(Melody: Bring Him Home from Les Misérables)* By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — God on high Hear our prayers! Kidnapped ones Need you to be there. Some are young They’re afraid. Free them soon. Lift their gloom. Bring them home Bring them home Bring them home. They’re the friends that we have known. Family members […]
By Mark D. Zimmerman During Jerry Seinfeld’s recent stand-up performance in Boston, he answered an audience member’s question about the final episode of the Seinfeld television show by saying “Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending. It hasn’t happened yet,” implying that he and co-creator Larry David are working on
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Cantor Hanan Leberman of Tifereth Israel Synagogue bade his congregation an emotional goodbye Sunday, Oct. 15, as he prepared to return to Israel to join his IDF Reserve unit now preparing for whatever may come in the war with Hamas. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County
Temple Beth Shalom hosted a deeply poignant ecumenical vigil for Israel, gathering a diverse community to stand in unified support amid the heart-wrenching loss of 1300 Israelis in the malicious attacks by Hamas terrorists. {Temple Beth Shalom press release]
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
“I believe the arts in general are all about uplifting human beings and making the world better for having experienced them,” Ellenstein told me. “I’ve always believed in a wide variety of genres, and I like to do all kinds of plays – new plays, old plays, dramas, comedies, musicals, avant-garde plays…” {Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today urged California Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond to ensure public funds will not support an Ethnic Studies organization or its affiliates who attempt to justify or promote violence and terrorism. AJC signed onto an open letter to Thurmond
Shabbat Bereshit 5784 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — Earlier this week, the RCA (Rabbinical Council of America) hosted a Zoom call for congregational rabbis with Dr. Norman Blumenthal, a renowned Jewish psychologist, and Rav Dovid Miller, the Rosh Kollel of the YU Gruss Kollel in Yerushalayim. Their goal was to provide insights
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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion
In a recent development, several prominent CEOs have declared an intention not to employ Harvard University students who solely attribute the ongoing devastation in the Gaza and Israel conflict to Israel. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
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Israel, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
A group of 18 Jewish men, who have nicknamed themselves “The Bagel Boys” arranged their chairs under a shade tree at a local park on Friday and shared stories about flying in and out of Israel just as the war with Hamas was getting underway. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – In the face of thousands of victims slaughtered and wounded by the hands of Hamas, Jewish Federation of San Diego demonstrated Tuesday, October 10 that San Diego’s support for Israel remains unshakable, staging a solidarity gathering that drew more than 4,500 of backers from across the region. Community Jewish leaders,
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Israel, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO – Mayor Gloria on Thursday issued the following statement urging respect between San Diegans amid the escalating war between the government of Israel and Hamas: “San Diego is a peaceful city, and San Diegans are people of good will who understand that diversity among our cultures and traditions is a strength that should
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Israel, San Diego County
LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — More than 700 leaders from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community for Peace in support of Israel. The open letter calls on the entertainment community to speak out forcefully against Hamas, to support Israel, to refrain from sharing misinformation
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Israel, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Heidi Gantwerk and Bill Ganley SAN DIEGO — We have been made aware of propaganda circulating on the internet and social media calling for violence targeting Jews and Jewish organizations around the world on Friday, October 13, 2023. This form of emotional terrorism is meant to deter us from daily routines, activities, and adversely
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, San Diego County
As Morocco rebuilds in the aftermath of a horrifying earthquake that struck High Atlas Mountain ranges last month, this article considers the guiding premises for sustainable societies established in the first chapter of the Torah, “In the Beginning.” [Yossef Ben-Meir]
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International, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Yossef Ben-Meir