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Memorializing the dead a Jewish obligation

Our Torah already knows this voice. “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you came out of Egypt… you shall not forget.” Amalek did not meet an army. Amalek struck the weary and the stragglers, the ones at the back who could not keep up. The commandment that follows is not “feel strongly.” It is remember, and because you remember, do not let the name of that attack be washed clean. [Rabbis Samuel and Rosenberg)

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Israel, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

San Diegans commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre

Tomorrow is October 7th. A day that will never be the same for the Jews of the World. We all remember where we were when we heard about the Hamas attacks. We continue to feel the loss of those taken from us on that horrible day and the days after. [Cailin Acosta]
Tomorrow is October 7th. A day that will never be the same for the Jews of the World. We all remember where we were when we heard about the Hamas attacks. We continue to feel the loss of those taken from us on that horrible day and the days after. (Cailin Acosta)

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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Holocaust documentary portrays search for stolen stamps

One of the film’s greatest strengths is its ability to make something as seemingly ordinary as a postage stamp carry enormous historical weight. A stamp can be tiny, but it can also document a place, a government, a moment in history, or a person who might otherwise be forgotten. (Cailin Acosta)

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Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

Admirers, family, friends celebrate the life of Edith Eva Eger, Ph.D.

“Free yourself from the concentration camp of your own mind. The key is in your pocket, and the key is courage.” — Dr. Edith Eger

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Barrett Holman Leak, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Jewish Celebrities, Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Khrushchev and the growth of Soviet antisemitism

Khrushchev “delivered a speech at the first session of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR describing the suffering endured by the population during the years of occupation, but he made no mention of the tragedy of the Jews. Khrushchev mentioned the mass murders of ‘Soviet people’ by the Nazis, but he did not mention the extermination of Jews, whose only ‘crime’ was that they were Jewish.” (Alex Gordon)

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Parsha Zot HaBracha: Moses is denied the chance to step foot in the Promised Land

Moses had every reason to feel cheated. For 40 years, he served as tour guide, complaint department, and mediator for several million chronically vocal travelers wandering through a desert. Whenever they ran out of water or missed the onions of Egypt, Moses took the heat. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

The changing meaning of a Jewish holiday

In 70 CE, with the destruction of the Second Temple, Shemini Atzeret was previously devoted to the ritual cleansing of the altar. In the present day, it marks the beginning of the rainy season in Israel, so it includes the year’s first prayer for rain. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food

‘Oh Mary!’ is a blue, funny farce about Mary and Abe Lincoln

Lincoln hires “Mary’s chaperone” (Pooya Mohseni) to keep her busy and away from alcohol, but that backfires. Then he hires an actor, John Wilkes Booth (Wesley Taylor), to be her teacher. You can guess where this is going to go… but wait! You’d be wrong. (Sandi Masori)

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Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast