I woke up this morning feeling more like it was Groundhog Day than nearly Purim. My phone rang out with red alert sirens announcing missiles sent across Israel and the region from Iran. It felt painfully familiar, as if the past were not past at all, but alive in our present. [Betzy Lynch]
War with Iran resembles a spiral in time Read More »
Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Here, alphabetized by sender, are some of the Jewish reactions sent to San Diego Jewish World following the bombing of Iran and the killing of its top leaders by the United States and Israel: [Donald H. Harrison]
Reactions to joint Israel-U.S. bombing of Iran, killing of the ayatollah Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Dorit Beinisch (February 28, 1942) is a retired Israeli jurist. She was the 9th president of the Supreme Court of Israel. Appointed on September 14, 2006, after the retirement of Aharon Barak, she served in this position until February 28, 2012. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Dorit Beinisch Read More »
Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Purim is celebrated by exchanging mishloach manot, donating to charity, eating a festive meal, and listening to the reading of the Megillah. Other traditions include wearing costumes, parades, drinking wine, and eating hamantaschen. So many fun ways to celebrate as a community that our ancestors survived. [Cailin Acosta]
‘Tis the season for hamantaschen, megillah readings, and mishloach manot Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
The episode’s most profound utility lay not in what it celebrated, but in the mirrors it held up to our own communal failures. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Review and reaction: Black and Jewish America, Part 4 Read More »
Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Extending negotiations is not the way. When the Iranians face hard decisions, they demur and turn to continued negotiation. This is a time-wasting procedure which allows Iran to boost its offensive and defensive capabilities. [Steve Kramer]
Opinion: U.S. should stop dithering with Iran Read More »
Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer
She boards the plane like anyone else, and suddenly she’s in the middle of a nightmare. Now, as a retired cultural anthropologist and professor emerita from the University of Arizona, she brings this incredible mix of lived experience and scholarly eye to the story. She doesn’t just recount what happened—she digs into how it messed with her head and heart for decades. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
‘Hostage’ is a first-hand account of a hijacking Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
“Unto Every Person There is a Name” was created to remind us the victims of the murderous Nazi machine were not just a number. Every individual had a name, an identity and a life. [Press Release]
Names of Holocaust victims to be read aloud April 13-14 Read More »
Holocaust, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Press Release, USA
The State of California, the California State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Superintendent Tony Thurmond are being sued on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been, and continue to be, the subjects of cruel, persistent, and pervasive antisemitism in their California public schools. [Press Release]
A Jewish state assemblyman from the southwestern edge of Long Island was denied a rare opportunity to question New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani about Jewish fears while a first-term Jewish congressman voiced a preference for dogs over Muslims. Plus, President Trump’s man in Belgium intervened in the country’s health policies as they apply to mohels. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Opinion: Three pro-Jewish politicians embarrass themselves Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, International, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, News Media, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
From the first notes, it’s clear this Broadway San Diego production isn’t a meditation on mortality. Death arrives with flair, personality, and a wink to the audience. [Sherrie Rose]
‘Beetlejuice: The Musical’ delights Civic Center audience Read More »
San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, said: “The relationship between Israel and the United States goes far beyond a strategic alliance. It is a deep partnership rooted in shared democratic values, and that partnership is a cornerstone of Israel’s security and national resilience …”
The Conservative/Masorti Movement has stood with Israel for generations, and especially since October 7. We have answered the Prime Minister’s call to “fight” for Israel’s future. Now we must insist that Israel stand for us — and for the religious freedom of all Jews. [Press Release]
Conservative Jews urge protests against eliminating egalitarian prayer from the Kotel Read More »
International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA
Read through the biblical Book of Job, Leviathan becomes a rigorously anti-consolatory work, approaching nihilism only to expose the conditions that make nihilism plausible. [Sam Ben-Meir]
The movie ‘Leviathan’ counters the biblical Book of Job Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish Religion, Sam Ben-Meir, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast