The election results are finally in, and as Americans either celebrate or come to sad terms with the outcome, Israelis watch with equal intensity, evaluating the ripple effects from across the Atlantic and Mediterranean. [Shahar Masori]
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When I returned recently from a camping trip at San Elijo State Beach, it was with Chanukah items from the nearby thrift shop of the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. They were gifts not only for us, but also for the critters because all proceeds go to feed and house the animals at the society. [Cailin Acosta]
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Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs all came out against Gaetz becoming the leader of the Justice Department which among its other duties prosecutes hate crimes. [Donald H. Harrison]
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By setting the “baseline” level for activity in neural networks, the NMDAR helps maintain stable brain function amidst continuous environmental and physiological changes. This discovery may lead to innovative treatments for diseases linked to disrupted neural stability, such as depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy. [Press Release]
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Chabad Rabbi Levi Raskin hosted Shohan Cohen, who survived the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre at the Nova Festival. Speaking Wednesday night to a packed audience, the bright 21-year-old recounted the traumatic experience of witnessing death around him as cars and people were blown up. He survived by hiding under the concert stage with a plastic sheet he found. [Sandy Scheller]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Nina Gordon (November 14, 1967), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-founded the alternative rock band Veruca Salt and played on their first two studio albums, American Thighs (1994) and Eight Arms to Hold You (1997). During that time, Gordon wrote the band’s hit singles “Seether” and “Volcano Girls”. After leaving Veruca Salt, she released two solo
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Laughter is good medicine. Ask Avraham and Sarah. After all, they dealt with the challenges of life through faithful laughter. Their son, Yitzchak, carries laughter within the root of his name, tzahok. We are taught to laugh to serve Hashem appropriately, Ivdu et Hashem b’simcha. [Michael R. Mantell, PhD]
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Why write a play about a topic that makes everyone uncomfortable, anxious or fearful? Because it is a journey many of us will take personally, or bear witness by accompanying a loved one. This frightening, frustrating and largely inevitable voyage is the road to dementia. [Eva Trieger]
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastMatzah ball soup is also known as the “Jewish penicillin.” Whenever I am sick, that is what friends would tell me. “All you need is some matzah ball soup and you will feel so much better.” [Cailin Acosta]
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Two Jewish members of Congress may be in a projected three-way race on Nov. 19 to serve as a leader among Democrats for House members in swing districts. The position is being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia), who plans to run in 2025 in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. [Donald H. Harrison]
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]
Courtesy of Wikipedia Merrick Garland (November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 86th United States attorney general since 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Republican-led U.S.
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With partisan emotions not yet having subsided in the United States, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog paid a visit to our nation, demonstrating that both sides in the recent election contest have been friends to Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]
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A program, “Jewish Poets of the Past,” will feature works by the Peruvian-Jewish poet, Inge Strusberg, and the Israeli poet/song writer, Ehud Manor, in a program at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC. It is presented by Jewish Poets–Jewish Voices under the auspices of the Center for Jewish Culture. [Eileen Wingard]
Poems, Songs of Inge Strusberg, Ehud Manor to be Featured Nov. 19 at JCC Read More »
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