16+ min ago   (285+ words) By Jeff Schindler in San Diego Ninety years ago, a San Diego judge named Jacob Weinberger gathered a scattered, divided Jewish community and asked them to do something radical: to become responsible for one another. We arrive in a position…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (254+ words) Possible collaborative research areas include, but are not limited to, developing resilient buildings capable of withstanding earthquakes, blasts, and fire; enhanced glass and windows for shattering reduction; and smart sensors for detecting toxic and solubilized volatiles, including pesticides, persistent chemicals,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (864+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, PhD, in El Cajon, California There is a fascinating connection between ancient Jewish wisdom and one of the most influential approaches to emotional health in modern psychology: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, or REBT, developed by psychologist Albert…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago   (189+ words) By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Domeyrot, France Spending time away from home gives one a chance to take a longer view of our everyday life, and no view could be longer, or further away from our routine in Israel, than spending…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (567+ words) Kindness Initiative shared the following message as a short reflection. We dip apples into honey and wish one another a Shanah Tovah U’Metukah – a good and sweet New Year. But the upcoming Rosh Hashanah also gives us an opportunity to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (118+ words) Israel Gelfand (September 2, 1913 – October 5, 2009) was a prominent Soviet and American mathematician, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, biologist, teacher and organizer of mathematical education. He made significant contributions to many branches of mathematics, including group theory, representation theory…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (365+ words) SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — The California Legislature just passed Senate Bill 1387 (Stern), which recognizes Jewish identity as an ethnicity in California law and data. It is the sixth and final Jewish California-sponsored bill to clear the Legislature this session. Now…...

2+ day, 23+ min ago   (268+ words) In 1947 and 1948, in advance of Israel declaring its independence, Israel found itself at a disadvantage militarily and demographically to its Arab neighbors. With only about 600,000 Jews residing in Mandatory Palestine, living under British rule since the early 1920s, the Jews were…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (376+ words) By Joshua Kail, ‘America’s Rebbitzman’ in Los Angeles Twas the night before the night before Rosh Hashanah and all through the land, the rabbis were schvitzing, were their services all planned? Were the sermons long enough to make people know…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (81+ words) San Diego Jewish World Alan Dershowitz (September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor…...