When the show included a nod to Chanukah—dreidels spinning across the mist before a glowing menorah appeared—fireworks burst in perfect time with the music. [Cailin Acosta]
Chanukah Highlighted in Disney’s Fireworks Show Read More »
Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
From November through January, California Adventures transforms into a full-blown celebration of the winter holidays. Not just Christmas, but Diwali, Chanukah, and Navidad as well. The Festival of Holidays brings live performances, specialty food booths, and seasonal drinks. Guests can purchase a Sip and Savor Pass to sample a variety of offerings or buy items à la carte. [Cailin Acosta]
California Adventures Celebrates Chanukah with Tchotchkes, Clothing and Food Read More »
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Many national, regional, and local craft beers will no longer be acceptable after January 1, including Sierra Nevada and Dos Equis. What is one of the ingredients that is occasionally added to some craft beers that would render the drink unkosher if not certified? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Kosher Beer Read More »
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Under the guise of fighting Israeli “colonization” and “genocide,” crowds of pro-Palestinian ‘colonizers’ of Europe, in parallel with proclaiming the destruction of Israel “from the river to the sea, we will liberate Palestine,” are seeking to drive European Jews out of European countries. [Alex Gordon]
OpEd: The Islamization of Europe Read More »
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Bobby Dennis is the Executive Director of the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture. A year and a half ago, I reached out to him about placing a historical interpretive marker in Adams County, Mississippi, to interpret, remember, and honor the struggle for Black American educational opportunity and the Rosenwald Schools in Adams. [Jerry Klinger]
Rosenwald School Marker Dedicated in Natchez, Mississippi Read More »
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The local pensioners’ club, Magash, which runs a wide range of activities for seniors living in Mevasseret Zion, introduced something new, namely, a bus laid on to take members to and from Friday afternoon performances of operas. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
An Israeli Afternoon at the Opera Read More »
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When we look closely at the word Thanksgiving, we see that gratitude in America is not only about inviting family and friends to share a meal, but also about giving to those in need and counting our blessings. [Cailin Acosta]
Emphasis of Thanksgiving Should be Giving Read More »
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During the Roaring Twenties, when alcohol sales were banned across the United States, Jewish fisherman Goldy Goldfarb owned a fleet of boats along the secluded shores of Rockaway, New York—an ideal location for smuggling liquor from Canada. [Cailin Acosta]
Memoir Recalls Smugglers and Gangsters During Prohibition Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Business & Finance, Cailin Acosta, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAMany years ago Teddy Kollek, then mayor of Jerusalem, was inspired by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles to initiate the construction of a similar one in Jerusalem. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
A Visit to Israel’s Museum of Tolerance Read More »
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For the past four years, we have leaned into travel as one of the most effective ways to build our own Jewish community, strengthen San Diego’s sense of “Am Yisrael,” and connect people to the essential, often lifesaving work Federation supports around the world. [Heidi Gantwerk]
Jewish Federation Launched 4 Simultaneous International Trips Read More »
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The book’s premise is inherently compelling: a couple, undeterred by age or physical limitations, embarks on journeys spanning the Arctic Ocean to tropical islands, deserts to urban centers, via planes, trains, cars, buses, and even a cruise in San Diego’s waters. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
World Travel for a Woman with Disabilities and Her Partner Read More »
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By Cailin Acosta SAN DIEGO – Members of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood volunteered at Jewish Family Service (JFS) San Diego on Wednesday, November 12, helping make challah for the Lieber’s Corner Market at the Balboa Avenue campus. Marissa Dates, Associate Director of Community and Volunteer Engagement, welcomed the Sisterhood volunteers and guided the group
JFS Orients Volunteers to its Many Services Before They Prepare Eggless Challahs Read More »
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This past weekend, Hula Valley became a spectacular hub of activity as 32,600 cranes were counted during their autumn migration from Europe, through Israel, and onward to various countries in Africa. [Press Release]
Cranes Transit Israel’s Hula Valley in Annual Migration Read More »
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The sold-out conference — one of the largest Zionist events of its kind in the world — brought together local community members, as well as philanthropists, college students, young professionals, rabbis, mayors from Israel’s North and South, social media influencers, and global allies of the people of Israel for a gathering of inspiration, education, and impact. [Press Release]
San Diego Delegation Attends JNF-USA’s Global Conference for Israel Read More »
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