As a baseball fan, I often think about this magnificent game in theological and ethical terms. One day, I thought: What should God do when Yankees fans pray to God for victory in the World Series and Dodgers fans do the same for their team? [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Does God Really Care About Baseball? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Rabbi Yanklowitz spoke with San Diego Jewish World about the roles compassion and civility can play in people’s personal interactions, in the run-up toward America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, and in the ongoing war between Israel and Iran and Iranian proxies. [Donald H. Harrison]
Compassion and Civility Keys to Improving the World, Says Activist Rabbi Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
De Vries has every reason to express dismay about a man who admires Hitler, a man who wishes his generals were more like Hitler’s generals. For it is one of those generals, totally loyal to the Führer and blindly following his orders, who was directly responsible for the deportation of 110,000 Dutch Jews — 75 percent of the entire Dutch Jewish population at the time — to Nazi concentration camps. Only approximately 5,000 returned home alive after the war. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
What Hitler’s General in the Netherlands Was Really Like Read More »
Antisemitism, Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, News Media, The Moderate Voice, USA
If the Jewish version of BDS takes flight, then fans of Vice President Kamala Harris must shun Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd forever. Not to mention the McDonald’s in Feasterville, Bucks County, where former President Donald J. Trump dropped in for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, in Philly’s Queen Village, Trumpsters must now evade the Famous 4th Street Deli. [Bruce S. Tickere]
Some Jews in Philadelphia are Boycotting Certain Restaurants over Politics Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
I am disgusted by the rhetoric at the Trump rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday and alarmed that such major news organizations as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have decided to make no endorsements in the presidential race. I was mulling endorsements before, but now I feel the time is imperative to take a stand, even though I know that whichever way I decide, I’ll disappoint some of our readers. [Donald H. Harrison]
Editorial: Kamala Harris for President and a Democratic Slate for Congress Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has revealed that the Oriental hornet is the only animal in nature capable of consuming alcohol chronically and in high concentrations with almost no negative effects on their health or lifespan. [Press Release]
Here’s an Animal that Can Really Hold Its Liquor Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
Upon his signing with the Giants, the Sporting News ran a headline saying Giants scout “Dick Kinsella Finds That $100,000 Jew,” and some referred to Solomon as “the Jewish Babe Ruth.” What other nickname was also given to Mose Solomon? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jews in Baseball Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
As the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees is upon us, I was surprised to learn that no active players on either team are Jewish. [Cailin Acosta]
Baseball’s World Series and Our Fellow Jews Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
Virtually every Jew—regardless of age—has heard of Elijah, whose presence inspired the “Cup of Elijah” ritual seen at every Passover celebration. Elijah’s name is also evoked in the Havdalah ceremony in a special prayer expressing our hope that Elijah will be the precursor of the Messianic Era. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Some Theorize Elijah Was Pinchas Reincarnated Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Marcuse was born into an assimilated Jewish family. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, he emigrated to Switzerland and then to the United States. From 1940-50 he worked for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department. Since 1950, Marcuse devoted himself fully to academic teaching as a professor at Columbia, Harvard, Brandeis, and the University of California-San Diego. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Herbert Marcuse, Anti-Western Revolutionary Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
How were Jews supposed to celebrate Simhat Torah (simcha means joyous) on the anniversary of the massacre? At our synagogue, ordinarily we would go outside and take turns dancing with the Torah scrolls. This year, in a more sedate manner, we stayed inside and made do with circling around the sanctuary. This was done to denote the subdued atmosphere and for safety reasons, because of the daily rocket attacks, mostly from Lebanon, which attack many areas of Israel. [Steve Kramer]
Diverse days in Israel Read More »
International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, Travel and FoodComparing Trump—or any modern figure—to Hitler ignores the unique atrocities committed by Hitler, who orchestrated the genocide of six million Jews and millions of other marginalized people. The Nazi regime’s campaign of systematic extermination is unprecedented and incomparable to any contemporary American political situation. Equating Trump’s actions with Hitler’s dilutes the severity of the Holocaust and risks turning its horrors into mere political rhetoric, disrespecting the memory of those who suffered under the Nazis. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Comparing Trump to Hitler is Immoral, Misleading, and Potentially Dangerous Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Numerous international cottages of Balboa Park’s House of Pacific Relations were shuttered Saturday, Oct. 26, as police and the FBI investigated a suspicious package that had been hoisted on the flagpole of the House of Israel. [Donald H. Harrison and Miriam Gershenson]
Suspicious Device, Not a Bomb, Forces Evacuation of International Cottages Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Miriam Gershenson, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
The inaugural cohort of San Diego’s Jewish Community Emergency Response Team (JCERT) is now prepared to respond in the aftermath of local antisemitic incidents to help strengthen individual recovery and community resilience. [Press Release]
JFS Trains First Cohort of Compassionate Responders Antisemitism Victims Read More »
Antisemitism, Press Release, San Diego County, USA