By Teresa Konopka SAN DIEGO — Life is no walk in the park. Every one of us deals with some sort of misfortune sooner or later. From financial to professional to romantic to medical, people experience all sorts of sorrows. These can take the form of bankruptcy, layoff, being dumped, becoming gravely ill, losing a
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Jewish Religion, Opinion, Teresa_Konopka
OneTable is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX), marking a significant milestone in the organization’s journey to provide its Shabbat dinner hosts and guests with the best digital experience possible. In celebration of reaching a remarkable 100,000 Shabbat dinners hosted on the platform, OneTable collaborated with users
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Jewish Religion, USA
Just two days before his 95th birthday, Holocaust survivor Ben Midler will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday, June 25th, at a day game between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals. Involving the Jewish Federation of San Diego and a range of synagogues and Jewish institutions throughout the county, the day has been designated by the Padres as “Jewish Community Day at Petco Park.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So many times, on our way back to Jerusalem after spending a few days at the Dead Sea or in Eilat, we passed the sign directing travelers to the Good Samaritan Inn and Mosaic Museum. I often wanted to make the slight detour to visit the site but
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Travel and Food
(Press Release) Teens in Jewish youth philanthropy programs become active leaders grounded in Jewish values, ethics, and identity, and bring a new perspective on Jewish giving that strengthens connections across their communities. These findings and others are detailed in a new report, Cultivating the Next Generation of Giving, commissioned by Honeycomb and conducted by ORS
Israel (7) will play the games in its pool on the SDSU campus on Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. against Sweden (25); Friday, June 23, against the Philippines (10); Sunday, June 25, at 1 p.m. against Puerto Rico (8) and Monday, June 26, against the Czech Republic (26). Day-of-game tickets are available at the SDSU Sports Deck box office. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Travel and Food
Lopez is a leader in the LGBTQ community thanks to the intervention of a stranger 23 years ago whose kindness prevented them from committing suicide in despair over being the subject of so much hate. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — North Coast Repertory Theatre has resurrected Eleanor Roosevelt from the dead. In the West Coast premiere of Eleanor, actor Kandis Chappell is a one-woman tour de force. Director David Ellenstein has done an amazing job with this impressive show. From the 85-minute visit with the former First Lady,
Published by DPA The German parliamentary committee tasked with defence gave the approval on Wednesday for two key military projects to expand air defence in Germany. The defence committee members voted in favour of purchasing an Israeli long-range air defence system and a short-range German system. The Bundestag’s defence committee reached a broad cross-party agreement
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Israel
After taking a gap year, many students are left wondering, “What’s next?” For people in their early 20s, this can be a frightening question. But Masa Israel Journey fellows at the end of their gap year experiences find this question to not be as daunting. Simon Lagrange, a San Diego native, is finishing his gap
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Tuesday, President of Israel Isaac Herzog, Hebrew University President Prof. Asher Cohen, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, and Jose Mugrabi, a prominent art collector, laid the cornerstone for Einstein House, adjacent to the Hebrew University campus on Givat Ram in Jerusalem. The Einstein House will house exhibits of the legacy, work,
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Guess what an organization should do if a supervisor repeatedly humiliates and bullies a Jewish subordinate in the course of joking about Jews who were exterminated in Nazi death camps. Not in the Canadian army. Military judge Cmdr. Martin Pelletier chastised Sgt. K.E. Bluemke for abusive anti-Jewish comments he
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Bruce Ticker, Holocaust, International, Opinion
By (Proud Papa) Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This week’s parasha is a landmark in Torah’s teaching in contemporary psychology. And a beautiful landmark, B”H, in our family. This Shabbat our youngest grandson’s, Jacob and Max Mantell, will IY”H, become b’nei mitzvah. And it is also the auf ruf of our oldest grandson,
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
On the second floor of the Grandstand East building at the San Diego County Fair, where the entries in the photography contest are displayed, visitors will see in a prominent position “Partners,” a photo made by Leah Horstman that received the most votes from fair goers last year as their favorite photo of all. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA