Kedar, an expert on Middle Eastern politics and Arab culture, will hold discussions with students, strategic meetings with local leadership and media, and speak that evening at a location in La Jolla that will be disclosed to those who register. [Pamela Nathan]
Mordechai Kedar, Israeli Expert on Islam, Coming to San Diego Read More »
Israel, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Kigel’s longest chapter contains her Dating Don’ts. She discusses breaking up a relationship with a so-so man, experiencing opposite traits in a person, confusing bad habits with bad character, being attracted to a “bad boy,” dating guys who are not interested in marriage, having unrealistic expectations, what feelings should be taken seriously, being the pursuer as a woman, being friends with other men, and dating more than one man at a time. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Excellent dating advice, Marry a Mensch Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is writing to you with grave concern about a document issued by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) regarding how teachers should discuss the anniversary of Hamas’ horrific attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. We urge all San Diego County schools to disregard this deeply problematic document. [Sara Brown, American Jewish Committee]
A Letter to School Administrators Concerning the October 7 Anniversary Read More »
Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
My concern was mostly for him, a 20-year-old, religiously observant, first-time visitor to the U.S. How would he feel staying with Jews? We were fine. We were adults, who had willingly opened our home, but how about him? Would he, who had merely been assigned a random housing slot, feel blind-sighted, uncomfortable, overwhelmed, or G-d forbid, hostile? [Karen Galatz]
The Matzo Chronicles: Hosting a Muslim Student from Jordan Read More »
Israel, Karen Galatz, Lifestyles, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
In Israel, many streets bear the names of the sages Hillel and Shammai, who, despite their famous legal disputes, shared deep mutual respect. [Gedaliah Borvick]
OpEd: Differences in Opinion Should Not Detract from Jewish Unity Read More »
Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Never mind that many of the “innocents” were terrorists, many more were supporters of Hamas, and any civilians who were killed were human shields, a diabolical war crime that ensures many civilian casualties. This is the atrocious Hamas strategy of making the Gazans into the first line of defense for Hamas terrorists (human shields). [Steve Kramer]
OpEd: Biden Administration Ties Israel’s Hands Behind Its Back Read More »
Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA
Judaism has many laws governing what animals are kosher and what rules apply to preparation of kosher food. But Judaism also has rules regarding the feeding of pets, including which of the following? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Eating Pets & Feeding Pets Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Although millions of Soviet citizens were murdered during his rule, no one blamed the Georgian people for this heinous crime. Stalin would likely have lost the power struggle had it not been for the Spanish flu epidemic that killed Lenin’s most likely heir, Yakov Sverdlov, in 1919. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Yakov Sverdlov, Who Might Have Ruled Instead of Stalin Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
If Robinson follows in King’s footsteps and gives his version of the “I Have a Dream Speech,” it might be retitled, “I Have an Extreme” and sound like this based on those posts and his current campaign pronouncements: [Laurie Baron]
Satire: ‘I Have an Extreme’ Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
It’s that time of year when the days are shorter, pumpkin spice everything begins to appear, and the season focuses on death and dying. So, of course. it’s the perfect time for theaters to produce shows with more horrifying subjects than they might be the rest of the year. [Sandi Masori]
Revenge is Unusually Tasty in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Read More »
Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
October 7, 2023, marks one year since the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas. Since that time, hostages have been released and some hostages have died. Over 100 hostages are still being held. [Cailin Acosta]
Local Observances for the October 7 Anniversary Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Fabienne Perlov, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League denounced the unknown person or persons who late at night or early the next morning spread antisemitic flyers through the suburban city of Coronado on or about Tuesday evening, Sept. 17. [Donald H. Harrison]
ADL San Diego Denounces Hate Litter in Coronado Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
When Hamas terrorists attacked Nahal Oz at 6:30 a.m. that fateful Shabbat morning, Tibon’s two little girls were asleep in their home’s concrete lined “safe room.” Tibon and his wife Miri joined the girls there for what would be nearly ten hours of terror. They didn’t emerge until 4 p.m., when Amir’s father, Noam Tibon, a retired general with the IDF, after having fought his way from Tel Aviv to the kibbutz, knocked on the metal plate that shielded the safe room’s window and urged them to come out. [Donald H. Harrison]
Family looks very different, doesn’t it? Whether I look around in Israel or here in the U.S., I see how family dynamics have evolved. And what fascinates me most is how adaptable we are as humans to these changes. The definition of family has expanded far beyond what we grew up with. [Shahar Masori]
An Israeli-American Perspective: The Changing Structures of Families Read More »
Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA