JPlate: SCHML
This license plate is suggestive of the Hebrew name “Schmuel” — Samuel in English. Melanie Rubin spotted it. The driver obviously is well-traveled. [SDJW staff]
Tosay’s Jewish Birthday: Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton February 26, 1953 is known as an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. His early career also saw him as a successful songwriter, co-writing hits like “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” for Laura Branigan, which he later recorded as a solo single. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaMountain Climbing Mother and Daughter Celebrate Pesach on Top of the World
This is the true story of a Jewish mother-daughter team who have been summiting the world’s mountains ever since Nikki, at the age of 5, climbed Mount Masada in Israel following her mother, Cheryl Bart. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USACommon Sense Teachings in Terumah
The idea established by Jewish ancestors to read the entire Pentateuch yearly and derive benefits from it is very sensible. But very few people take advantage of this gift. They pay scant attention to the Torah reading in the synagogue, do not bother to read it at home, and get as much out of the portion as people who never open the Bible and mock people who read it. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsNo Nation Wants the Gazans
Up to and including the present, the Palestinian Arabs in Gaza have been prevented from escaping the war zone, except for some thousands who successfully bribed their way over the border with Egypt. (This reminds one of East Germany, where citizens were also prevented from leaving the country.) [Steve Kramer]
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USAIsrael Should Not Hold ALL Palestinians Accountable for Bibas’ Murders
“Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood,” Israel Defense Forces Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said, according to The New York Post. “Contrary to Hamas’ lies, Ariel and Kfir were not killed in an airstrike. They killed them with their bare hands. Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities.” [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsSadness, Anger, & Various Swirling Emotions
I feel as though I have absorbed a body blow. The recent news includes agonizing information: the Bibas babies were strangled to death by Hamas savages (too weak a word!), and their mother’s body was only returned to Israel after Hamas broke another deal with Israel. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiJews Look to Each Other for Solace in Face of Bibas Family Murders
After 503 days, the news we dreaded – the news we knew on some level was coming – finally arrived last week. And all our hearts, which have been broken over and over for the past 16 months, broke open once again. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAToday’s Jewish Birthday: Max Aaron
Max Aaron (February 25, 1992) is an American former figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. national champion, the 2015 Skate America champion, the 2011 U.S. national junior champion, and a three-time U.S. International Classic champion (2012, 2013, and 2014). Aaron announced his retirement from figure skating on April 19, 2018. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaJPlate: RABBRI
SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this one on the way to a Jewish funeral. We figure the Arizona plate is owned by a rabbi with the initials R.I. [SDJW staff report]
Satire: Cut (Melody: Puff the Magic Dragon Chorus)
Cut, the bloated budget, cut it everywhere.
Cut essential services that don’t help billionaires. … [Laurie Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAJewish Trivia Quiz: Kennedy Center
What other space at the Kennedy Center is available for rental, which has a “Jewish” connection? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABeth Israel’s Rabbi Jason Nevarez on Grief, Mourning and Jewish Tradition
In Jewish tradition, this recognition of personal grief is supported by rituals that provide comfort and connection at every stage of loss — before a person’s passing, in the moment of transition, and throughout burial and mourning. [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyToday’s Jewish Birthday: Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari (February 24, 1976) is an Israeli medievalist, military historian, public intellectual, and popular science writer. He currently serves as professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Wikipedia]
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