The Deeper Meaning of Chanukah and its Symbols
Dec 26, 2024 · The miracle of the oil is a foundation for why candle lighting, an act of pirsuma d’nisa (publicizing the miracle), is one of the two major commandments of Chanukah, with reciting Hallel as the ...
Jewish Biography: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher and Logician
Dec 9, 2024 · By Alex Gordon. Ludwig Wittgenstein (Photo: Wikipedia) Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-British philosopher and logician, was born on April 26, 1889, in Vienna ...
La Jollan Jagoda Coached Jimmy Carter for Debate with Gerald Ford
Dec 30, 2024 · In 1976, Jagoda coached former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter for his presidential debates against incumbent U.S. President Gerald Ford. Later, Carter became the 39th U.S. president. Carter won the ...
Kol Tefillah Band Specializes in Music for Praying and Reflecting
Jan 18, 2025 · Kol Tefillah Band at Seacrest Village Dec. 22, 2024 (Photo: Kol Tefillah) By Donald H. Harrison. Donald H. Harrison Dan Tomsky and Debbie Mishek of the Kol Tefillah band (SDJW photo). SAN DIEGO ...
Rabbi Ilene Schneider Writes Murder Mystery Novels
Dec 31, 2024 · By Donald H. Harrison. Donald H. Harrison Rabbi Ilene Schneider (SDJW photo). AT SEA, Aboard Azamara Onward – Preferring to work at her laptop in places where people provide the background noise ...
$50 Million for Gaza Condoms? Fact Checker Very Much Doubts …
3 days ago · If my math is right, $50 million would buy more than 2,400 condoms for each and every male in Gaza between the ages of 15 and 64. That would allow the use of a condom every day, for almost seven ...
The Mitzvah of Donating Blood - San Diego Jewish World
Dec 29, 2024 · LA MESA, California – A week ago, I donated another pint of my O negative blood as my eight weeks had passed which made me eligible. I like to post it on my Facebook page to remind me when I ...
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jimmy Carter - San Diego Jewish World
Dec 30, 2024 · B. Begin had requested that Carter autograph pictures of Carter, Sadat, and Begin as gifts for his grandchildren. Unbeknownst to ...
A Vegan Celebration of the New Year - San Diego Jewish World
Jan 1, 2025 · LA MESA, California – 2025 is here and some of us have those New Year’s resolutions of losing a few pounds, or more than a few. That involves being more active and getting off the couch and ...
Elmo and Friends Celebrate Chanukah at Sesame Place
Dec 31, 2024 · By Cailin Acosta. Cailin Acosta CeCe, Cailin and Alex Acosta with Elmo. CHULA VISTA, California – The furry friends at Sesame Place in Chula Vista celebrated Chanukah as part of its “A Very ...