Following the “Four Interludes” from Peter Grimes was Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major featuring the British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. [Eileen Wingard]
Britten, Ravel, Tchaikovsky works featured at SDSO concert Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
A Jewish state assemblyman from the southwestern edge of Long Island was denied a rare opportunity to question New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani about Jewish fears while a first-term Jewish congressman voiced a preference for dogs over Muslims. Plus, President Trump’s man in Belgium intervened in the country’s health policies as they apply to mohels. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Opinion: Three pro-Jewish politicians embarrass themselves Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, International, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, News Media, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
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
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 »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
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
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
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 »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Young men and young women — some not so young — responded
full-heartedly to the military call-ups after October 7. Yet although the
religious Zionist community comprises roughly 20–22% of Israel’s population, its sons account for approximately one-third of the fallen in this war — far beyond their demographic share. [Stephen M. Flatow]
It featured music by five different composers, British Ralph Vaughn Williams, Russian Peter Illitch Tchaikovsky, German Carl Maria von Weber, American John Williams, and Armenian Aram Khatchaturian. Two of the works, Vaughn Williams’ Overture to The Wasps and Williams’ “Viktor’s Tale,” from the film The Terminal were unfamiliar. (Eileen Wingard)
International array of composers highlights Jewish Community Symphony’s Feb. 15 program Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
“I just found out that a great archeological discovery has been made,” he began. “Don’t ask how I found out about it. It’s a big secret. Our authorities do not like such stories very much. A letter written in the 10th century in Kiev was discovered in the old Cairo synagogue. The letter was written in Hebrew. It mentioned Kiev for the first time in history. …” [Alex Gordon]