1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (415+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Not melody, nor art of silver flute, A primal cry where human tongues are mute. Tekiah rings—a sudden, piercing dawn, The slumber from the weary spirit drawn. A solitary…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (234+ words) By Jené Verchick, Ph.D., in Los Angeles Every year at this season we talk about teshuvah, our return. We usually picture it as something between a person and God. We think about the ways we have missed the mark,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (82+ words) Poetry: Blast of shofar San Diego Jewish World Jeremy Friedman Editor’s Note: This year, the shofar will be blown on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept 13, and in the Yom Kippur closing (Neilah) service, on the evening…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (517+ words) By Cailin Acosta in San Diego As Rosh Hashanah approaches, a recent High Holiday “Torah and Tea” class taught by Rebbetzin Chaya Andrusier at Chabad of East County, encouraged participants to look beyond the familiar traditions of the holiday and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (290+ words) Gerry Burstain, 90, recently penned a private memoir intended for his progeny and for close friends. I am among the latter category of the memoir’s recipients. Although healthy enough to be planning another trip to his native Israel, Burstain has faced…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (555+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California As we get closer to the High Holidays, a time of reflection, renewal, devoted to prayer and forgiveness, I find myself thinking about what it means to really look at ourselves. We…...

1+ week, 5+ day 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+ week, 6+ day ago   (1278+ words) By Cailin Acosta in San Diego For Jewish refugees fleeing Europe during and after World War II, Shanghai became both a refuge and a place of uncertainty. But not every Jewish family experienced Shanghai in the same way. Tifereth Israel…...