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
Tetzaveh is the parsha of details. Dozens of pesukim describing the garments of the Kohanim. Threads. Stones. Measurements. Colors. Nothing casual. Nothing approximate. Every stitch exact. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Tetzaveh: The hidden light and the hidden leader Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Lazar Berman (February 26, 1930 – February 6, 2005) was a Soviet Russian classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
The priestly garments and the Purim masks both speak to the same truth: external appearance can conceal, reveal, or transform inner reality. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
The connection between priestly garb and Purim costumes Read More »
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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
You do not have to hold office to stand for due process. You can show up. You can witness. You can document — calmly, lawfully, responsibly. [Terra Lawson-Remer]
Lawson-Remer promotes citizen overwatch of federal immigration actions Read More »
California, International, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
With the tagline Our Voice in Sacramento, the new name and brand reflect the organization’s evolution into the nation’s largest statewide coalition of Jewish organizations and reaffirms its mission: to amplify Jewish voices through strategic statewide advocacy and coalition-building to better the lives of Jews and all Californians. [Press Release]
Jewish Public Affairs Committee renames itself ‘Jewish California’ Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Israel, Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA
In Southern California, six Jewish women are proving that the best of America isn’t found in a headline, but at a dinner table. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Building bridges, one matzah ball at a time Read More »
Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish Religion, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
Sally Jessy Raphael (February 25, 1935) is an American retired television talk show host, who is best known for her program Sally (originally called The Sally Jessy Raphael Show). [Wikipedia]
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Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Sponsored by the Chinese Women’s Association and written and produced by Kent Brisby and Gingerlily Lowe of Asian Story Theater, this year’s production is The Great Horse of Mongolia. Every year husband-wife team Brisby and Lowe write a new show for the Chinese New Year based on the animal for that year … [Sandi Masori]
P-Cure’s compact proton therapy system, which delivers a beam of radiation that precisely targets tumors, thereby preventing damage to nearby organs and healthy tissue, grew out of a two-year collaboration with oncologists, physicists, and physicians at Hadassah. [Cailin Acosta]
Hadassah reports lung cancer treatment progress Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
The party planning committee of Judy Rosenthal, Seth Krosner, Phil Johnson, and Lisa Berman-Hernandez shared heartfelt words about their love for the community and the importance of celebrating together as a congregational family. [Cailin Acosta]
Tifereth Israel Synagogue celebrates its 120th anniversary in style Read More »
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