Cailin Acosta

Facing Another Probably Challenging New Year with Courage, Resilience, and Hope

By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. I began writing my columns in 1980. It was a weekly then, first for the San Diego Business Journal, followed by the San Diego Daily Transcript, then syndicated with Copley News for several years, then the La Jolla Light. At present, it is a bimonthly column with the La Jolla […]

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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz

Living With Equanimity

By Raphael Menko SAN DIEGO — For the past month, I’ve been trying to live more intentionally with the character trait called Menuchat HaNefesh — in English, equanimity. I am following a program called Midda a Month put on by the Mussar Institute, which gives readings and meditations to help channel a specific Midda (character

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles

Israel Aims to Test BriLife Vaccine Candidate as Booster Dose

By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. The American company signed an agreement with the Defense Ministry in July to help fast-track the vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. NRx, which is traded on Nasdaq,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Mayor Todd Gloria Lays Out Path Forward on San Diego’s Biggest Challenges

SAN DIEGO – In his second State of the City address as the 37th Mayor of San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria on Wednesday spoke decisively and unflinchingly about some of the most pressing problems facing the City of San Diego – specifically, the City’s homelessness and housing crises, the decades-in-the-making infrastructure backlog and public safety amid rising crime.  He was frank

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San Diego County

The Corona Effect

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When it all started, just about two years ago, everyone thought that the nasty bug known as Corona, or COVID-19, would soon come to an end. When it didn’t, precautionary measures were put into effect, with lockdowns, quarantine and the wearing of masks. People had to keep a

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Lifestyles, Opinion

ADI’s First Annual ‘Race for Inclusion’ Raises $14K for Israelis with Disabilities

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Wednesday morning, December 29, following a week of gloomy weather, the Negev clouds gave way to abundant sunshine and an atmosphere of heightened hope and humanity, as ADI, Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care for individuals with severe disabilities, hosted its First Annual “Race for Inclusion.” The

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Middle East, USA

EEOC Commissioner Calls Allegations of Antisemitism at Stanford ‘Deeply Troubling’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — During a panel on rising antisemitism and ways to address it in the workplace, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas, for the very first time, commented on the Brandeis Center’s complaint of antisemitism at Stanford University, calling the allegations, “deeply troubling.” Lucas specifically highlighted serious concerns about the

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USA

Haftorah for January 15, 2022

Haftorah reading for B’Shallah (Exodus 3:17-17:16) is Judges 4:4-5:31. By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — These passages tell a triumphant story of Deborah, first in prose, then by a poetic version. The setting is mid-12th Century BCE, during the alleged “conquest” of the land, which became northern Israel. The northern tribes were involved

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Irv Jacobs, MD

How the Israeli Economy Can Remain Strong Amid Omicron Uncertainty

By Stuart Hershkowitz (JNS) Prior to the intensification of the Omicron variant, the Israeli economy had received multiple forecasts for strong growth in 2022. The Jewish state’s own finance ministry projected 4.7 percent growth for the economy this year (following 7.1 percent growth in 2021), while the OECD predicted 4.9 percent growth in Israel’s GDP for 2022 and 4

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Middle East, Opinion

Iran Nuclear Talks Moving ‘Too Slowly,’ French Foreign Minister Says

(JNS) Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. “They are slow, too slow and that creates a gap that jeopardizes the chance of finding a solution that respects the interests of all sides,”

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International, Middle East, USA

US Neo-Nazi Leader Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday for threatening journalists and activists campaigning against anti-Semitism, the US Justice Department said. Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted in the western US state of Washington of mailing threatening communications,

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Middle East