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San Diego City Councilwoman Barbara Bry, conceding she had lost the mayor’s race to Assemblyman Todd Gloria, told a news conference on Zoom Monday that she plans to organize a new political organization to give neighborhoods and residents a stronger voice at City Hall. [Donald H. Harrison]
Bry concedes mayoral race; plans neighborhood political organization Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County
Sooner or later, many schools will learn of an alumna who made it big. For example, Patrick Henry High School in San Diego boasts as one of its graduates the actress Annette Bening. Westmount High School in Westmount, Quebec, claims U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as a 1981 graduate. And Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School now can brag about Tova Winick, Class of 2013. Okay, Tova isn’t a household name yet, but there has been quite a buzz about her ever since she was pictured in late October in the uniform of an officer of the Israel Defense Forces giving a briefing on the workings of the Iron Dome missile defense system to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper accompanied by Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz. [Donald H. Harrison]
Hebrew Day alumna Tova Winick briefs 2 Defense Ministers Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East
Now that Sara Jacobs has been elected as her successor, retiring Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) says she would like to work in the future either part-time or as a volunteer in the San Diego Jewish community, specifically mentioning her admiration for the work of Jewish Family Service. [Donald H. Harrison]
Retiring Rep. Susan Davis considers possible role with JFS Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA
I read some books and essays recently focusing on the “truths” that people of different religions have that differ with the “truths” held by people of other religions. The object of the books and essays is to find how we can improve interfaith relations when the lives of different people are based on ideas that they find hard to give up despite others refusing or unable to accept what they believe. Examples include the “truth” held by many Christians that there is a trinity of three gods, that of many Jewish mystics that God was composed of ten parts that came apart, and that of Muslims who “know” that Mohamed received the Koran from God. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
A Radical View about ‘Truth’ Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
It is safe to speculate that the Squad’s rantings cost Biden Jewish and Cuban votes in the three counties, two House seats in Miami-Dade and in large part a winning margin of Florida’s total vote, not to mention disappointing election results elsewhere in the country. [Bruce S. Ticker]
The ‘Squad’ prevented Biden’s victory from being bigger Read More »
Bruce Ticker, USA
(Melody: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover)
The problem is that you lost the vote, she said to him.
The networks are telling you the results are grim.
Your chances are none and no longer slim.
There must be fifty ways to leave the White House.
Fifty ways to leave the White House. …. [Laurie Baron, PhD]
Satire: 50 Ways to Leave the White House Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
For me, it was symbolic that there was a sudden downpour of rain at approximately 9:30 a.m., PST, an hour after CNN and MSNBC projected Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris to be the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States. Having had a long, dry, wildfire-prone season, the rain seemed to be just what we needed to move our city through another period of dangerous weather. And, in my opinion at least, the election of Biden and Harris was what our country needed to get us past growing division and hatred, and onto reconciliation and mutual cooperation. [Donald H. Harrison]
Mazal tov to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
Sara Jacobs, whom unofficial election returns and her opponent’s concession point toward her being our next congresswoman, says the new Administration and the new Congress should seek immediately to pass legislation that will help all Americans recover from the economic and medical impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. [Donald H. Harrison]
Sara Jacobs urges ‘quick impact’ action on COVID Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor, but lying to pollsters is okay. .. Yogi Berra famously said, “It ain’t over until it’s over.” If Biden wins the election, I hope Trump can grin and Berra it. [Laurie Baron]
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Satire: Observations from the Election Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
In this week’s portion the Torah continues the narrative of our righteous Patriarch, Avraham. When we study his devotion to G-d we are truly awestruck by his profound connection and his willingness to do ‘whatever it took’ to fulfill the desires of the Master of the Universe. Avraham became known to all subsequent generations because of the enormous tests that he successfully navigated. Put into modern American terms, “Avraham batted 1,000.” [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
A Word of Torah: Effective Prayer 101 Read More »
Jewish Religion, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiJews in San Diego County and around the world are kneading and baking challah dough today (Thursday) in preparation for the celebration of worldwide Shabbat. [Donald H. Harrison]
Readying for Shabbat San Diego & Tapestry Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
This is not an easy, light-hearted read. Far from it. It describes in harrowing detail the experiences of George Heisler, who is one of seven men who escaped from a prison camp somewhere in rural Germany. The year is 1935, and anyone suspected of opposing the Nazi regime is liable to be summoned by the Gestapo, arrested and sent to a prison camp. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Story of Nazi brutality published during WWII Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, InternationalFollowing are scholarly and popular programs on Jewish-interest subjects that may be accessed between Sunday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov.13, via the Internet. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Streaming Jewish Programs (Nov. 8-13) Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
Marcia Tatz Wollner, the Western Regional Director of March of the Living, urges people to participate in the worldwide “Let There Be Light” project on the evening of Monday, Nov 9, through the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 10. The project commemorates the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, when the Nazi government ordered the destruction of synagogues and Jewish businesses throughout Germany and Austria. [VIDEO story by Sandi Masori]
Speaking out against hate during global Kristallnacht remembrance Nov. 9 Read More »
International, Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, San Diego County, Sandi Masori