By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Jews worldwide celebrated Passover this weekend. Many held family seders, some joined with friends, and others participated in larger events with their synagogues or other Jewish organizations. Some Jews are celebrating the holiday in more luxurious ways, such as at Magical Passover in Orlando, the Luxury Pesach […]
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Preface: Russian Jews revere me, but I worry that their traditional Seder might evoke analogies between the unjustly vilified Pharaoh and my benign leadership. To avert this, I have supplied them with a Haggadah from his perspective to guide their Seders. Seder means order, and they are ordered to
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is in the news for his recent comments that he witnessed leaders in his party using cocaine, and that he had been invited to orgies by older prominent Republicans. Cawthorn has been a major supporter of President Donald Trump and Trump’s
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Vladimir Putin miscalculated when he expected Russia to rapidly defeat and occupy Ukraine. His mistake stems from the misinformation he received from advisors and intelligence agencies who feared disputing his decisions. My mole in the Kremlin, a waiter named Pinkus Pinsky, has sent me copies of the briefing materials
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Mike King, a Jewish pediatric dentist, has transported “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” from the North Pole to the Middle East. In the process, he changed him into Enamel the Camel and made his teeth, rather than his nose, shine brightly enough to help his fellow camels find their way through a blinding sandstorm. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Will Smith remains in the headlines following his smack of comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. Smith announced that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences as he awaits the Academy’s review of his actions and possible disciplinary measures. Smith was the
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Academy Awards ceremony took place this past weekend. Among the Jewish nominees were actor Andrew Garfield, film editors Myron Kerstein & Andrew Weisblum, documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt, director Stephen Spielberg, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who was nominated for her adapted screenplay, The Lost Daughter. Garfield played Jonathan Larson, the Jewish
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — McDonald’s has closed its restaurants in Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine. Considering the high levels of cholesterol and salt in its products, it could have harmed Russia more by providing meals for Russian soldiers who would eventually keel over from heart attacks when they get scared in
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“Truth,” said Mark Twain, “is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be possible and truth doesn’t.” Indeed, no story from the San Diego Jewish World’s 2022 Purim Spoof section can possibly top the strange reality of November 30, 2021. That’s precisely why, in honor of Purim, we’re re-sharing the epic story of that night
By Jacob “Matzah Man” Kamaras With global wheat prices soaring, a Passover staple that’s already strikingly overpriced in more normal times is suddenly beyond reach for the budgets of Jewish consumers around the world. The price of matzah, typically anywhere from $20 to $60 for a single pound, has soared to an international average of
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By Jacob “#DontFlyFrontier” Kamaras El Al Israel Airlines has announced a trilateral merger that countless travelers in the U.S. and Israel are describing as a “transaction from hell,” joining forces with the low-budget American carriers Frontier and Spirit. Surrendering to the harsh financial realities in the airline industry on both sides of the Atlantic —
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By Ken “Megillah Writer” Stone San Diego Jewish World (SDJW) owner Jacob Kamaras today announced his sale of the website to the San Diego Union-Tribune for $2, doubling his initial investment in the media property. The Union-Tribune said in a statement, “Why not? What can we lose? If Jews constitute approximately 2% of the U.S.
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By Lizzie “Challah Billz Correspondent” Rubin Supply chain issues have affected products we rely on daily: furniture, cars, cream cheese. Now, hamantaschen have become the newest victim. Many beloved flavors of hamantaschen, including raspberry, apricot, and cherry, are slashed and not expected to make an appearance on grocery shelves this Purim. The only flavor that
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By Jacob “Jewish Leprechaun” Kamaras With the Purim and St. Patrick’s Day holidays overlapping this year, bars in San Diego’s lively downtown Gaslamp Quarter experienced a notable uptick in business on Thursday. The Purim-St. Patrick’s Day convergence marked arguably the most significant holiday mashup since “Thanksgivukkah.” (On November 28, 2013, for the first time in
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