‘Inspecting Carol’ Delights as a Play Within a Play

By Eva Trieger POWAY, California — There is something that always delights me about seeing a play within a play. And Inspecting Carol reaffirmed this in spades! This comedy, written in 1991 by Daniel Sullivan, reveals the chaos that befalls a regional theatre company as they try to maintain their endowment from the NEA. Without […]

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Bais Betzalel Chabad Celebrates Its First Bris

There is a special Jewish custom that in the months leading up to the delivery, the father opens up the Aron Kodesh to bring out the Sefer Torah. The Zohar says, “When the congregation takes out the Torah Scroll, the Heavenly Gates of Mercy are opened, and G‑d’s love is aroused.” The husband opening the Gates of Heaven hopefully elicits G‑d’s merciful blessing that the birth be easy and without complications. [Rabbi Yehuda Trestman]

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Jewish Trivia Quiz: John F. Kennedy

By Mark D. Zimmerman President ‍John ‍F. ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍assassinated ‍60 ‍years ‍ago ‍this ‍week ‍in ‍Dallas, ‍Texas. ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍the ‍son ‍of ‍Joseph ‍Kennedy, ‍Sr., ‍a ‍wealthy ‍businessman ‍and ‍philanthropist. ‍Joseph ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍a ‍known ‍antisemite ‍who, ‍while ‍he ‍was ‍serving ‍as ‍the ‍United ‍States ‍ambassador ‍to ‍the ‍United ‍Kingdom ‍in ‍1938, ‍told ‍the

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

New Joint Initiative to Facilitate Overseas Physicians Volunteering to Address Israel’s Wartime Healthcare Shortage

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — In response to Israel’s pressing healthcare challenges during wartime, Nefesh B’Nefesh has been collaborating with the Israeli Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and The Jewish Agency for Israel on assembling a comprehensive database of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish physician volunteers from around the world. The Iron

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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Video of Jewish Students Leaving Amid Protest Said to Be Real Despite Earlier UCSD Denial

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego LA JOLLA, California — A Jewish student organization at UC San Diego said Sunday an Instagram video showing students leaving a building amid an anti-Israel protest is real, despite an earlier denial by the university. Hillel San Diego said the video circulating on social media was taken by

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Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rep. Jacobs Calls for Bilateral Ceasefire as Israel Plans Expansion of War on Hamas

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego Rep. Sara Jacobs on Saturday criticized plans by Israel to expand the war against Hamas terrorists into southern Gaza, calling instead for a bilateral ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages. “Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israeli civilians on October 7th was gruesome, horrifying, and inexcusable, and the State of

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Chris Jennewein, Israel, San Diego County, USA

‘The Importance of Being Earnest:’ North Coast Rep Theatre School Gives Theatergoers a Glimpse Into the Future

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — If the adage is true, that things get better with age, theatergoers are in for a treat when these North Coast Rep Theatre School actors mature. The entire cast of The Importance of Being Earnest is already in line to win Tony and Golden Globe Awards for their

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Satire: The Bad and Good News for George Santos

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The House Ethics Committee has determined that there is “overwhelming evidence” that George Santos is guilty of lawbreaking and “cannot be trusted.”  His offenses include improper use of campaign donations for personal luxury purchases and reporting fictitious loans to attract more donations.  It did not help his case that

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Howard Schultz and the Making of Starbucks

Some of the landsmen who were crucial in the evolution of Starbucks included Zev Siegl, Howard Schultz, Jack Benaroya, Herman Sarkowsky, Sam Stroum, Harold Gorlick and his nephew, jazz musician Kenny G. Later in the company’s history came Leonard Maltz, Howard Behar and Dan Levitan. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Ben Dishman, Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Celebrities, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Actor in ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ has Yiddishisms Down Pat

Right now they’re doing Tuesday With Morrie, a two-man show based on the book of the same title by Jewish writer Mitch Albom.   The play takes place in the 90s when Mitch (Kevin Quezada) reconnects with his favorite professor from Brandeis University, Morrie Schwartz (John Grasberger).  Morrie has recently been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and is ailing fast.   Mitch guilts himself into committing to come and visit Morrie every Tuesday until he passes.  During these visits they talk about life, love, death and the meaning of it all.  [Sandi Masori]

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Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The Man for Whom Ma’alot Harav Shlomo Goren Was Named

Born in Poland in 1917 and emigrated to Palestine at the age of eight, Rabbi Goren was a brilliant, colorful, and sometimes controversial, Talmudist and halakhist. Young Shlomo Goren was a prodigy: at the tender age of twelve, he began his formal Talmud studies as the youngest student ever at Jerusalem’s Hebron Yeshiva and he published the first of many books when he was just seventeen years old. [Gedaliah Borvick]

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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion