Dave and Sylvia Roth travelled thousands of miles from San Diego to Israel in December just so they could have the opportunity to cut vegetables, sweep floors, pack up groceries, and perform stoop labor picking kohlrabi in the fields. [Donald H. Harrison]
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“Growing, learning, sharing kindness, and acceptance of others” are the watchwords of Sesame Place. The Sesame Street theme park’s employees say they practice these values whether in day-to-day activities or at special events like last December’s Chanukah celebration that featured playing dreidel with Elmo. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Faulconer, now running for a seat on the County Board of Supervisors, commented, “It is a privilege today to ride with 100 others in strong solidarity with Israel and our Jewish community in San Diego.” Zimmerman said, “Today is the 100th day since the brutal Hamas attack and for the hostages still in captivity. They must be all be safely returned now. We pedal in solidarity with our sister city Sha’ar Hanegev and all of Israel.” Essakow pointed out that the riders were of all faiths, who pray for the safe return of approximately 130 hostages.[SDJW staff report]
Published by Reuters By Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked several New York City bridges and a tunnel on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the three-month-old Israel-Hamas conflict before police arrested hundreds of them and reopened the roadways. Dozens of chanting demonstrators sat at entrances to the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg
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A delegation representing Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, and Morocco will discuss the Abraham Accords, the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7, the subsequent war in Gaza, and the prospects for encouraging “a constructive and positive way forward for Arabs and Israelis.” [SDJW staff]
We decided to follow her suggestions and got the hibiscus masala and matcha matcha mocktail drinks. The hibiscus was ok, a little bitter but made me feel like I was being healthy. The matcha, which I’m not usually a fan of, was to die for. It tasted like a creamy green tea whipped ice cream float. Really yummy. For food we ordered the pea and potato samosa, the beet and Asian pear salad, and the roasted barramundi. [Sandi Masori]
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Moldaw’s next enterprise was as a principal in U.S. Venture Partners. While participating in that company, Moldaw also ran Pic-A-Dilly, which later was purchased by Lucky Stores. Thereafter, Moldaw decided to start Ross Dress for Less, which he described as a larger version of Pic-A-Dilly, offering not only women’s clothing but “a full array of family apparel.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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On three upcoming Thursdays — Jan. 25, March 21, May 23 – the “Shabbat market” will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. outside the Lawrence Family JCC in the areas known as the Jerri-Ann & Gary Jacobs Family Harmony Village, Hannah & Mark Glieberman Playground, and the Sharon & David Wax Family Pavilion. [SDJW staff report]
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In order to make people who don’t keep kosher care about a kosher restaurant it has to have three things: 1- great food first and foremost. Especially when you’re paying a premium for kosher meat, it must not only be as good as the non-kosher version, but even better to justify the higher cost. 2- great service, if you don’t feel welcome in the restaurant, why would you ever go back? And 3- good ambiance. [Sandi Masori]
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While not everyone was Jewish, “we had a community ketuba of values” in which it was agreed that “we all come from different faith backgrounds, but we can agree that innovation, caring for one another, caring for the environment, and acting with intention were the things that we all wanted to do. So, we had one of our Hive members create a community ketuba (a written contract, usually for marriages.) We illustrated it and we all signed it.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa to modernize the U.S. passport system and eliminate backlogs is moving forward in Congress. Issa’s Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act won unanimous approval in the House Foreign Affairs Committee this month and is expected to go for a
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Published by ANI News Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 25 (ANI): At least 1,000 people queued up to buy Christmas cakes at the 121-year-old iconic Jewish bakery shop ‘Nahoum & Sons’ in New Market Kolkata on Monday. One of the most popular places in Kolkata for Christmas cakes, Nahoum & Sons, was established in 1902
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By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — Eden Hills is an exciting new yishuv that is finally welcoming its first residents. The opportunity to live in a small-town setting in nature, yet close to the communal infrastructure of Beit Shemesh, has made Eden Hills a destination for many families. Eden Hills’ history is fascinating. Back in 1990,
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This fun show is the sequel to Forever Plaid. In this version, written by Stuart Ross to uplift the nation after 9/11, a 1950s-style boys quartet who died in a car crash finds themselves sent back to earth to perform a show, but they don’t know what they’re supposed to do and have to figure it out as they go. [Sandi Masori]
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