By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Lt. Col. Shai Abramson, Chief Cantor of the Israel Defense Force, will once again be in San Diego to share his remarkable talent with our community. The concert will be presented by Friends of the Israel Defense Force on Tuesday evening, October 28, at 7 p.m., at the Balboa Theatre. […]
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Holocaust Survivor Lou Dunst and Christian Zionist preacher Rev. Dumisani Washington of Stockton, Calif., are four decades apart in age, yet hearing one and then the other speak, gave me reassurance that Washington’s message partially fulfills the intent of Dunst’s agonized rhetorical cry of pain: “And the Free World
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The invitation from Gabriela Hartstein Auspitz Labson to a select circle of family and friends read: “You are invited to celebrate the sunrise of my second century.” The celebration, a Seudah Shlishit (third meal of Shabbat), took place Saturday, October 11, 2014, in a lovely room on the second
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, USA
ENCINITAS, California — There is nothing in the ethos of Rabbi Wayne Dosick that represents a compromise with compassion. His books are deeply informed with text and brimming with the kind of energy associated with divine sparks. His rabbinate is as touched by the stars as it is focused upon a single human soul that
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Tarbuton has been named one of North America’s top 82 innovative Jewish organizations in the tenth annual Slingshot Guide. The Guide has become a go-to resource for volunteers, activists and donors looking for new opportunities and projects that, through their innovative nature, will ensure the Jewish community remains relevant and
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San Diego County
By Bonnie Baron SAN DIEGO — Linda Hutkin Slade comes from a family with artistic tendencies and has enjoyed playing with fiber arts for close to 20 years. In order to support her fiber arts habit Slade works as a clinical social worker at a local hospital. Over the past four years she has focused much
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San Diego Calendar
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Hillel of San Diego, a local non-profit organization that provides opportunities for college students to participate in Jewish community, dedicated the Melvin Garb Hillel Center on Sunday, Oct. 12. The new LEED Gold certified building serves as the center for Jewish life at San Diego State University (SDSU) and is the
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Hadassah and Girls Give Back teamed up Sunday, Oct. 12, in a multi-generational event to decorate bras and raise awareness for breast cancer and to empower women to take charge of their health. Teens, their moms and grandmothers gathered together in the Sukkah at Beth Am Synagogue, and were addressed by Dr.
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – The Royale is a knockout from the first punch to the last. Written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Black, Sons of Anarchy) and directed by Rachel Chavkin*, a two-time Obie Award-winning and Drama Desk Award-nominated artist, the highly-anticipated production premiered Thursday, Oct. 9 at The Old Globe
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San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison OCEANSIDE, California – The press release stated that “Excelencia Kosher Brut” is “perfect not only for celebrating important occasions” but is a “most versatile wine for pairing with food.” So we waited for an occasion with an interesting kind of food to test out this sparkling Spanish wine produced from
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–The High Holy Days have passed, and like in previous years, the sense of reflection has remained. However, unlike previous years, one of the traditional verses haunts me: On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many shall pass away and how many shall be
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San Diego County, Sheryl RowlingBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Twelve years after Wall Street Journal’s correspondent, Daniel Pearl, was brutally beheaded in Karachi, Pakistan by the Al-Qaeda-connected militant group, National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty, he continues to be memorialized world-wide. The Daniel Pearl Foundation, formed by Pearl’s family and friends, have promoted “Daniel Pearl World
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education’s (CIJE) CIJE-Tech programs in San Diego and schools nationwide will add advanced 3-D printing and software design as part of the CIJE-Tech High School Engineering Program. Soille San Diego and the San Diego Jewish Academy will both offer the CIJE-Tech program with 3-D printing. The CIJE-Tech High School Engineering Program
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO — We endorsed Brad A. Weinreb for Judge in Superior Court Office No. 25 during the primary election and he came in first of three candidates. Now, as the Nov, 4 runoff election for the open judicial seat nears, we’re proud to endorse him again in the race in which he is opposed
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County