“I had a pistol but had five shots in it,” said the retired officer. “I’m looking at 25 guys, pointing their weapon at me. “This isn’t going to work,” he thought. “I mean, I can shoot until I die, but I’d rather come back and fight another day.” [Chris Stone, Times of San Diego]
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International, San Diego County, USA
The Torah’s association of tzara’at with spiritual failings serves as a cautionary tale against evil words. We must remain persistent in calling for healing words: legislation that unifies, that promotes inclusion of everyone, not promoting one group over another, or falsely blaming or attacking another group for allegedly having what we want but don’t have. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
David Beckham (May 2, 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and free-kick taking, Beckham is considered one of the best players of his generation, one of the greatest players in Premier League history and one of the best free-kick takers of all time. [Wikipedia]
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Jewish Celebrities, Sports & Competitions, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
When Yoshi’s parents veto buying a pet dog, she doesn’t sulk. Playing in her back yard, she finds and adopts as pets a lizard she names “Laggie” (which is short for lagartijo, the Spanish word for little lizard) and a cricket named “Grillo” (The Spanish word for cricket.) [Donald H. Harrison]
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The ruach (spirit) and love for the Land of Israel was felt by all in attendance at the Yom Ha’Atzmaut program at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
This year, Reef created a beautiful memorial for his friend, Nitzan, drawing on the strength of his community at Hillel. For Project Nitzan, Reef, along with many of his friends, passed out black poppy pins to hundreds of students, both Jewish and non-Jewish, with a link for people to learn more about the Libstein family’s story. [Karen Parry]
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Israel, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
When asked by reporters whom he wanted to succeed Pope Francis, Donald Trump said, “I’d like to be pope. That would be my number one choice.” Since I wanted to know more why he aspires to be pope, I surfed the internet and found him discussing it with Pete Hegseth on Signal. The following is the transcript of his comments. [Laurie Baron]
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International, Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
he Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement slamming Senate Democrats and Rand Paul for maneuvering to kill the Antisemitism Awareness Act, the Jewish community’s top priority for the 119th Congress. [Matt Brooks]
midst the bragging and boasting by the prisoners about their military prowess were accounts of their actions in the countries they had invaded and the way they had rounded up and massacred the Jewish population there. As one of the editors of the program pointed out, the information was brought to the attention of the Allied leadership, including Churchill, but no action was taken to prevent the continuation of the systematic murder of the Jews of Europe. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
This week’s Torah readings bring profound, overwhelming, and weighty lessons for living a healthier, more mindful, genuinely caring, and authentically considerate life. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Bryan and Jack quit their jobs at the drive-in theatre days before Woodstock and embarked on the 100-mile car ride to the concert venue. As they came to the festival, they were in complete awe of this newfound freedom, no parents to tell them what to do and no rules to follow. [Cailin Acosta]
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Maia Morgenstern (May 1, 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as “a symbol of Romanian theater and film”. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
It is with deep humility and profound respect that we share in the video above the names of the survivors who have not only been honored through this powerful exhibit but have also personally visited—making their presence a living testament to history, resilience, and endurance. [Sandra Scheller]
Let us hope that U.S. Sen. Andy Kim and his fellow Democrats can take a hint. They must come to grips with the potential loss of Jewish voters who are anxious about the party’s approach to Israel and antisemitism. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA