Judaism has many laws governing what animals are kosher and what rules apply to preparation of kosher food. But Judaism also has rules regarding the feeding of pets, including which of the following? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Eating Pets & Feeding Pets Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Although millions of Soviet citizens were murdered during his rule, no one blamed the Georgian people for this heinous crime. Stalin would likely have lost the power struggle had it not been for the Spanish flu epidemic that killed Lenin’s most likely heir, Yakov Sverdlov, in 1919. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Yakov Sverdlov, Who Might Have Ruled Instead of Stalin Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
If Robinson follows in King’s footsteps and gives his version of the “I Have a Dream Speech,” it might be retitled, “I Have an Extreme” and sound like this based on those posts and his current campaign pronouncements: [Laurie Baron]
Satire: ‘I Have an Extreme’ Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
It’s that time of year when the days are shorter, pumpkin spice everything begins to appear, and the season focuses on death and dying. So, of course. it’s the perfect time for theaters to produce shows with more horrifying subjects than they might be the rest of the year. [Sandi Masori]
Revenge is Unusually Tasty in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Read More »
Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
October 7, 2023, marks one year since the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas. Since that time, hostages have been released and some hostages have died. Over 100 hostages are still being held. [Cailin Acosta]
Local Observances for the October 7 Anniversary Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Fabienne Perlov, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League denounced the unknown person or persons who late at night or early the next morning spread antisemitic flyers through the suburban city of Coronado on or about Tuesday evening, Sept. 17. [Donald H. Harrison]
ADL San Diego Denounces Hate Litter in Coronado Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
When Hamas terrorists attacked Nahal Oz at 6:30 a.m. that fateful Shabbat morning, Tibon’s two little girls were asleep in their home’s concrete lined “safe room.” Tibon and his wife Miri joined the girls there for what would be nearly ten hours of terror. They didn’t emerge until 4 p.m., when Amir’s father, Noam Tibon, a retired general with the IDF, after having fought his way from Tel Aviv to the kibbutz, knocked on the metal plate that shielded the safe room’s window and urged them to come out. [Donald H. Harrison]
Family looks very different, doesn’t it? Whether I look around in Israel or here in the U.S., I see how family dynamics have evolved. And what fascinates me most is how adaptable we are as humans to these changes. The definition of family has expanded far beyond what we grew up with. [Shahar Masori]
An Israeli-American Perspective: The Changing Structures of Families Read More »
Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Prof. David Golomb, head of the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in southern Israel, is among the researchers collaborating with University of California San Diego on a $21 million project that will strive to enhance understanding of how the brain works. [Jacob Kamaras]
Ben-Gurion University Researcher Part of UCSD’s $21 Million Brain Study Read More »
Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Karen Parry, executive director of Hillel of San Diego, said pro-Israel vigils and demonstrations would occur on these campuses notwithstanding a “Week of Rage” announced by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and other anti-Israel groups that will commence Monday, Oct. 7, and continue through Yom Kippur on Saturday, Oct. 12. [Donald H. Harrison]
I’ve long held that happiness is an inside job. It’s not dependent on what you have, or don’t have, it rests largely on what you think. Rav Mordechai Gifter, zt”l, of the Rosh Yeshiva of Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, offered a penetrating insight into human nature, “Happiness is not something that happens to us. Happiness is our choice.” [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parsha Ki Tavo: Happiness Comes from Within Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This (Oct. 7) tragedy has prompted a profound reassessment of Jewish identity, highlighting a transition from what Cosgrove terms “Genesis Jews” to “Exodus Jews.” This shift signifies a move from an identity grounded in divine blessing and cultural belonging to one shaped by external threats and the need for self-defense. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Are You a ‘Genesis Jew’ or an ‘Exodus Jew?’ Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAI had multiple texts from my husband about Freckles acting weird. She was stomping her back feet and the kids were scared since she had never done that before. In the rabbit world, that behavior either means she is upset about something, or she is alerting her rabbit friends there is danger, a predator nearby. [Cailin Acosta]
The Bunny Rabbit and the Shofar Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, USA
Klickstein’s book tells of Comic-Con’s growth “from an informal gathering of ‘geeks’ into a centerpiece of San Diego’s bustling, gentrified, tourist-trapping downtown area,” Friedmann writes. He goes on to quote one of 50 interviewees quoted in Klickstein’s book, the late Trina Robbins, as explaining why San Diego is the Comic-Con venue. “San Diego’s a great city for a vacation. Much better for a vacation in mid-summer than New York.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Academic Journal Takes Note of San Diego’s Comic-Con Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA