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‘[title of show]’ Unorthodox but Singing and Acting Excel

They poke fun at themselves and even say how they’re going to include each conversation they have back into the show, and they do.  I guess that as they got producers, and staging they just added it into the show, so that it was almost a live running commentary on the process. [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Red String Bracelets Used as Amulets

Red string bracelets have been worn to protect against the evil eye and keep bad luck away. Madonna made these bracelets popular, and they were being sold at the Kabbalah Centre. [Cailin Acosta]

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‘Comedy of Errors’ is a Stress-Free Way to Sample Shakespeare

The tale, as the name suggests, is a celebration of confusion and chaos.  Antipholus of Syracuse (Brandon Michael Hall) and his servant Dromio (Will Blum) somehow find themselves in Ephesus where they are mistaken for their own long-lost twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus (Joshua Echebiri) and Dromio (Daniel Petzold), because, of course, all long-lost twins are given the same names. [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Corn’ Musical Replete with Corny Jokes

If you like corny humor, then Shucked is the perfect show for you!  It’s the latest musical to hit the Broadway San Diego stage and while it’s got everything a Broadway musical needs to have, it’s real power is in its zingy one-liners- some of which you’ll get right away, and some of which might come to you later that night as you reminisce about the show. [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

OpEd: Jewish Values Demand Moral Clarity–Not Equivalence–in Gaza

Recently, the Times of San Diego published an opinion piece, (which was republished by San Diego Jewish World) titled “As a Father, Jew and Councilmember, I’m Appalled by Brutality in Gaza” by Sean Elo-Rivera.

While I respect the sincerity behind that essay and the concern it reflects for the lives of all children, it represents a troubling trend in our public discourse: invoking Jewish identity as a moral credential to justify arguments built on ahistorical comparisons and dangerous false moral equivalence. [Mitch Danzig, Times of San Diego]

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Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, San Diego County, USA

Varied TICO Concert Features Light Classical and Pop Selections

Assistant conductor Robert Zelickman led the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) in a crisp, nuanced and energetic reading of Saint-Saens’ March Militaire Francais to start off the matinee Pops Concert in the Synagogue’s Cohen Social Hall. [Eileen Wingard]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Kindness Initiative Sets $50,000 Fundraising Goal

San Diego Gives is just weeks away, and we need you to help us reach our most ambitious goal yet—supporting over 15,000 Jews right here in San Diego who are facing poverty, homelessness, and urgent crises. It’s a hard reality, but that’s precisely why Kindness Initiative exists. [Press Release]

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Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County

My Top 5 Takeaways from Traveling Back to Israel Post-October 7

There are few times in my life where I have been rendered speechless, where reflecting on a profound experience I’ve had cannot do my feelings justice. My recent visit to Israel, the first time back post-October 7, was one of them. [Kayla Globerson]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Sicily

The ‍congregation ‍is ‍primarily ‍made ‍up ‍of ‍Bnei ‍Anusim, ‍descendants ‍of ‍the ‍Jews ‍who ‍converted ‍500 ‍years ‍earlier. ‍But ‍Rabbi ‍Ventura ‍is ‍fighting ‍against ‍what ‍group ‍that ‍opposes ‍his ‍efforts ‍to ‍restore ‍the ‍Jewish ‍Community ‍of ‍Catania [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Israel, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Israel Update by the Jewish Federation of San Diego

The past few weeks have brought a blanket of traditional and social media coverage about Israel and the worsening situation in Gaza, much of it misinformed at best and in many cases blatantly biased against Israel.   Since allegations of widespread hunger in Gaza rose to international prominence, Israel has been flooding the region with aid, and the impact of that aid is now beginning to be felt. [Press Release]

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Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, USA

Tu B’Av, Jewish Day of Love, is Upon Us

The minor holiday of love (15th day of Av), Tu B’Av, starts Friday night and continues until Saturday night. Originally, a post-biblical day of joy, it used to be a day of matchmaking for unmarried women. Unmarried women would wear white and dance in the vineyards in search of a husband. (Cailin Acosta)

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