According to Rabbi Ethan Tucker of Yeshivat Hadar, cornbread can qualify if at least one-eighth of its ingredients come from one of the five traditional grains: wheat, barley, spelt, oats, or rye. (Cailin Acosta)
Challah is not the only bread acceptable at the Shabbat table Read More »
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When Isaac looked at Jacob—a mild-mannered scholar who stayed indoors meditating on the wonders of God—he saw a carbon copy of himself. Isaac worried that a quiet thinker lacked the bold, swashbuckling energy needed to carry Abraham’s movement into the wider world. Esau, Isaac figured, had the charisma; with a little spiritual coaching, the hunter could become a crusader. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)
Parsha Toledot: The Torah’s subtle advice for parenting Read More »
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Week after week around that Yemenite Jewish family’s Shabbat table, everything he had been taught began to collapse. In the glow of Shabbat candles, over shared blessings, braided challah, and unhurried conversation, he discovered that the “enemies” he had been taught to fear were human beings offering sincere hospitality. (Barrett Holman Leak)
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The first thing a reader notices is how much the author’s concept of Hanukkah resembles Christmas. It’s as if hanukkiahs, dreidels, and Jewish stars hare replaced Santa Clauses, creches, and peppermint sticks as symbols of the winter holidays. (Donald H. Harrison)
Classic Hanukkah song imaginatively illustrated verse by verse Read More »
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Eva Zeisel (November 13, 1906 – December 30, 2011) was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer known for her ceramics, primarily from the period after she immigrated to the United States. Her forms are often abstractions of the natural world and human relationships. [Wikipedia]
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Toldot offers us something more than psychological insight. It provides a moral and spiritual framework for understanding our obligation to grow. In the language of Mussar, the Jewish discipline of character refinement, we are not simply here to accept who we are. We are here to work on who we can become. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.}
Parsha Toldot: The lifelong work of becoming a better person Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsAl Michaels (November 12, 1944) is an American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football. Having worked on network sports television since 1971, Michaels is best known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games, including ABC Monday Night Football from 1986 to 2005, NBC Sunday Night Football from 2006 to 2021, and eleven Super Bowls. [Wikipedia]
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(The evening features) the poetry of the Yiddish writer, Malka Heifetz Tussman (1893-1987), and the lyrics of the Israeli song writer, Haim Hefer (1925-2012). [Eileen Wingard]
Parry counted more than 100 community members at The AI Advantage: How to Get Hired & Get Ahead, held at the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center. Burekas Box catered the evening with tasty kosher food from what founder Rabbi Shalva Michaels described as California’s first fully electric food truck. (Shor M. Masori)
The AI debate reaches a Hillel career night Read More »
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As the 88th anniversary for Kristallnacht approached, a bicycle group that could be called the Weird Angels traversed center city streets in Philadelphia with the express purpose of driving six Jewish-owned restaurants into the local rivers. (Bruce S. Ticker)
Biking Israel protesters frustrated by large pro-Israel crowds in Philadelphia Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodBarbara Boxer (November 11, 1940) is a retired American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for California’s 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993. [Wikipedia]
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George Lucas, the wealthiest film celebrity in the world whose assets are reported about $5.1 billion, and his wife Mellody Hobson began to think about creating a museum at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. (Oliver Pollak)
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens Read More »
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Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of each Hebrew month, has long been considered a special observance for Jewish women. According to tradition, women were rewarded with this holiday for refusing to contribute their jewelry to the creation of the Golden Calf. (Cailin Acosta)
In tradition, Rosh Chodesh goes back to the era of the Golden Calf Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USANeil Gaiman (November 10, 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). [Wikipedia]
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