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Dumanis announces $18.1 million settlement for Lowe’s

April 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: From time to time San Diego Jewish World runs stories about the doings of our elected officials, who are Jewish. Among such officeholders is San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Wednesday, April 1, that the Environmental Protection Unit, working with 31 […]

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A close shave for 54 rabbis

April 2, 2014

CHICAGO (Press Release)–Fifty-four Reform rabbis shaved their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research on Tuesday evening, April 1, at a convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The

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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Alternative water sources help Israel in drought

April 1, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- Israel has experienced this winter the worst drought recorded in modern history. Since the mega snow storm in the beginning of December there has been no significant rainfall. Israel’s Water Authority has noted with some degree of alarm that the drought is the harshest around its main water bodies, in

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Middle East, The World We Share

Jewish mom to 150 foster kids and then some

April 1, 2014

By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org OLATHE, Kansas — Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose Marchick, biological mother of three, adoptive mother of two, and foster mother to more than 150 children over the last nine years here. “The

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The World We Share, USA

Hand Up Food Pantry awarded Sodexo grant

March 26, 2014

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Hand Up Teen Leadership Program at Jewish Family Service of San Diego has been awarded a Sodexo Foundation Youth Grant through YSA (Youth Service America). The grant will support the Hand Up Teen Leadership Program in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger. In a related

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San Diego County, The World We Share

Meet Alexander Imich, 111 years old

March 24, 2014

By Beth Sarafraz The Jewish Press NEW YORK –Rabbi Pinny Marozov, director of Chabad of Coney Island, wanted to do a mitzvah. So when he found out there was a Jewish man living on his own on the Upper West Side of Manhattan – a Jewish man who was about to turn 111 years old

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The World We Share, USA

Jewish groups suggest agenda for Pope, Obama

March 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Ahead of President Obama’s meeting with Pope Francis this month, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) are encouraging community members to sign a petition asking the President to talk about environmental conservation with the Pope. “Protecting our environment is

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International, The World We Share

Hannah Alper is wise, profound, and 11

March 21, 2014

By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — You know that moment when the sun crests the horizon, and a new day is filled with hope, possibility and the promise of triumph? Or that sensation when a billion blinding light bulbs awaken a football stadium? That is the feeling I had after my phone interview with Hannah

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Eva Trieger, The World We Share

Former poinsettia fields point way to tikkun olam

March 17, 2014

By Tawny Maya McCray The Seaside Courier ENCINITAS — A nonprofit has been transforming what is left of the once-expansive Ecke Ranch into a laboratory for putting Jewish ideals into practice. The last 67 acres of the once- famous former poinsettia fields in Encinitas were sold to the Leichtag Foundation in 2012 and the new

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San Diego County, The World We Share

More to dog language than ‘bow wow’

March 12, 2014

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO–Gary Weitzman, the president of the San Diego Humane Society and co host of the Animal House has co-authored a delightful new book with Aline Alexander Newman. It is called, How to Speak Dog. The book is written for both children and adults to enjoy. It is a guide for decoding

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Mimi Pollack, The World We Share

Can a dog and an elephant find love?

March 5, 2014

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The World We Share, Videos

Saving our planet: Plastic to oil

March 5, 2014

Our thanks to Vivian Blackstone for spotting this video and passing it along to San Diego Jewish World!

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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Remembering the Sheep of Climate Change

February 28, 2014

Editor’s Note: The following review of The Sheep Look Up, by John Brunner, was reviewed by Alan Weiss, edited by Rabbi Judy Weiss, both members of Citizens Climate Lobby, Boston chapter. The review grew out of a letter exchange that the rabbi had with San Diego Jewish World following publication of an article by Dan

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The World We Share

Humane Society chief seeks end to euthanasia

February 24, 2014

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Humane as “being marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals.” This is a good description of Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and co-host of Animal House on NPR. Giving back to society and helping animals

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Mimi Pollack, The World We Share

Dumanis announces $18.1 million settlement for Lowe’s

A close shave for 54 rabbis

Alternative water sources help Israel in drought

Jewish mom to 150 foster kids and then some

Hand Up Food Pantry awarded Sodexo grant

Meet Alexander Imich, 111 years old

Jewish groups suggest agenda for Pope, Obama

Hannah Alper is wise, profound, and 11

Former poinsettia fields point way to tikkun olam

More to dog language than ‘bow wow’

Can a dog and an elephant find love?

Saving our planet: Plastic to oil

Remembering the Sheep of Climate Change

Humane Society chief seeks end to euthanasia

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