Our tenacity has enabled us, generation after generation, to find our way back, to Shabbat tables, holiday celebrations, Torah, prayer, acts of kindness, and one another. We may wander, but we never lose the invitation to return. (Betzy Lynch)
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I attended the House of Israel’s 75th birthday celebration Sunday on the Balboa Park international cottages lawn. Many organizations participated in the celebration. (Robin Dishman)
House of Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary in Balboa Park Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Opinion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
A family tradition invites a representative of each generation to add her own touch to the recipe. Greatgrandma (Nana) added raisins to the mixture; grandma (Bubbe) added diced onions; Stella’s mother (Mama)added crushed garlic; and after much consideration, Stella chose to add a drizzle of honey. [Donald H. Harrison]
While you are clearly very good at refocusing your own demons, you are pretty terrible in your methods of attack. As America’s Rebbitzman, I feel obligated to help you be a better antisemite. This isn’t for your benefit, mind you, it’s for the rest of us. If we are forced to constantly engage with you, we want it to be a challenge. (Joshua Kail)
Jewsplaining antisemitism to antisemites Read More »
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Presented in a staged reading at New Village Arts, the show tells the stories of Hannah Senesh and Rudolf Kastner, two Hungarian Jews remembered very differently by history. [Sandi Masori]
Ali Viterbi brings a complicated history to life in ‘Budapest, Budapest’ Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Asked which Roddenberry principle should be carried into the franchise’s next 60 years, Takei chose IDIC, Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. He explained that diversity includes the histories people carry, the ways they respond, and what they learn from one another. (Shor M. Masori)
Words in Jewish tradition are never merely sounds. They have weight, texture, and a kind of soul of their own. Once released, they do not simply vanish into the air; they disclose what is hidden in the human heart and then take on a life of their own. This week’s parsha returns to that truth with particular force. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)
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Michael Braun shines as Cyrano, though I thought it was an interesting choice on the part of director Annie Tippe to cast someone with a tiny little button nose and then choose not to use prosthetics. [Sandi Masori]
Old Globe stages ‘Cyrano’ without the titular character’s big nose Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Despite my paucity of understanding gaming, I did understand the director’s message about the “weird, nerdy, overly imaginative” teens who found comfort in the fantasy game, and along the way, discovered a peer group. I also gleaned how Agnes Evans (Dr. Heather Warren) entered her deceased sister’s world to better understand who Tilly was. [Eva Trieger]
PowPac slays monsters in memory of a sister Read More »
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Jewish horror writer Max Brooks told the audience at a Comic-Con panel titled “Creature Feature Reboot: Monsters of Horror” that the present is a scary time, though not necessarily a dark one. It is a time of change, and human beings hate the unknown. (Shor M. Masori)
Comic-Con weighs this era’s impact on fiction writers Read More »
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Our relationship with Hashem isn’t built only during Yom Kippur, moments of deep inspiration, or extraordinary acts of sacrifice. It’s built in the ordinary rhythms of everyday living. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Eikev: What Hashem really asks of us Read More »
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania proved this week that an advocate for Israel can confront an Israel-basher, shake him up and still stand firm and unyielding. Or stand tall, as John Wayne or Ronald Reagan might word it. [Bruce S. Ticker]
El-Sayed shouldn’t have threatened Fetterman metaphorically or in reality Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Leonard Maltin was 14 years old when he opened the Manhattan telephone directory and searched for Reuben “Rube” Goldberg. (Shor M. Masori)
Opening the fourth wall: From Rube Goldberg to Stuart Bloom Read More »
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Sometimes the hardest part isn’t getting someone on stage. It’s getting them to leave it. [Joe Gandelman]
Torah and America’s founding fathers anticipated grandiose leaders Read More »
Jewish Religion, Joe Gandelman, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA