It reminded me that we don’t “move past” grief but something we slowly learn to live alongside. (Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
‘I Never Got to Say Goodbye’ is a memoir of a father’s early death Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This novel spins a story of Einstein and Chaplin taking the luxury Santa Fe Super Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, along with fellow historical personages J. Robert Oppenheimer, Charles Lindbergh, Mickey Cohen, Lena Horne, and Fritz Duquesne, a Nazi spy. {Donald H. Harrison}
Novel paints picture of celebrities of the pre-World War II era Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish Fiction, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
The Western Negev Building Project represents the transition from recovery to renewal — not simply rebuilding what was destroyed but expanding communities and laying the foundation for long-term demographic and communal growth in the region. The project is being led by The Jewish Agency in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, the Ministry of Finance, the Tekuma Directorate, and the Ministry of Construction and Housing. [Press Release]
Jewish Agency to build 1,000 housing units in Western Negev Read More »
Business & Finance, Israel, Press Release
Matt Brooks: “There is no one more qualified to help guide America’s strategic posture at this critical moment. Senator Coleman will bring his trusted judgment, decades of policy leadership, and unwavering commitment to American security to this important work….”
Jewish political news roundup Read More »
California, Press Release, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
His work on the theory of relativity contained the first exact solutions to the equations of general relativity with spherical symmetry—the so-called Schwarzschild inner solution for a non-rotating spherical body of homogeneous fluid and the Schwarzschild outer solution for static empty space around a spherically symmetric body (the latter is now usually referred to simply as the Schwarzschild solution). [Alex Gordon]
Jewish biography: Karl Schwarzchild, astrophysicist Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Grossman argues that sacrifices are not primitive rituals intended merely to appease God. Instead, they are symbolic acts through which worshippers express gratitude, repentance, devotion, dependence, celebration, and reconciliation. (Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin)
‘The Sacrificial Service’: Leviticus teaches valuable lessons Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Years from now, one of those familiar scents may suddenly bring a camper back to the friendships they formed, the counselor who believed in them, the joy of singing Shabbat together, and the discovery that being Jewish is not simply something you learn, it is something you live. [Betzy Lynch]
JCC Camp aromas will trigger future memories Read More »
Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
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 ContributorsThe 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 »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsHezbollah 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