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‘Shalom Bayit’ doesn’t ask you to be perfect
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (385+ words) By Jené Verchick in Los Angeles We have a beautiful phrase in our tradition: shalom bayit, peace in the home. It is worth protecting. But many couples turn it into something it was never meant to be. They think it…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Stanley Milgram
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (91+ words) Stanley Milgram (August 15, 1933 – December 20, 1984) was an American social psychologist who conducted controversial experiments on obedience in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale. [Wikipedia] Milgram was influenced by the events of the Holocaust, especially the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in developing…...
San Diego Jewish World
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (241+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California In this crowded field, The Israel Bible—produced by Israel365 under the editorial direction of Rabbi Tuly Weisz—stands out for a singular and deliberate focus that sets it apart from…...
Student book review: Maus by Art Spiegelman
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (396+ words) Maus by Art Spiegelman; Pantheon; © 1996; ISBN 9780679-406419; 296 pages; $26.90 hardcover Amazon. By CeCe Acosta in La Mesa, California Maus by Art Spiegelman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir about the Holocaust, but it is very different from the history books I have…...
Parsha Shoftim: Pursuit of justice begins with cleaning up your own act – San Diego Jewish World
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (794+ words) By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Two elderly Southern ladies sat in the front pew as the preacher thundered against sin. When he condemned stealing, they cried, “Amen, Brother!” When he denounced lust, they shouted, “Preach it,…...
Matzo Chronicles: With this ring, I thee lie? No, no. That’s not how the wedding vows go
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (911+ words) Harei at mekudeshet li b’taba’at zo k’dat Moshe v’Yisrael. “Behold, you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the law of Moses and Israel.” By Karen Galatz in Reno, Nevada Sometimes, not often, bad behavior is rewarded with…...
‘Mosaic,’ for Jews 25-40, launched under Jewish Federation auspices
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (92+ words) By Heidi Gantwerk in San Diego There will be more moments of shattering ahead, no doubt, which we answer not by countering, but by building. To learn more about Mosaic, or to connect Jews you know between the ages of…...
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is the semi-autobiographical story of Alicia Keys
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (427+ words) When you think of Alicia Keys you might think of her powerful voice and ear wormy lyrics. Both of these come into play in her semi- autobiographical musical Hell’s Kitchen. (Book by Kristoffer Diaz, music and lyrics by Alicia Keys.)…...
Six Jewish California priority bills advance in Legislature
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (418+ words) Those committee votes are the penultimate legislative hurdle, notorious for killing bills quickly and quietly with no public testimony. That’s exactly why we spent the last few weeks asking you to email and call the committees. It made a difference....
Advice to Jewish Democrats: Trump-supporting Republicans are graver threat than far-left, Israel-hating Democrats
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (365+ words) By Halie Soifer in Washington, D.C. I receive quite a few daily requests of varying natures, especially now that my kids are back from camp and my duties as a short-distance driver and short-order cook have resumed. The following request was…...