Orthodox Girls High School Thrives on Reform Congregation’s Campus

For Torah High School, the quarters on the third floor of Beth Israel’s education building are tailor-made. For Beth Israel, the Orthodox high school is not only a rent-paying tenant but also is the source of volunteers who help teach in the Reform congregation’s preschool. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Celebrating the Richness and Diversity of Our Jewish Community

By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — Our last day of the CommUNITY Trip to Israel found us at Anu, The Museum of the Jewish People. This incredible museum shares the story of the Jewish people over thousands of years and celebrates a remarkably rich and diverse tapestry of modern Jewish life. To walk into a

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County

Israeli Maestro Yoav Talmi, Formerly of San Diego Symphony, Turns 80

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — Israeli conductor, composer, and teacher Yoav Talmi’s 80th birthday was celebrated not only in his native Israel on April 28 at Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, where he heads the conducting department; but he was also feted the following month in Quebec City, Canada, where

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Eileen Wingard, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

The Closest You Can Get to Israel Without Being There

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) —Places are filling up fast for one of the largest-ever international gatherings for Israel supporters. The Global Conference for Israel will unite thousands of philanthropists, high school and college students, and the Israelis who manage and benefit from Jewish National Fund-USA’s philanthropic investments, for a weekend of unparalleled conversations, enrichment, and

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

Drumming in Jewish Circles

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — In the book “Miriam’s Tambourine: Jewish Folktales from Around the World” (1988), edited by Prof. Howard Schwartz, Miriam’s drum had magical abilities. Taken from a 19th-century Eastern European folktale, Schwartz writes that the music from Miriam’s drum drove off serpents and kept Miriam herself in eternal life. Today’s drumming

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Lifestyles, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Azerbaijan’s US Ambassador on Relations With Israel: ‘This is How We Believe Friends Should and Must Act’

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The deep and multifaceted relationship between Israel and Muslim-majority Azerbaijan is far more than transactional in nature, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim emphasized in his remarks as one of the keynote speakers during the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5 in New York City. “It’s not

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International, Israel, USA

A Primer for Kids About Their ADHD

This is a third-person memoir written for children so they can understand the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that some of them and author Shankman share.  It starts off with a boy named Peter getting in trouble for the umpteenth time in his classroom for telling a joke instead of reciting an answer to a question. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education