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Looking beyond the favorite High Holiday traditions
6+ day, 11+ 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…...
San Diego Jewish World
1+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Ben Zion Orgad
3+ week, 1+ day ago (106+ words) Ben-Zion Orgad (August 21, 1926- April 28, 2006) was an Israeli composer. His family emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933, where he started violin lessons in 1936. [Wikipedia] His family emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933, where he started violin lessons in 1936 From 1942 until 1946, Orgad studied violin…...
Shanghai Jewish memories: 2 community members relate families’ stories
2+ week, 5+ 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…...
The homeless Star of David
1+ week, 6+ day ago (287+ words) By Oliver B. Pollak in Richmond, California She fought a courageous battle against lung cancer. There was no funeral or public viewing. Following cremation, her ashes were sent to Mary Goodman to be reunited with her beloved parents. Mary and Lynn…...
Chosen—For What? – San Diego Jewish World
2+ week, 1+ day ago (967+ words) Ki Tavo · Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Nothing makes modern Jews fidget quite like “God’s Chosen People.” Say it aloud and watch the synchronized wince. Someone reaches for “Well, technically…” which is how you…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Michael Feinstein
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (71+ words) San Diego Jewish World He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theater songs Feinstein is a five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Alan Jay Lerner
1+ week, 5+ day ago (140+ words) Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Jared Diamond
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (121+ words) sdjewishworld.com He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by Prospect…...
The night before Rosh Hashanah
1+ week, 4+ 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…...