OpEd: Elon Musk is a Friend of the Jews and Not a Nazi
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New Year’s Resolutions Are Kept for an Average of Two Weeks
Jan 3, 2025 · LA MESA, California – I read somewhere that people stick to their New Year’s Resolutions for only two weeks. Two weeks after New Years Day, people give up.
The Deeper Meaning of Chanukah and its Symbols
Dec 26, 2024 · The miracle of the oil is a foundation for why candle lighting, an act of pirsuma d’nisa (publicizing the miracle), is one of the two major commandments of Chanukah, with reciting Hallel as the ...
Rabbi Ilene Schneider Writes Murder Mystery Novels
Dec 31, 2024 · By Donald H. Harrison. Donald H. Harrison Rabbi Ilene Schneider (SDJW photo). AT SEA, Aboard Azamara Onward – Preferring to work at her laptop in places where people provide the background noise ...
Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 18, 2025 · LA MESA, California – This weekend we honor the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wasn’t around when he was and as far as I can remember, it was always a school holiday.
‘Appropriate’ at Old Globe is Unsettlingly Thought-Provoking
5 days ago · The Old Globe Theater usually gets really talented professional equity actors for its shows. Tony award winner 'Appropriate' is no different. The all-star cast deliver a compelling performance ...
Satire: The Name Game - San Diego Jewish World
5 days ago · By Laurie Baron. Laurie Baron. SAN DIEGO — It has been one week since Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. There are rumors that he wanted to rename it the Golf of ...
A Satiric Review of 2024 - San Diego Jewish World
Jan 3, 2025 · By Laurie Baron. Laurie Baron. January. SAN DIEGO — San Diego University President’s ecumenical statement expressing sympathy for the loss of life on 10/7 and the ensuing war in Gaza was ...
Parsha Vayigash: Joseph Found Divine Meaning in Adversity
Jan 2, 2025 · By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. Dr. Michael Mantell. EL CAJON, California — This week, as we read וַיִּגַּשׁ (Vayigash), we encounter what many consider to be one of the most emotionally ...
Trans Experience, ‘Mr. Right,’ and A House on Jabotinsky Street
Jan 28, 2025 · With three outstanding featured poets and a large number of poets reading for open mic, last Tuesday evening's Jewish Poets --Jewish Voices program was a memorable event. [Eileen Wingard]