With all the secular schools from pre-K to college already back in session, Torah Schools and Hebrew Schools are also heading back for another year of learning. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
“Reboot Studios is proud to support this year’s Creator Fund recipients, who are expanding the Jewish narrative by bringing to light underrepresented stories from across the diaspora,” said Reboot Studios Managing Director Noam Dromi. [Press Release]
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Since October 7th, grassroots campaigns have taken place to educate the public about our heroic warriors who died Al Kiddush Hashem protecting our nation. The medium used is the humble bumper sticker. These stickers usually feature the person’s name, photo, date of passing, and a quote or value reflecting their spirit. [Gedaliah Borvick]
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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, announced an additional $43,675,626 in Shelter and Services Program funding Wednesday for non-governmental organizations providing support to migrants awaiting their immigration court proceedings. [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]
Jewish, Catholic Social Service Agencies Receive $43.67 Million to Aid Migrants Read More »
International, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Times of San Diego, USA
The pro-Arab network has spent the past 5 ½ years pressuring Democrats to undermine Israel, forcing them to walk a tightrope between Israel-bashers and the Jewish community. Not now. A week ago, I was ready to suggest that their influence could be waning. No longer “could be.” It is waning. They have lost much of their credibility, and both protesters and high-level Democrats agree with that assessment, in so many words. [Bruce Ticker]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Jacob Lew (August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Israel. He was the seventy-sixth United States treasury secretary from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the twenty-fifth White House chief of staff from 2012 to 2013 and as director of the Office
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One Day in October by Yair Agmon and Oriya Mevorach is a poignant and powerful memoir that captures the heart-wrenching events of October 7, 2023, in Israel. Through the lens of 40 individual stories, this book delves into the lives of those who survived the massacre, as well as the memories of those who tragically lost their lives on that fateful day. [Miriam Gershenson]
Book Chronicles 40 Diverse Stories from October 7th, 2023 Read More »
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Tuvia is an expat Israeli born to a Yiddish-speaking rabbinical family in Bnei Brak, Israel’s largest majority ultra-Orthodox city. He has lived in Germany, the US, and elsewhere for many decades, working as a journalist and author. Holding multiple academic degrees and speaking several languages, Tuvia is also a playwright, essayist, and the founding artistic director of the Jewish Theater of New York. [Steve Kramer]
‘Careful, Beauties Ahead’ Probes Lives of Haredim Read More »
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“Until now, it was assumed that jellyfish aggregations swim in a random manner, so that their direction is dictated solely by water currents. Thanks to innovative research methods, we discovered that along the coast of Israel, jellyfish swim toward the west, i.e., against the direction of the waves,” said Prof. Yoav Lehahn of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Haifa, the editor of the study. [Press Release]
Go West, Young Jellyfish, Go West Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
Courtesy of Wikipedia Jacob Black (August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead
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“For Shabbat, we want to send them our love and support. I want to make sure that for Shabbos, Sunday, and Monday, our soldiers can eat food that’s made with kindness and prayers. It’s our love letter to them.” [Kayla Swartzberg)
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Israel, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAAs the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre approaches, San Diego’s Jewish community’s programming and thoughts focus on the people of Southern Israel, in particular those of Sha’ar Hanegev, San Diego’s Sister City which was ravaged in the attacks. [Cailin Acosta]
Local Events Focus on Upcoming Anniversary of Oct. 7 Massacre Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA
I sincerely internalized lessons from his experience and that signpost, coming to understand the needs that communities determine and express and the responsibility of development agencies to respond accordingly. This primary tenet of sustainability is so simple, and yet it has taken decades for prior generations worldwide (and still may require generations going forward) to truly forsake the destructive control of central planning in lieu of people’s own decision-making as it impacts their lives. [Yossef Ben-Meir]
My friend Ron Huldai is the mayor of Tel Aviv. Born in 1944, Huldai is a former Israeli Air Force pilot who was elected mayor in 1998, the year I met him. He has since been re-elected five times and has played an important role in the city’s development. [José Galicot]
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