10+ min ago  (247+ words) By Laurie Baron in San Diego Donald Trump has planned a Tribute to America celebration on the 4th of July." After most of the entertainers invited to perform at it canceled, he decided to give the keynote address to substitute for…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (403+ words) By Barrett Holman Leak in San Diego Officially recognized as a federal and California state holiday, Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865. On that day'more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed'Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (371+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Much of synagogue life involves a fair amount of kvetching, as the old riddle goes: How many congregants does it take to change a lightbulb? One to do the job,…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (555+ words) While reopening the world's energy chokepoint will help stabilize oil prices, it's a temporary commitment on the part of Iran, which reaps extensive financial benefits from the deal up front. The United States, meanwhile, is left hoping for a better…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (618+ words) By Karen Galatz in Reno, Nevada "There's a good guy. A bad guy. A girl. A horse. "There's a gun fight. The good guy wins. "He's already got the horse. He gets the girl. At the time, I should have…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (395+ words) By Sherrie Rose in San Diego Nusach San Diego'was an ambitious, entertaining, and deeply personal exploration of what Jewish prayer sounds like when it takes root in Southern California. Nusach is the combination of Jewish prayer words and the melodies…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago  (152+ words) Ernst Chain (June 19, 1906 " August 12, 1979) was a German-born British biochemist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases". [Wikipedia] He shared…...

1+ day, 19+ min ago  (316+ words) ADL and Brandeis Center warn that the proposed ordinance is unconstitutional and legally unsustainable, and would deepen community divisions, expose taxpayers to costly litigation, harm local businesses, and further isolate Jewish and Israeli residents. [Press Release] SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (Press Release)…...

1+ day, 51+ min ago  (200+ words) By Joshua Kail, "America's Rebbitzman," in Los Angeles Let's face it, when it comes to Judaism in the summer for over 2000 years, we have been shofaring it in, then about 150 years ago, a beit din finally changed halacha, and we…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (839+ words) SAN DIEGO (Press Releases) " Here in alphabetical order are those Jewish reactions to the MOU between the U. S. and Iran that were emailed to'San Diego Jewish World. AJC will continue to engage senior Trump administration officials, as well as key members…...