2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (421+ words) By Alex Gordon in Haifa, Israel On November 10, 2018, the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany, journalist of The Times of Israel Matt Lebovic discussed the attitudes of American Jews toward the events of Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938: "When American Jews learned…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (146+ words) Pauly Shore (February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his performances in 1990s comedy films. Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an'MTV VJ'in 1989. [Wikipedia] He is best known for his…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (279+ words) By Donald H. Harrison in San Diego INTERNATIONAL The remains of Ran Gvili have been recovered by the Israeli military and identified by Israel's National Institute of Forensic Medicine." The 24-year-old member of Israel's Police Special Forces was killed in the…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (665+ words) By Barrett Holman Leak in San Diego In the Torah portion just read on Saturday, Jan. 24, we encountered the plague of darkness. "No man saw his brother, and no one rose from his place for three days " (Exodus 10:23) Ibn Ezra…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (739+ words) This week, the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center proudly launches the 36th Annual San Diego International Jewish Film Festival....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) By Cailin Acosta in La Mesa, California This past weekend, I was a part of Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood's Havdalah service. I was given the honor to return the Torah to the Aron Kodesh (Holy Ark), which is close to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (410+ words) Conservative-minded Jews are well aware of how Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have intensified sharply negative rhetoric toward Israel and Jews in 20252026. Multiple credible sources (e.g., Jewish People Policy Institute study using AI analysis of thousands of videos, reports from Times…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (595+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California" Parsha Bo is often remembered for its drama including the final plagues, the rising tension, the night that reshaped Jewish history. Yet beneath the spectacle, the Torah is asking a quieter, deeply…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (419+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California A Rebbe once read to his students the verse from Exodus 10:23: "They did not see one another, nor did any rise from his place for three days; but all the…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (437+ words) By Rabbi Jason Nevarez SAN DIEGO " As we enter Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend " a sacred moment in our civic calendar dedicated to justice, courage, and moral imagination " we do so carrying deep sadness, disappointment, and anger. We have…...