Prominent West Coast Synagogue Sinai Temple Appoints New Senior Rabbis

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Sinai Temple, one of the largest and most prominent synagogues on the West Coast, announced today that their board of directors has approved Rabbi Nicole Guzik and Rabbi Erez Sherman as the congregation’s new Senior Rabbis. Rabbis Guzik’s appointment is historical, as she will be the first female senior rabbi […]

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California, Jewish Religion

SD Repertory Theatre to Suspend Productions as of June 19, Working to Identify Fiscally Viable Future

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Solutions are being sought to secure the future of San Diego Repertory Theatre, which has produced intimate, provocative, inclusive theatre for 46 years, and been a key fixture of the San Diego arts community and the national theatre landscape.  San Diego REP is canceling the remaining scheduled productions in 2022

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Congregation Beth Israel Men’s Club to Host Federation CEO June 15

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Join Congregation Beth Israel on Wednesday, June 15, for its Men’s Club monthly speaker forum. This month the Men’s Club will welcome Heidi Gantwerk, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. Heidi will provide an overview of Federation’s work. She will also provide an overview of

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San Diego County

Ishay Ribo Elevates Disability Care With Benefit Concert for ADI

(JNS) As spring gives way to summer, the live music scene is heating up in Jerusalem, and the first must-see concert of the season had an empowering twist. On Monday evening, June 6, international superstar Ishay Ribo played a sold out show at the Jerusalem Theater to benefit ADI Jerusalem, ensuring that the residential, rehabilitative

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Inspiring Music From the ‘Dean of Afro-American Composers’

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — I was thrilled to discover, in my mailbox last week, the long-awaited CD of music by the American composer, William Grant Still, with my sister Zina Schiff as violin soloist and my niece Avlana Eisenberg conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Zina and Avlana recorded this magnificent

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Critics of Orthodox Jewish Bastions Enter Murky Territory

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Michelle Zangari opened a can devoid of any live worms when she warned that Orthodox Jews could be poised to seize control of Rockville Centre on Long Island, which was part of an eight-minute rant that drew condemnations against antisemitism from New York’s governor, senior senator and scores of

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jerry Nadler & Carolyn Maloney

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A court-ordered redistricting in New York has resulted in two current Democratic members of Congress having to run against each other, as the newly-drawn district borders now encompass both of their residences. Jerry Nadler’s 10th district is primarily based on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, while Maloney’s 12th

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

The Rich Tapestry of Jerusalem Architecture

By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — When I lived in the U.S., I enjoyed the variety of architecture found in my neighborhood. Typically, the homes were colonial houses with their symmetrical front facades and accented doorways, split level homes with staggered floors, one-story ranch houses, and enchanting Tudors with pitched roofs, herringbone brickwork and touches of

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Gedaliah Borvick, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food

Harmonious Magic: JMW Turner at the Boston Museum of Fine Art

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), the English Romantic artist who lifted landscape and seascape painting to new and enthralling heights will never cease to amaze, inspire and make us question what we thought we knew about painting, about what colored pigment on canvas can do. “Turner’s Modern World” at

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

Israel and the Palestinians: Messy, But Perhaps Stable

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israel’s relations with the Palestinians are truly messy. But they may last. How long? Who knows? Except with Gaza, there are no firm borders. Israel’s settlements, much beyond east Jerusalem, spread into the West Bank. Israel also enters the Palestinian areas in order to deal with individuals who threaten

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion