who use “millions in dark money” to “preserve their power” and “turn us against one another.” [Press Release]
Rabbis nationwide protest Mamdani’s characterization of AIPAC as ‘monsters’ Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Opinion, Press Release, USA
Set in Baltimore in 1962, the basic plot is that plus-sized high-school student Tracy Turnblad (Linsey Schreck) yearns to be a dancer on The Corny Collins Show, a teen dance show that sets the trends. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hairspray’ recalls 1960s teen dance TV shows Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Edward Levi (June 26, 1911 – March 7, 2000) was an American legal scholar and academic. He served as the 5th dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1950 to 1962, as the 8th president of the University of Chicago from 1968 to 1975, and then as United States Attorney General from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Edward Levi Read More »
Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
“…The GOP is the only party where it’s safe to be proudly Jewish and loudly pro-Israel…” [Press Release]
Republican Jewish Coalition hosts many GOP stars Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, USA
It isn’t a stuffy monument. It is now the only presidential center – a place inviting people to participate not simply in remembering the past but to actively take part in the present and to create a future in that space. [Barrett Holman Leak]
The Shema and the Obama Presidential Center Read More »
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Goldman’s constituents lost four years of seniority on Tuesday when former City Comptroller Brad Lander ousted him in the Democratic primary with an estimated 65 percent in the 10th Congressional District that covers Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Au contraire, Israel IS the important election issue Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA