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Chabad has established vibrant and growing Jewish communities on either side of the southern tip of the Baja California Sur peninsula. The larger one, on the Pacific Ocean side in Cabo San Lucas, has strong connections to San Diego County. The other in La Paz, along the Sea of Cortez, is smaller yet also quite active. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jews of Baja California Sur Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Jose Galicot, San Diego County
“I think the single most important thing Jews can do if they want to reduce animal suffering, to practice the value of tzaar baalei Chayim, compassion for animals, is to reduce or altogether stop eating animal products,” says Gross, who is vegan. “Even if one still continues to eat meat when out and about, it makes sense for food to be more deliberate in Jewish communal settings, which I think should be places where we aspire to have our food represent the best of our values.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Studies Professor Says Ethics Demand More Humane Treatment of Animals Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, The World We Share, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Following my tradition, I am devoting this week’s column to my predictions for the Oscars. These are not necessarily the movies I liked the most, but rather the ones most likely to win based on the trends in Hollywood trade publications and other major film award winners. Speculating on
Oscar Predictions 2023 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
This book tells an amazing, true story about the Judean date palm that was thought to be extinct but was brought back to life thanks to two women scientists. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Miracle of the 2,000-Year-Old Date Seeds Brought Back to Life Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education
At a growing number of restaurants, there’s more to read than the menu. The backs of the wait staff’s shirts can teach you Yiddish at a Jewish deli, or engage in some punnery at two Italian restaurants in the eastern part of San Diego and in Santee. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Restaurant Server Shirts, Jewish Political News Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — On June 28, 1914, the Serb student Gavrila Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo. A month later, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia for the act of one Serb. The guilt of one person was shifted to the Serbian
The History of Insanity Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Opinion
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Once again, the Student Showcase of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices will take place online. This allows for student poets, not only from San Diego but from the Middle School of the Portland Jewish Academy, to also participate. This year’s Student Showcase will take place Tuesday evening, March 14,
Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices to Showcase Students From San Diego and Portland Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Hats off to former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his You Tube video, shown in an article republished on San Diego Jewish World, that urges antisemites to turn away from hate for their own sake. Haters, he said, never win and end up broken. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Schwarzenegger, Jacobs, Leak & Elo-Rivera Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — New York City Mayor Eric Adams may well fit in somewhere between the great actor Frederic March’s portrayal of a fanatical lawyer delivering God’s instructions to the world, and that of lesser-known actor Jay Robinson as a frenzied Caligula when, as Rome’s emperor, he demands his court to “kneel…kneel…kneel
God Speaks to Eric Adams, and NYC’s Mayor Tells the World…Adams, Adams, Adams Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By day, Carleigh Gold is a commercial contracts attorney, a precise occupation in which she must examine every clause to weigh its legal meaning and possible ramifications. It is exacting work. After work hours and on weekends, Gold gets to unleash her creativity. For nearly 13 years now, she has painted in oils and acrylics, and over the past three years she has developed a new specialty: resin art utilizing minerals and gems found in nature. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Mineral Creations and Schmoozing with Bagels Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — What do you do when you feel vulnerable, defenseless, in danger? Like the Israelites in this week’s Torah reading, perhaps you find that your neck stiffens as you shift into an alarm reaction. Life was good when just a short while ago, the Israelites felt the presence
Parashat Ki Tisa and Parah: Do You Count Time, Or Make Time Count? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Rabbi Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The weekly portion of Ki Thissa begins with counting the adult male Israelites from age twenty, by each giving a half shekel so “that there not be a plague among them when you count them,” and raises the question if this is superstition. This is followed by
Thoughts on the Torah Portion Ki Tisa, Superstition, and Rabbinical Judaism Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
Thanks go to Marsha Sutton who drew my attention to Rabbi Barry Silver of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor (Generation to Generation) of Palm Beach County bringing a federal suit in Florida seeking to overturn that state’s ban on abortions after the 15-week point of a pregnancy. He was joined by Rabbi Arthur Wascow of the Shalom Center, as well as by the Unitarian Universalist ministers Harris Riordan and Tony Fisher, and by Buddhist minister Maya Malay. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Abortion and the Guarantee of Religious Freedom Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — In recognition of the upcoming Purim celebration, the Hive at the Leichtag Commons, Coastal Roots Farm, and the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival melded their strengths to bring us a spirited retelling of the Purim Story. “Shushan on the Farm” was performed twice on February 26 by
‘Shushan on the Farm:’ A Festive Retelling of the Purim Story Read More »
Eva Trieger, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast