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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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced on Wednesday the arrests of eight suspects in connection with an auto fraud ring case. The individuals arrested under Operation Hit and Run are suspected of faking traffic collisions and filing fraudulent personal injury claims with insurance companies. Since October 2009, 11 suspects were arrested in connection
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Travel and FoodENCINITAS, California (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Am and Temple Solel will host a traditional Lag B’Omer Bonfire at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. Please join the congregations for bonfire, kosher BBQ, beach and buddies on May 2 from 4pm-6pm. There is no charge for this event, but reservations are appreciated. Please bring your own blankets and beach
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — If you ask Jules Feiffer how he likes L.A., he will launch into a story about the time he spent 90 minutes driving around in traffic, becoming so lost and frustrated that he fled back to New York, thus forfeiting a substantial paycheck by abandoning the job he had
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A small collection of plaques and monuments occupy the “Gateway to Presidio Park” near the corner of Taylor Street and Presidio Drive. As cars hurtle from the Interstate 8 Freeway to Old Town San Diego, or back, this gateway is an easy place to miss, but it
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –The combined parshiot of Tazria and Metzora deal with different types of skin disease that are found on people and fungus that grows in their homes. The Torah tells us that these afflictions are sources of ritual impurity and designates the different rites that must be carried out in
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Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO—The Hebrew month begins with the new moon. It is a time of renewal. This symbolizes the fact that we can always make a new start. We can always shed off our crusty cynicism, and recapture the purity and sincerity of our youth. If we allow ourselves to reflect, there
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM–My wife Varda has not been this happy since she violated Obama-Clinton prohibitions by hanging new curtains in the living room of our French Hill home. Her smile, along with a loud “Aha,” came with the news that Uri Lupolianski had been arrested for involvement in the Holyland scandal. According to the charges, he had
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