JPlate: Metukah
Our theater and restaurant critic Sandi Masori recognizes sweet things quite easily. She spotted this license plate, which means “sweet” in Hebrew. It may refer to the car to which it was fastened. [SDJW staff]
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Veterans Deserve Our Appreciation on Monday and All Days
Veterans Day weekend is here and almost everyone gets a day off from school, work or just another day for those who are retired. But it is more than a vacation from our daily responsibilities. Those who served deserve to be honored and one day cannot thank them enough for putting their lives on the line for our freedom to be in America. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAAll’s Quiet on the Election Home Front
“Twas the night after the Elections and all through the house. Not one political postcard received, not even one political ad shown!” [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAMending Broken IDF Soldiers
Many Israelis, whether as individuals in groups or associations, have taken it upon themselves to provide ‘extra-curricular’ help to the wounded soldiers, visiting them in hospitals, bringing them food or special treats, and generally doing what they can to improve the morale of sturdy young men who suddenly find themselves in a situation of near-helplessness.[Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodJewish Trivia Quiz: Bagels
Among the most popular bagel flavors is the everything bagel, typically covered with the combination of seeds and spices, including sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flaked sea salt, garlic flakes, and onion flakes. Everything bagel coating can now be found in many other food products, including which of the following? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Business & Finance, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USACity Attorney Declines to Bring Charges against 64 Anti-Israel Demonstrators Arrested at UCSD Spurring Protests from Former U.S. Rep. Lynn Schenk, Others
City Attorney Mara W. Elliott’s office has announced that “we do not intend to file criminal charges against the 64 people arrested” at the anti-Israel encampment on the UC San Diego campus last May. According to a statement, the decision was made “after a months-long review” of “substantial body-worn camera footage and all other available evidence.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Some Jews in Philadelphia are Boycotting Certain Restaurants over Politics
If the Jewish version of BDS takes flight, then fans of Vice President Kamala Harris must shun Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd forever. Not to mention the McDonald’s in Feasterville, Bucks County, where former President Donald J. Trump dropped in for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, in Philly’s Queen Village, Trumpsters must now evade the Famous 4th Street Deli. [Bruce S. Tickere]
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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USABaseball’s World Series and Our Fellow Jews
As the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees is upon us, I was surprised to learn that no active players on either team are Jewish. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USADiverse days in Israel
How were Jews supposed to celebrate Simhat Torah (simcha means joyous) on the anniversary of the massacre? At our synagogue, ordinarily we would go outside and take turns dancing with the Torah scrolls. This year, in a more sedate manner, we stayed inside and made do with circling around the sanctuary. This was done to denote the subdued atmosphere and for safety reasons, because of the daily rocket attacks, mostly from Lebanon, which attack many areas of Israel. [Steve Kramer]
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International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, Travel and FoodSuspicious Device, Not a Bomb, Forces Evacuation of International Cottages
Numerous international cottages of Balboa Park’s House of Pacific Relations were shuttered Saturday, Oct. 26, as police and the FBI investigated a suspicious package that had been hoisted on the flagpole of the House of Israel. [Donald H. Harrison and Miriam Gershenson]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Miriam Gershenson, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAThe End of Sukkot is Nigh
During hol hamoed it is customary to greet people with a joyous statement of celebration like chag sukkot sameach (happy sukkot holiday), mo’adim l’simcha (times of joy) and chagim u’zanim l’sasson (holidays and times for celebrating). [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USAThe Evolving Moods of Sha’ar Hanegev Since Oct. 7, 2023
This year, I’ll be celebrating Sukkot after returning from my third Solidarity Mission to Israel with Jewish Federation of San Diego, following the horrific attacks of October 7, 2023. [David Bark]
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Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAJewish Federation Cosponsors March of the Living Trip for San Diego County Residents
Jewish Federation of San Diego alongside trip co-chairs Sonia Israel, Shari Schenk, and Jeff Schindler, invite members of the local Jewish community on a deeply meaningful journey marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps during the International March of the Living in Poland. [Press Release]
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Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, Travel and FoodHandlery Hotel Shows Off Its T&T Knowledge–Tequila & Tacos
On a warm Sunday afternoon enthusiasts of Tequila and Tacos gathered at the Handlery Hotel for the first of an annual tasting event. General manager and Jewish community member Albert Kreimerman said that they put the event together so they could engage with the community and showcase executive chef Miguel Diaz and some of their vendors. [Sandi Masori]
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