As Anyanwu and Jones are the only actors, the fight scenes are done by shadow boxing against an imaginary opponent with sound effects for the hits. Jones did a great job making the hits and kicks feel like they really landed. (Sandi Masori)
‘The Monsters’ portrays family reconciliation Read More »
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Marcus also shared that when they first came to South Africa from Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews became peddlers, traders and small business owners, similar to the American Jewish immigrant stories. (Sandi Masori)
Adat Yeshurun hosts JFEST’s South African Jewish night Read More »
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The tale turns to two timelines. In 1938, while Nazi Germany was in turmoil, young Sarah Frank escaped persecution against Jews. She finds refuge in a traveling circus populated by lion trainers, acrobats, elephant handlers, and interesting, sometimes strange people. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Novel is based on what an old lion swallowed Read More »
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American Jewish Committee San Diego reports that its Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) graduating cohort spent the year gaining the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to advocate for the Jewish people and Israel in high school and beyond. {Cailin Acosta}
Graduations lead to service on behalf of the Jewish people Read More »
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For thousands of years, Jewish teachings have emphasized that true abundance is measured not only by what we accumulate, but by what we contribute. The concept of tikkun olam—repairing the world—calls upon each generation to use its gifts, resources, wisdom, and compassion to elevate the lives of others. (Jennie Edwards Stock and Michael Adam Cohen)
‘Pillars of Power’ draws heavily on Jewish teachings Read More »
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Few periods of life are as formative as young adulthood. My undergraduate years profoundly shaped the interests, communities, and convictions that continue to guide me today. Much of that trajectory can be traced back to my involvement in pro-Israel student life on campus. [Karen Klein]
Support for Israel dangerously low among college students Read More »
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Lamplighter’s Community Theatre hosts Playwright and Director, Lisa Balderston, who has written a provocative and suspenseful play about the use and abuse of AI at a private Christian university. {Eva Trieger}
If students are barred from using AI, does the same rule apply to their professors? Read More »
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What do yogis and construction workers have in common? That’s exactly what The Hombres by Tony Meneses, now playing at The Old Globe, tries to imagine. [Sandi Masori]
‘The Hombres’ explores masculinity Read More »
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It’s as if the Almighty said, “You have a problem with dark skin? How do you like being the whitest person in the desert right now?” [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Parsha Beha’alotcha: Love the stranger Read More »
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Last week, our Israeli counterparts visited here to understand what it means to be Jewish in America today, and how Jewish organizations are working to ensure that we are safe and that Jewish life thrives in San Diego. [Heidi Gantwerk]
San Diego’s Jewish executives forge bonds with Sha’ar HaNegev counterparts Read More »
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Originally from Huntington Beach, Isti was graduated from the Hebrew Academy of Orange County. After high school, she spent two years studying at Michlelet Mevaseret Yeushalayim (MMY), a Jerusalem-based seminary program for American young women. What began as a temporary educational experience quickly became something much deeper. [Jacob Kamaras]
Why one Southern California student chose to build her future in Israel Read More »
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The controversial reception to Dad’s Marriage Made in Heaven stemmed primarily from its explicit and frank discussion of sexual intimacy, which many in the Orthodox rabbinate in 1958 considered inappropriate for public consumption. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Love, marriage, and sex as told by my father, a rabbi Read More »
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How did I know? And perhaps most importantly, how could I access that kind of knowing more often? Ambivalence, not certainty, is my default setting. So, this kind of knowing felt unusual and amazing. [Shayna Kaufmann]
A moment of clarity came to me while walking in a labyrinth Read More »
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The Sifrei explains that the flame had to rise independently, teaching that genuine spiritual growth cannot be forced externally; it must awaken from within. The role of a leader, parent, teacher, or friend is not to control another person’s flame, but to help kindle it until it can sustain itself. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Beha’alotecha: Light one candle for the strength that we need Read More »
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