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OpEd: Local San Diego County Elections Saw Jewish Allies Prevail

The recent election season has been both challenging and polarizing across the country. However, here in San Diego, there were many encouraging results that offer hope and strength to the Jewish community and its allies. With candidates supported by “San Diegans Against Hate” achieving significant victories, our community can look toward a future fortified by leaders who stand unequivocally for inclusion and against discrimination. [Jared Sclar]

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International Shabbat Prompted Jewish Mingling Among Four Cultures

On a memorable evening at the JCC this past Friday, community members gathered to celebrate Shabbat in a unique and vibrant way, honoring four distinct Jewish cultures: South African, Mexican, Israeli, and American. Organized by SAJAC, KEN, IAC, and the JCC, the event brought together about 150 people—adults and children alike—for a potluck-style gathering full of music, fun, and fellowship. [Miriam Gershenson]

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The Jewish Citizen: Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Accuses RFK Jr. of Fatally Spreading Vaccine Misinformation in Samoa in 2019

Hawaii’s Democratic Gov. Josh Green, a physician formerly affiliated with the National Health Service Corps, says if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, he will scare people from being vaccinated and many people, as a result, will die. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Naomi Chazan

Courtesy of Wikipedia Naomi Chazan (November 18, 1946) is an Israeli academic, activist, and politician. As a legislator, Chazan championed the causes of human rights, women’s rights, and consumer protection. Chazan is a past president of the New Israel Fund. Today, Chazam heads the School of Government and Society at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and sits on

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Vegans May Celebrate Thanksgiving with Tofurkey Dinner

I read that November is the “Month of Veganism.” A movement that started a few years ago was “Meat-less Mondays.”  I think I decided to be vegetarian when I was about six or seven years old. My mom was not a good cook. Eating dry/burnt chicken and steaks that tasted like charcoal fueled my decision. [Cailin Acosta]

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S.D. Jewish Community Supports Shattered Israeli Sister City While Developing Holocaust Education Program Locally

Approximately 550 members and friends of the Jewish community on Saturday evening, Nov. 16, attended a dinner sponsored by the Jewish Federation of San Diego that was dedicated to helping people in southern Israel to rebuild after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre and to providing Holocaust education here in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]

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The Jewish Citizen: Wasserman Schultz Denounces Gabbard as a ‘Russian Asset’

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) says her former Democratic colleague, now turned Republican, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, is unfit to serve as President-elect Trump’s National Director of Intelligence because she “is likely a Russian asset.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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88 Members of Congress Seek Sanctions Against Smotrich, Ben-Gvir

U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs of San Diego and eight other Jewish members of Congress are among 88 Democratic and Independent lawmakers who have signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to sanction two top officials in the Israeli government, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.   [Donald H. Harrison]

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Founders of Western Negev Towns More Resilient than Younger Members after Oct. 7, 2023 Terror Attacks

About 64% of the respondents were residents of the kibbutzim, 33% of them were the next generation of the families that founded the kibbutz or the Moshav, in which they live. 83% were at home that Saturday October 7, and 45% of them directly experienced the infiltration of the terrorists. 52% reported that they had a family member/close friend who was murdered, kidnapped, or wounded during the events of October 7. [Press Release]

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Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education

Humane Society Gift Shop Items Provide Double Benefits

When I returned recently from a camping trip at San Elijo State Beach, it was with Chanukah items from the nearby thrift shop of the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. They were gifts not only for us, but also for the critters because all proceeds go to feed and house the animals at the society. [Cailin Acosta]

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Israeli Researchers: NMDA Receptor May Be Key to Stable Brain Activity

By setting the “baseline” level for activity in neural networks, the NMDAR helps maintain stable brain function amidst continuous environmental and physiological changes. This discovery may lead to innovative treatments for diseases linked to disrupted neural stability, such as depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy. [Press Release]

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Nova Festival Massacre Survivor Relates His Ordeal to Rancho Santa Fe Chabad Audience

Chabad Rabbi Levi Raskin hosted Shohan Cohen, who survived the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre at the Nova Festival. Speaking Wednesday night to a packed audience, the bright 21-year-old recounted the traumatic experience of witnessing death around him as cars and people were blown up. He survived by hiding under the concert stage with a plastic sheet he found. [Sandy Scheller]

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Is Matzah Ball Soup Really a Cure-All?

Matzah ball soup is also known as the “Jewish penicillin.” Whenever I am sick, that is what friends would tell me. “All you need is some matzah ball soup and you will feel so much better.” [Cailin Acosta]

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