1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (351+ words) By Liz Nederlander Coden and Hannah Cohen in La Jolla, California As we prepare to welcome Rosh Hashanah and the year 5787, we find ourselves doing what this season invites us to do: looking back with gratitude and looking ahead with…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (386+ words) During the ceremony, representatives from the two organizations presented the first responders and members of the United States Navy with a certificate featuring Jewish National Fund-USA and KKL-JNF’s 9/11 Living Memorial in Jerusalem — the only memorial of its kind outside the…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (144+ words) San Diego Jewish World BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL (Press Release) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announced Tuesday that Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) has appointed nationally recognized Jewish philanthropic executive Melissa B. Greenberg as its new Chief Executive Officer. “BGU is strategically…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (192+ words) “BGU is strategically positioned to help Israel make a difference on the global stage through the very values on which the state was founded,” Greenberg said. “The University embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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+ week, 3+ day 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+ week, 6+ day ago   (315+ words) San Diego Jewish World Rebecca Bauer-Kahan SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – The California Legislature on Monday gave final approval to Assembly Bill 2664, the Safe Worship Zone Act, which creates a 100-foot zone around house of worship entrances where no one…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (285+ words) The first, Thursday afternoon, September 3, at 2 p.m. will showcase the music of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, the Jewish-born grandchildren of Moses Mendelssohn, one of the greatest Jewish theologians and philosophers of his time. (Eileen Wingard) The first, Thursday afternoon, September 3, at…...