David Ogul

David Ogul

David Ogul is a former assistant metro editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune who spent more than three decades as a journalist whose works have been published in newspapers and magazines across the country. He now owns and operates Ogul Communications in San Diego.

World Wide Wrap Day and the making of tefillin

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Across the United States and in Conservative congregations around the world, Men’s Club members and guests spent Sunday morning, Feb. 7, well in advance of the televised Super Bowl game, learning about the significance of tefillin and the prayers said in association with wearing the ancient phylacteries.  The […]

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David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori

Stadium funding not a city priority — Emerald

Story by David Ogul; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO — This city does not have money for a new, publicly funded, $1.1-billion football stadium that backers hope will keep the Chargers from bolting to Los Angeles, City Councilmember Marti Emerald told several dozen people at a Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club dinner Wednesday night.

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David Ogul, Michael Mantell, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Synagogue that eliminated dues is growing

  By David Ogul SAN DIEGO – At a time when fewer American Jews call themselves religious, and when even fewer are attending services regularly, a series of bold initiatives at Tifereth Israel Synagogue has led to a thriving membership and growing programs. The synagogue’s strategies have drawn notice from congregations throughout the nation who are

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David Ogul, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Infant care center dedicated at Tifereth Israel

    By David Ogul SAN DIEGO  – Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s Silverman Preschool in the San Diego neighborhood of San Carlos on Thursday, May 14, officially dedicated the Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg Infant Care Center, an addition that enables the rapidly expanding preschool to accommodate newborns and infants of working parents. Enrollment at Silverman Preschool has nearly

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David Ogul, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

San Diego’s Tony Gwynn was the antithesis of Korach

By David Ogul SAN DIEGO –Mr. Padre is gone. The greatest hitter of our time and the most celebrated San Diego State Aztec ever is dead at 54. Tony Gwynn’s passing on Monday, June 16,  from cancer caused by years of chewing smokeless tobacco has caused this city, this county, this region, to reflect on

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David Ogul, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Iran, Palestinian issues dominate AIPAC conference

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Judy and I just returned from AIPAC’s National Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. This was my third Policy Conference and Judy’s first. The number of attendees grows each year. This time 14,000 supporters of Israel were present, including 2,300 students. The participants are surprisingly diverse. In addition to Jews, Christians,

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David Ogul, Middle East, USA