By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–“V’nikdashti bsoch Bnei Yisroel” “I shall be sanctified among the Children of Israel” (Lev 22:32) It is our mission in life to sanctify G-d’s name and spread Torah values. Sometimes we don’t think our good actions are having effect. Try as we might, we feel as though we are talking […]
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Travel and FoodLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Comedian Carol Liefer, who has been a guest performer on various television comedy shows, will discuss her autobiography, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terroriosts Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 10, at the Lawrence Family JCC. Admission is $14 for visitors, $12
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When she saw this license plate, our license plate spotter, Melanie Rubin, was reminded of the spy who accompanied the biblical Joshua into Canaan. We have no comment on the first two initials, nor on the license plate frame, but seeing the name “Caleb” reminds us that many times in our history, Jews have encountered what
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SAN DIEGO – Jacqueline Jacobs, whose works in textiles and on canvas are part of the collections of various synagogues in San Diego, has another medium in which she excels: Book Arts. She has been notified that her book entitle “Misunderstandings” has been accepted for the juried exhibition of San Diego Book Artists, to
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LA JOLLA, California — Melanie Rubin, our license plate maven, spotted this plate. Although “Schatz” is a family name, it also has a meaning in German and in Yiddish: “Treasure.” Ah, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could feel that way about our cars? This license plate has been added to our online collection.
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month (April/May) and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May), Union Bank, N.A., and KPBS have named four exceptional San Diegans as 2010 Local Heroes for their outstanding community service. This year’s Jewish Heritage honorees are Ellen Beck and Marjory Kaplan, and the Asian Pacific American
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Travel and FoodBy Steve Hofstetter NEW YORK–They prepare you to share your home. They prepare you to share your family. They do not prepare you to share your television. It might not seem crucial to read the TV shows that someone lists on their profile. But be it a prospective spouse on JDate, a friend on Facebook
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Sermon on an athletic field 4S RANCH, California — Rabbi Baruch Lederman of Congregation Kehillas Torah in San Diego spotted this sign on the fence of an athletic field in this San Diego County community.
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Travel and FoodBy Jeanette Friedman NEW YORK –I’ve often told the story of how my father—a yeshiva bochur from Munkacs who loved the Yiddish theater—tied his cousin (female) to the back of his motorcycle and headed into Prague from Presov to see drama queen Ida Kaminska. When he got back to Presov, his uncle gave him
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SAN DIEGO–Melanie Rubin spotted this Spanish spelling of the biblical name, Miriam, who, of course, was the big sister of Moses. This license plate has been added to our online collection. If your car has a Jewish license plate, or you spot one that does, please send us a photo of it at sdheritage@cox.net for posting.
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By Lynne Thrope SAN DIEGO –My fondest memories of celebrating Mother’s Day were spending them with my siblings and Mommy over a pot of cheese fondue laughing about that year’s Mommy obsessions, books she had made us read, and how she wasn’t quite ready for her guest appearance of The French Chef (a personal
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LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is pleased to announce its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA, the first ever made-for-television musical. The production will run May 6-16, 2010, at
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By Rabbi Baruch Lederman The bombing at Sbarro’s restaurant is a distant memory to most people. Not so to the Lavie family. Mrs. Lavie and her four children were all wounded in the August 2001 bombing. Far worse than the physical injuries they sustained, however, are the emotional scars that linger in the form of
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SAN DIEGO — Our license plate-spotter-in-chief Melanie Rubin found this Hebrew transliteration meaning “Pretty One.” The intriguing question, of course, is whether the license plate refers to the driver, the car, or to the language in which the sentiment is expressed! We add ‘Yofi 1″ to our online collection of Jewish-interest license plates. If you
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