By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — Now that Chanukah is over, some people may still be wondering what it was all about. Here are four facts about Chanukah, of which you may have been unaware. 1-The first Chanukah was a delayed Sukkot. What about that? During the battle for religious freedom in the […]
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Jewish History, Jewish Religion
Siddur Avodat Halev by Rabbi Basil Herring, Editor-in-Chief, Toby Press, New Milford, CT © 2018, ISBN 978-965-301-936-2, p. 1346, plus an introduction and essay section, $34.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Siddur Avodat Halev, the newest prayer book from the Rabbinical Council of America, one of the largest Orthodox Jewish rabbinical associations in the world,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
Story by Donald H. Harrison, Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Undeterred by last month’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, or by more recent anti-Semitic vandalism in Poway, more than 100 Jews and Christians joined in a March of Light late Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9, from Ashley Falls Park
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA
By Toby Klein Greenwald EFRAT, Israel — The recent marking of 80 years from Kristallnacht, and the approaching 10th of the Hebrew month of Tevet, which the Israeli chief rabbinate designated as the day of Kaddish for those who perished in the Holocaust, brings to mind a ground-breaking project that grew out of the ashes
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Toby Klein Greenwald
By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — One of the most iconic prayers of Chanukah is the Al HaNisim, where we thank God for the miracles that have been performed for us throughout history, from the ancient times with the Maccabees through today. While there are many miracles that we celebrate which are specific to the
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Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Rabbi Mendel Polichenco, director of The Chabad Carmel Valley and Del Mar Jewish Center, will join The National March for Light Organization during the last night of Chanukah to spread a message of hope and a firm commitment to transforming the world from darkness to light. Thousands will march across
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — I often get asked the questions, “What is the symbolism of the dreidel? What exactly is its origin?” The dreidel is a four cornered top that was popular in the medieval era and originally used for gambling. Jewish folklore purports that when the Syrians prohibited the
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
By Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Chanukah reminds me of our power to create more light in the world. Even in dark times, we can make change by joining together for freedom, equality, and pluralism. You and I know that Israel could use more light, and that too many politicians are busy driving wedges between different
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
By Chavi M. Lemberger Courtesy of Children’s Village of Jerusalem It’s cold outside, the winter is here. The wind is blowing, it’s that time of year. Snow’s lightly falling, but inside it’s bright. Chanukah is here, the Festival of Lights. We commemorate the miracle of long long ago, when the Menorah in the Holy Temple
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion
Israeli ambassador anticipates a U.N. vote repudiating Hamas Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, is participating in the IAC conference and held an interview with journalist Gil Tamari, which focused on Israel’s activities at the United Nations. In light of the American proposal to condemn Hamas in the General Assembly, Ambassador Danon said
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International, Jewish Religion, John McCormick, Middle East
All of us at San Diego Jewish World wish our readers a Happy Hanukah! Our drama critic Eric George Tauber, showing he has many talents, created the image above. Following is his explanatory note:
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionAmerican Jewish Committee opens global religious freedom drive American Jewish Committee (AJC) has launched #8Nights4ReligiousRights, the global Jewish advocacy organization’s Hanukkah initiative in support of religious freedom around the world. The eight-day Hanukah holiday, which begins Sunday evening with the lighting of the first candle in the menorah, celebrates the restoration of Jewish religious freedom
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International, Jewish Religion, John McCormick, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
CardFool is offering a line of Chanukah cards that permit you to write your own message, then send the card directly to anyone in the U.S. for just $3.99. Additionally, the company is offering free e-cards. The company’s website is cardfool.com
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Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — “What?,” you say? “A Chanukah trivia book? I don’t get it. I mean sure, RASHI, RAMBAM and HAGGADAH-LAMADINGDONG, the Passover trivia book, makes sense. It’s a holiday that’s totally based on asking four questions. So why not ask 25 more? But Chanukah? No point in asking questions
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman