By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When we read novels or short fiction in any language, we read to understand the story. We read to learn something new, and hopefully to get some kind of emotional uplift through the words on the page and the skills of the storyteller. So how to tell the […]
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The World We ShareBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–I just noticed I am growing older. There is a French expression: “coup de vieux” which means “a hit of old.” What this means is that we tend to plateau for quite a while, nothing seems to change much, and then suddenly within a day or so we get
When did it happen? I may be getting old! Read More »
Natasha Josefowitz, The World We ShareEditor’s Note: From time to time San Diego Jewish World runs stories about the doings of our elected officials, who are Jewish. Among such officeholders is San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Wednesday, April 1, that the Environmental Protection Unit, working with 31
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San Diego County, The World We Share
CHICAGO (Press Release)–Fifty-four Reform rabbis shaved their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research on Tuesday evening, April 1, at a convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- Israel has experienced this winter the worst drought recorded in modern history. Since the mega snow storm in the beginning of December there has been no significant rainfall. Israel’s Water Authority has noted with some degree of alarm that the drought is the harshest around its main water bodies, in
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Middle East, The World We Share
By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org OLATHE, Kansas — Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose Marchick, biological mother of three, adoptive mother of two, and foster mother to more than 150 children over the last nine years here. “The
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The World We Share, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Hand Up Teen Leadership Program at Jewish Family Service of San Diego has been awarded a Sodexo Foundation Youth Grant through YSA (Youth Service America). The grant will support the Hand Up Teen Leadership Program in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger. In a related
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San Diego County, The World We Share
By Beth Sarafraz The Jewish Press NEW YORK –Rabbi Pinny Marozov, director of Chabad of Coney Island, wanted to do a mitzvah. So when he found out there was a Jewish man living on his own on the Upper West Side of Manhattan – a Jewish man who was about to turn 111 years old
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The World We Share, USA
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Ahead of President Obama’s meeting with Pope Francis this month, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) are encouraging community members to sign a petition asking the President to talk about environmental conservation with the Pope. “Protecting our environment is
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International, The World We Share
By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — You know that moment when the sun crests the horizon, and a new day is filled with hope, possibility and the promise of triumph? Or that sensation when a billion blinding light bulbs awaken a football stadium? That is the feeling I had after my phone interview with Hannah
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Eva Trieger, The World We Share
By Tawny Maya McCray The Seaside Courier ENCINITAS — A nonprofit has been transforming what is left of the once-expansive Ecke Ranch into a laboratory for putting Jewish ideals into practice. The last 67 acres of the once- famous former poinsettia fields in Encinitas were sold to the Leichtag Foundation in 2012 and the new
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San Diego County, The World We ShareBy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO–Gary Weitzman, the president of the San Diego Humane Society and co host of the Animal House has co-authored a delightful new book with Aline Alexander Newman. It is called, How to Speak Dog. The book is written for both children and adults to enjoy. It is a guide for decoding
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareOur thanks to Vivian Blackstone for spotting this video and passing it along to San Diego Jewish World!
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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share