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Balanced judgment and other goals before Shavuot
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (476+ words) By Betzy Lynch in La Jolla, California As we continue our journey from Passover to Shavuot through the counting of the Omer, Saturday night we arrive at Day 10, which invites us to explore Gevurah within Tiferet (balanced judgment). Gevurah represents…...
Suggestion for preserving Holocaust memory
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (528+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg in Edison, New Jersey I cannot sleep. One thought passes throughout the night. I, a second generation survivor, am only a few years younger than the youngest Holocaust survivors. Who will be the voices of…...
Former Congressman Eliot Engel dies at 79
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (356+ words) San Diego Jewish World Eliot Engel WASHINGTON, D. C (Press Release) " Brian Romick, President & CEO of Democratic Majority for Israel, released the following statement concerning Friday's death of former Rep Eliot Engel (D-New York.) "We are deeply saddened by the passing…...
Aaron's silence, Job's protests'both are honest and holy
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (786+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California "This is what the Lord meant when He said: "Through those near to me I will be sanctified; in the sight of all the people I will obtain glory." And…...
Distrust for Netanyahu-led government sours some Israelis" outlook
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (654+ words) San Diego Jewish World By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevaseret Zion, Israel Dorothea Shefer-Vanson What are we supposed to think? There's a temporary ceasefire, the terms of which are still under discussion And anyway, it's only set to last for two…...
The importance of San Diego's Holocaust commemoration this Sunday
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (422+ words) By Heidi Gantwerk in San Diego A few weeks ago, I was speaking to a high school student in San Diego. They shared that a friend had recently texted asking whether 6 million Jews really died in the Holocaust, adding something…...
Jewish Democrats crown successful opposition to anti-Israel resolutions with a bagel brunch
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (460+ words) The Chair reasonably suggested referring the first two resolutions to the DNC's Working Group on the Middle East, an entity established by Chair Martin in August to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Committee voted in both cases to refer them…...
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2+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) Lawrence Family JCC to play 13 curated songs about the impact of Israel's early wars'San Diego Jewish World...
Finding beauty in nature at the Cardiff Library
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (298+ words) By Cailin Acosta in La Mesa, California While camping at San Elijo State Beach in the surf neighborhood of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, I stopped by the local San Diego County library branch with my family to check out new books and upcoming…...
Democratic National Committee rejects anti-Israel resolutions
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (175+ words) ". .. These measures would be a gift to Republicans, would further fracture our party, and do nothing to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace. .. ." "We're pleased that the DNC Rules Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions These measures…...