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The title of this book, referencing “tortoise” and “hair,” immediately brings to mind Aesop’s Fable about the race between the tortoise and the hare in which the slow and steady tortoise defeats the brilliantly fast but overly distracted hare. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel Depicts a Man’s Metamorphosis from a Hare to a Tortoise Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors
I live the struggles of the Jewish people,
every day,
anywhere they happen.
Aren’t Jews one wherever they are?
Aren’t we one with the Jewish state of Israel? … {José Galicot}
Jewish Poetry: I Live Here Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Jose Galicot, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Donald Trump is livid over Biden being chosen to deliver the eulogy at Carter’s funeral instead of him. He claims the selection was rigged. After all, Trump is not only the president elect but also the only legitimately elected president for the past four years. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Trump’s Eulogy for Jimmy Carter Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
In 1966, a fire that started on a top floor of the 10-story Jewish Theological Seminary building in New York City destroyed 70,000 books and other written items. Many were extra copies of the books stored below; others were irreplaceable items such as the Torah scrolls sent for safekeeping from Danzig during the Holocaust. [Donald H. Harrison]
Questioning the Bible leads the questioner to consider possible solutions. This, in turn, can lead to learning, prompting the questioner to act. Action is the goal. It leads to self-improvement, which, in turn, improves other humans and all creation. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Benefits Derived from Questioning the Bible Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Does anyone get a little sad or in a “lull” a few days after New Year’s? All the excitement of the holidays in the fall and then everything is over in January. [Cailin Acosta]
After the New Year, a Sad Lull Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
The plot of this delightfully written, dreamlike narrative revolves around Joel, a preschooler whose mother Lea committed suicide after asking Teo, a male friend who admired her from afar, to look after him. The life of Teo’s elderly father, Vic, apparently is resuscitated after Joel enters their lives. [Donald H. Harrison]
Seeing What Author Tom Lamont Imagines in ‘Going Home’ Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors
They’ve got bagels, they’ve got “corned beef”, they have “pastrami” and “bacon”- pretty much everything you would expect, except it’s all made from wheat and plant protein. [Sandi Masori]
Ben & Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli Enchances San Diego’s Culinary Variety Read More »
Business & Finance, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
Ralph Lauren is a fashion designer, businessman, and philanthropist who is particularly known for his Polo line of menswear and women’s fashions. His philanthropic support has largely focused on cancer research, education, and support. Which of the following is a Jewish fact about Ralph Lauren? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Presidential Medal of Freedom Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
In the USSR, Jewish life, Jewish religion and Jewish education were forbidden. Anyone who wanted to learn about Jewishness had to seek out ways to learn about it at his or her own risk. Jewish melodies could pour from different and unexpected sources. Lord George Gordon Byron suddenly turned out to be one such source for me. [Alex Gordon]
Lord Byron, Heinrich Heine Were Contributors to Jewish Music Read More »
Alex Gordon, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This is a carefully compiled record of the situation of German Jews between 1907 and 1942, the last year being when the author’s father, Benno Neuberger, was executed for treason on September 18 in Berlin, and his mother, Anna Neuberger, was murdered on September 19 by the Nazi death machine at Treblinka. [Donald H. Harrisons]
Well-Researched Historical Fiction Tells Tragic Holocaust Family Story Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined ContributorsSan Diego University President’s ecumenical statement expressing sympathy for the loss of life on 10/7 and the ensuing war in Gaza was condemned as “hateful and divisive” by the school’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, I composed an innocuous template for such presidential statements in the future. [Laurie Baron]
A Satiric Review of 2024 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAI read somewhere that people stick to their New Year’s Resolutions for only two weeks. Two weeks after New Years Day, people give up. I found that a little sad.[Cailin Acosta]
New Year’s Resolutions Are Kept for an Average of Two Weeks Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
This book written for children between the ages of 4 and 9 will have adults chuckling and children delighted. The collaboration between author Sutton and illustrator Chappell prompts readers to wonder who is babysitting whom. [Donald H. Harrison]
In Children’s Book, Is Zayde the Babysitter or Vice Versa? Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors