Melanie Rubin is director of senior services at the Lawrence Family JCC. She also supervises the Astor Judaica Library. One of her hobbies is finding Jewish-interest license plates.
In the video below, Melanie is interviewed about her job working with seniors at the Lawrence Family JCC.
Melanie Rubin in our license plate maven, always on the lookout for vanity plates of Jewish interest, like this one saying LCHAIMM, with an extra ‘m’ perhaps to savor the wonderful taste of life.
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Melanie Rubin, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven Melanie Rubin not only collects Jewish-interest license plates for us; she even has her friends and acquaintances do so. This one, mentioning the name of Elihu, whose biblical namesake appears in the Book of Job, was spotted by a friend of hers who is too modest to take
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
When Enlisted Man Stuart Canin boarded a European-bound U.S. Army transport ship near the end of World War II, he carried with him his barracks bag, rifle, and a violin. Challenged by an officer about what he thought he’d need a violin for, Canin, then a teenager, replied “You Never Know.” He was so right. [Donald H. Harrison, “Our Shtetl San Diego County.”
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Melanie Rubin, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, has done it again. She found this license plate, by which the driver complains about running behind. We sympathize with the driver, whoever he or she may be, but urge him/ her not to speed. It’s just not worth the risk of an accident or a ticket!
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
When the Lawrence Family JCC needed to close because of the Coronavirus and all programs were cancelled, it seemed obvious that the Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program, scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. would not take place. However, Melanie Rubin, the JCC’s innovative Director of Senior Activities and the Astor Judaica Library, and her assistant, Sarah Mattis, suggested that we could have the program after all, by doing it on the internet through Zoom. [Eileen Wingard]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Melanie Rubin, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this one. Kepele is a Yiddish expression for a little head, so we figure this license plate belongs to a pediatric psychiatrist. Clearly, it also belongs to a person who loves animals.
Jewish-interest license plate: KPL DOC Read More »
Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, knows that “Mora” in Hebrew means teacher. But what about RS? Could it mean “Religious School?” Should we interpret the message on the plate as meaning Religious School Teacher? You decide.
Jewish-interest license plate: RSMORA Read More »
Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, has found another maven — one who knows all about malls. We’re not sure if that is someone who builds them, or expert at shopping in them, but whichever it may be, clearly the owner of this car knows his or her way around them.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
License plate maven Melanie Rubin has done it again. Here is an abbreviation for the Hebrew phrase “Ahavat olam” — love of the world. And, doesn’t the world need love, especially now?
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this license plate which is reminiscent of the shema prayer: Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One! Call it another example of car-happy California religion!
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Jewish Religion, Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — A friend of license plate maven Melanie Rubin found this specimen, obviously a variant on L’Chaim. We can speculate that the 4 in the middle of the word may mean “for” rather than “four,” suggesting that the owner supports all life forms. Another reading might be that there are four people (perhaps
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Melanie Rubin, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire
A friend of our license-plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this plate, and snapped a picture. The friend was impressed by Melanie’s teachings inspired by Mt. Sinai.
1) Thou shalt scan every personalized license plate for words of Jewish interest.
2) Thou shalt note if the plate has a biblical reference.
(and more)
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Donald H. Harrison, Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven Melanie Rubin noticed this license plate, which prompts us to speculate about where Queen Esther lived before she married King Ahashuerus. Did she live in central Shushan, west Shushan, or maybe as this license plate might be suggesting, East Shushan.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire