House of Israel in Balboa Park Closes for Safety Reasons

The House of Israel in Balboa Park, hit with vandalism in the last three days, will close until further notice, according to Ruth Mastron, its president.  Located among the international cottages near the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, the House of Israel offers exhibits about Israel and is well-known for serving bourekas to visitors. [SDJW staff report]

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

Jewish Federation CEO: My Trip to Washington in Support of Israel

By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — On Tuesday, I, along with Federation Board Chair David Bark, flew to Washington D.C. to gather with more than 200 Federation and partner agency leaders, philanthropists, and many national officials — all in support of Israel. We heard extraordinarily strong words of support from Congressional leadership from both sides

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, USA

‘We Have Been Here Before,’ StandWithUs Reminds San Diego Amid War in Israel

By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, StandWithUs co-founder and CEO Roz Rothstein grew up deeply immersed in the shadow of the Shoah. That is what made the unprecedented Hamas assault on Israel all too familiar, Rothstein said at the StandWithUs Southwest “Leaders of Tomorrow” gala on Sunday at the Marriott

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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County

JFS ‘Healthy at Home’ Meal Delivery Service Combines Wholesome Meals and Wellness Visits

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diegans can now order a week’s worth of healthy meals with a side of enriching conversation, both crucial for San Diego’s rapidly growing older adult population. Healthy at Home, a new local meal delivery service powered by Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS), offers fully prepared frozen meals

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San Diego County

Alicia Keys Under Fire for ‘Sick Ode to Hamas Terror Attacks’

Published by Radar Online (CA) Alicia Keys came under fire this week after she allegedly published a “sick ode to the Hamas terrorist attacks” in a now-deleted Instagram post, RadarOnline.com can report. In a surprising development to come after the Palestinian militant group launched an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip last

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Israel

Parashat Noach: Being a Mensch in a World Flooded With Strife

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Look at the world Noach lived in. Greed, oppression, corruption, sexual excess, and worse. Wait. What’s changed? Look at our world. How do we cope without an ark to escape into? Floods, figuratively at least, surround us. Our response, our Jewish response, is to continue to be resilient,

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Jewish Communal Members Seek to Rally Support for Israel, against Hamas

Jewish community members are asking various institutions and organizations to indicate their support for Israel and opposition to Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas terrorists who murdered over 1,000 civilians and also took approximately 150 hostages. [SDJW Staff report]

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

Music of Shabbat to Soothe the Troubled Heart

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — If music can soothe the troubled heart, the music of Shabbat may be particularly effective with its prayer chants for peace, for healing, and for the departed. The next Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library program will feature the Music of Shabbat and will

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Gaza: The Hellhole

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — More than a week has gone by since the infamous sneak attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza on October 7. I have reported that Michal and I are doing ok, with no missiles striking Kfar Saba and only a few short periods in our in-house shelter. Well, we

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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Seinfeld

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