California

OpEd: Los Angeles Fires Result from Dependence on Fossil Fuels

While this fire follows a string of others that have ravaged large swaths of America’s west coast, we need not let this become “the new normal.” We are not powerless to confront this reality. We can demand changes that will reverse the trend toward more frequent and extreme climate disasters. [Rabbi Jennie Rosenn]

OpEd: Los Angeles Fires Result from Dependence on Fossil Fuels Read More »

California, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Federation San Diego Announces the Start of the Season Giving Campaign with “Hineni”

As December unfolds, the spirit of giving glows warmly around us. This is a time to embody the word hineni – “here I am” – and to bring light and safety to our community. [Jewish Federation of San Diego]

Jewish Federation San Diego Announces the Start of the Season Giving Campaign with “Hineni” Read More »

California, Heidi Gantwerk, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Hillel International Honors Hillel of San Diego with Philip H. and Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award

In the past year, Hillel of San Diego has more than doubled the number of Jewish students participating in Jewish life across all four campuses: UC San Diego, San Diego State University, Cal State San Marcos, and University of San Diego. Hillel’s work tackling antisemitism on campus while continuing to foster Jewish pride and joy is a model across the entire Hillel movement. [Press Release]

Hillel International Honors Hillel of San Diego with Philip H. and Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award Read More »

California, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel Weighs Beefing Up Defenses, Population in Golan Heights

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the government has appropriated millions of dollars to double the Jewish population of the Golan Heights, which was seized from Syria in the Six-Day War and which Israel subsequently annexed. [SDJW Staff]

Israel Weighs Beefing Up Defenses, Population in Golan Heights Read More »

California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA

White House Studies Blanket Pardons for Trump’s and Patel’s Political Enemies

The Biden administration is having internal discussions led by White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and legal counsel Ed Siskel about issuing preemptive pardons for political figures presumed to be on FBI Director-designate Kash Patel’s enemy list, according to Politico and The Washington Post. [SDJW staff]

White House Studies Blanket Pardons for Trump’s and Patel’s Political Enemies Read More »

Antisemitism, Business & Finance, California, International, Israel, Middle East, News Media, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Effort Underway to Fire Israel’s Attorney General

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s attorney general, has been accused by Shlomo Karhi, Israel’s communications minister, of “deliberately thwarting government policy for political reasons.” Karhi, with the backing of 12 other ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 33-member Cabinet, has called for Baharav-Miara’s dismissal. [SDJW staff report]

Effort Underway to Fire Israel’s Attorney General Read More »

Antisemitism, Business & Finance, California, Holocaust, Israel, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Stand Up Comedy Features TV Weatherman and New York ‘Yenta’

What does a Southern California weatherman need to know about meteorology? Apparently, that’s the wrong question. The correct question is who does an aspiring weatherman need to know. The answer to this query was discovered by stand up comedian, Fritz Coleman in 1982. [Eva Trieger]

Stand Up Comedy Features TV Weatherman and New York ‘Yenta’ Read More »

California, Eva Trieger, News Media, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire

The Jewish Citizen: Chabad Rabbi Slain in the United Arab Emirates

The body of murder victim Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan was recovered Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, and that nation’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of three suspects, giving no further details. [Donald H. Harrison]

The Jewish Citizen: Chabad Rabbi Slain in the United Arab Emirates Read More »

Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Barbara Boxer

Courtesy of Wikipedia Barbara Boxer (November 11, 1940) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for California’s 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993. Boxer was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and graduated from George W.

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Barbara Boxer Read More »

California, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia