Lara shared a tender belief about her lifelong feeling of unworthiness. No one interrupted. No one tried to fix, reframe, or challenge her belief. We simply listened with open hearts. In that silence, she softened with relief. We all did. (Especially those who shared Lara’s sense of unworthiness.) [Shayna Kaufmann]
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Spring Break is coming up. I remember it being a one-week celebration. When I was a kid, we used to camp at Agua Caliente in the desert. [Cailin Acosta]
San Diego Jewish Community Prepares for Passover and Spring Break Read More »
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Being vegan myself, I was excited for this book to land on my doorstep! For my adult life I have had to veganize many recipes. My matzo ball soup I have had to perfect many times. [Cailin Acosta]
A Vegan Cookbook Includes Passover Meals Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cailin Acosta, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodFreckles, my angora rabbit, enjoys the cilantro, parsley and mint I have planted. I just wonder if the wild critters will enjoy it more since I do notice bite marks and my plants not producing as much. But I am always happy to feed the possums, skunks and wild rabbits that take a nibble and then go on their way. [Cailin Acosta]
An Animal Lover’s Joy in Gardening Read More »
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While many families have their go-to Passover favorites (tradition, tradition!), keeping meals fresh and exciting—especially for young children—can be a challenge. [Press Release]
PJ Library Offers Kid-Friendly Recipes for Passover Read More »
Jewish Religion, Press Release, Travel and FoodI dread the chometz cleaning but with the Spring season almost here and longer days of sunlight, it makes it less stressful. Not only getting chometz put away but also going through drawers and making everyone throw out socks with holes and shirts with stains. [Cailin Acosta]
Purim Ends; Passover Now in Sight Read More »
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ACTION ALERT #1: Recently, a passenger on an Air Canada flight reported that the interactive map display replaced Israel with “Palestinian Territories.” [Press Release]
StandWithUs Issues Three ‘Action Alerts’ Read More »
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As a six-year-old child, Samuel went from an agrarian religious life in Ethiopia to urban Israel of 1984. She reviewed the culture shock that she and her family experienced upon arrival to Israel and the prejudice that still exists towards Ethiopian Jews. [Robin Dishman]
Ethiopian Jew’s Personal Journey Fascinates San Diego Audience Read More »
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The Center is situated overlooking the beach at the point where Jaffa joins Tel-Aviv and where young Shimon Persky (later Peres) disembarked from the ship bringing him from Belorussia to Mandatory Palestine in 1934. After studying agriculture at the Ben Shemen school and helping to found Kibbutz Ma’alot in the Jordan valley, Peres was selected by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, to acquire arms for the nascent State of Israel. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
A Tour of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation Read More »
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Rabbi Soille davened at the Beth Jacob synagogue which was located at the time in North Park. While the synagogue did not have a mechitza, Rabbi Soille would daven in the front area by the bimah which was surrounded by a metal rod iron wall. Rabbi Soille was very close with the Rabbi of the synagogue, Rabbi Baruch Stern, and they would eat over at each other’s homes on Shabbat. [Avraham Dimenstein]
The Soille Family Makes an Impact in San Diego Read More »
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Israel is the smallest country in the world with a space agency. The agency’s goals include building satellite systems for research, developing technologies for space research, and promoting international cooperation in space research and exploration. Among the space programs operating under the ISA auspices is what program which goes by a “Jewish-style” acronym? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Space Exploration Read More »
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And that’s why I’m here – no mission, no conference, no formal agenda. Just because I wanted to be with a place and a people I love. [David Bark]
Federation Chairman Visits Israel — Just Because Read More »
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Incorporating human figures are metallic “trees” Ben-David placed around the grounds, 3-D sculptural art works, and 3-D “paintings” All in all, the exhibit leaves a strong impression of Ben-David’s oeuvres. [Steve Kramer]
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Eli has many endearing characteristics. He likes to make people smile. He likes to share, whether that be giving money to people less fortunate than he, or snacking on his favorite treat, mangos, with a new-found friend. He enjoys music and plays the piano admirably. [Donald H. Harrison]
New York Visit Inaugurates Children’s International Travel Book Series Read More »
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