1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (415+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Not melody, nor art of silver flute, A primal cry where human tongues are mute. Tekiah rings—a sudden, piercing dawn, The slumber from the weary spirit drawn. A solitary…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (794+ words) By Heidi Gantwerk in San Diego My first year in San Diego, I walked into Rosh Hashanah services – at the Del Mar Racetrack, of all places – and felt totally alone. The tunes and prayers were familiar, but the faces were…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (121+ words) sdjewishworld.com He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by Prospect…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (234+ words) By Jené Verchick, Ph.D., in Los Angeles Every year at this season we talk about teshuvah, our return. We usually picture it as something between a person and God. We think about the ways we have missed the mark,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (82+ words) Poetry: Blast of shofar San Diego Jewish World Jeremy Friedman Editor’s Note: This year, the shofar will be blown on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept 13, and in the Yom Kippur closing (Neilah) service, on the evening…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (901+ words) I have a ring that says, “I am enough.” There is a sticker on my refrigerator that says, “You have always been enough.” And, if I ever get another tattoo, it might just be a vine with flowers, spelling the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (71+ words) San Diego Jewish World He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theater songs Feinstein is a five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (517+ words) By Cailin Acosta in San Diego As Rosh Hashanah approaches, a recent High Holiday “Torah and Tea” class taught by Rebbetzin Chaya Andrusier at Chabad of East County, encouraged participants to look beyond the familiar traditions of the holiday and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (290+ words) Gerry Burstain, 90, recently penned a private memoir intended for his progeny and for close friends. I am among the latter category of the memoir’s recipients. Although healthy enough to be planning another trip to his native Israel, Burstain has faced…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (316+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California When Britain asked for bids on a tunnel under the Channel, Cohen and O’Brian named a price no respectable firm would sign. A civil servant found them in a building…...