And the question
the same one
running through every generation,
every body,
every breath:
What connects all humans? [Betzy Lynch]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Suddenly an unexpected gale force wind came along and lifted me from the sidewalk and hurled me 15 feet into the street, right into the path of oncoming traffic. I tried to stand up but my right leg collapsed, feeling like an empty airbag. My hip joint shattered from the fall and I was now stuck on the ground. [Amy Neustein]
A Special Mother’s Day of hope: A message gleaned from a very serious wind accident Read More »
Amy Neustein, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Steven Weinberg (May 3, 1933 – July 23, 2021) was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow “for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current”. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
“The foundation story of the Jewish people is the story of the Israelite refugees,” Rothbaum said. “We… honor the immigrant and love the immigrant and respect the immigrant… because we know what it was like to live under the shadow of Pharoah, under the shadow of suspicion and surveillance,” he said, leading attendees in a singing prayer. [Brooke Binkowski, Times of San Diego]
Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera join anti-ICE demonstration Read More »
Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Pinky Lee (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993) was an American actor of stage, screen, radio, and television. He is best known as a children’s TV personality of the 1950s. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Speakers Olga Worm, Dr. Shayna Kaufmann, and Andrea Schneider each shared their deeply personal experiences with cancer—how it impacted their lives, and how it ultimately strengthened them. [Cailin Acosta]
Three Jewish women describe their fights against cancer Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
“Every year, tens of thousands of San Diegans rely on JFS for services, support, and resources, and we help families and individuals find dignity, stability and hope. …” Dana Toppel, JFS CEO.
JFS gala raises $2m+; honors Jerri-Ann & Gary Jacobs, Tammy & Louis Vener Read More »
Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County
I once read a piece that hit me like a truck. It said: If you’re around 35, after subtracting sleep, work, commuting, scrolling, eating, bathroom breaks, doctor visits, and all the other necessary nonsense… you’ve only got about 500 days left of truly free, usable life in the next 35 years. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Parsha Emor: Stop counting days. Start making them count Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Ohr Shalom Synagogue presents its “Centennial Celebration and Gala” at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 3. The event includes a rededication ceremony, cocktails, a gala dinner, music, an auction, and a paddle raiser. [Cailin Acosta]
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The number of those “killed” in Gaza is totally unreliable because it is circulated by the Gaza Health Ministry, which is under the control of Hamas. (Steve Kramer)
Israel is the intended victim, not the perpetrator, of genocide Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA
There was a sense of solidarity within and between different groups, whether based on religion or ethnicity, and what interested most people was the success or failure of their favorite football team, the comings and goings of the Royal Family and the weather. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
England is not what it used to be when I grew up there Read More »
Antisemitism, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Jacobs’ story, guided in an on-stage interview by Karen Parry, the CEO of Hillel of San Diego, covered a wide range of topics but consistently returned to the idea that life changes when a person recognizes an opportunity and is willing to act on it. [Shor Masori]
Irwin Jacobs reflects at Hillel on innovation, family, and philanthropy Read More »
Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, Travel and Food, USA
Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. [Wikipedia]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
The young artist walked onto the stage at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, modest in demeanor, but with primal force his long steely fingers plunged into the complexities of Beethoven’s Sonata #32 in C minor, the last piano sonata Beethoven wrote. [Eileen Wingard]
Kantorow performed with remarkable versatility at the Conrad Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors