NEW YORK (Press release) — On any given day, Rabbi Zvi Nussbaum, the rabbinic coordinator responsible for managing OU Kosher’s year-round consumer hotline, fields about 150 kashrus-related phone calls. With less than a month until Pesach — OU Kosher’s busiest season — that number will double in the coming weeks, as Yom Tov-based shaylos stream […]
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Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, USA
Following are statements and analyses submitted to San Diego Jewish World by recognizable Jewish individuals and institutions about the Middle East war. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The agreement, reached on February 27, resolves claims brought by Students Against Antisemitism, Inc., SCLJ, and a majority of the student plaintiffs. [Press Release]
Jewish students, Columbia University, settle lawsuit Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Under the direction of Mario Jativa, the orchestra performed Reverie by John Corigliano, an American contemporary classical and Jewish composer. [Cailin Acosta]
Grossmont Union School District showcases its music programs Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Robert Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. [Wikipedia]
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Recently, I discovered that my name appeared among more than 885,279 selected entries in Grokipedia, Elon Musk’s AI generated encyclopedia competing with Wikipedia. The message came from a machine-scale archive. The number struck me. [Jacqueline Semha Gmach]
Thought on the preservation of memory Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The Arts
Today much of the hostility Jews, especially Jewish students on campuses, encounter is expressed through the language of anti-Zionism. Students are frequently targeted not simply as Jews but as “Zionists,” and the protests and slogans surrounding Israel have become one of the primary ways hostility toward Jewish identity now appears on campuses and in public life. A student may not be called a “dirty Jew,” but a “dirty Zionist.” The rhetoric has changed. The hostility has not. [Karen Klein]
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California, Israel, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAFollowing are statements and analyses submitted to San Diego Jewish World by recognizable Jewish individuals and institutions about the Middle East war. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish community and the Mideast war: March 5, 2026 Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Israeli airstrikes overnight in Tehran targeted Iranian missile storage facilities and launch sites, including at least one underground site used to store ballistic missiles. … (Jewish Federation of North America]
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International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Press Release, USA
Though she had a remarkable artistic eye, living in the early 1900s brought significant challenges for women trying to succeed in a male-dominated art world, where gender inequality and oppression were common. [Cailin Acosta]
Centenarian Jewish painter an inspiration for girls aspiring to careers in art Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cailin Acosta, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The first Karaites began in Babylon. The founder was Anan ben David (740-795 CE). He and his followers rejected the authority of the rabbis and the Talmud. They claimed that the only source of religious law is the Bible’s literal wording. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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I knew a little Shmendrik
He thought he was so bright,
Despite the vicious hatred, he thought it was all right … [J. Barry Gurdin]
Dedicated to all the political ‘schmendriks’ Read More »
California, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
For more than 50 years, I’ve sat with thousands of men and women who describe themselves with a kind of quiet shame:
–“I’m too stubborn.”
–“I dig in.”
–“I don’t let things go.
–“I’ve always been this way.” — [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.}
Parsha Ki Sisa: The spiritual power of being stiff-necked Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Lynn Margulis (March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011) was an American evolutionary biologist, who was the primary modern proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution. In particular, Margulis transformed and fundamentally framed biologists’ understanding of the evolution of the Eukaryotes, organisms with nuclei in their cells. [Wikipedia]
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