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Today’s Jewish birthday: Ben Shahn
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content. [Wikipedia] He is best known for his…...
Wonderful feelings of togetherness and learning at JCC
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (351+ words) By Liz Nederlander Coden and Hannah Cohen in La Jolla, California As we prepare to welcome Rosh Hashanah and the year 5787, we find ourselves doing what this season invites us to do: looking back with gratitude and looking ahead with…...
High Holiday wisdom in poetry and prose
2+ day, 8+ 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…...
Private memoir describes an interesting Jewish life
1+ week, 2+ 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…...
What kind of year can we help create for someone else?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (567+ words) Kindness Initiative shared the following message as a short reflection. We dip apples into honey and wish one another a Shanah Tovah U’Metukah – a good and sweet New Year. But the upcoming Rosh Hashanah also gives us an opportunity to…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Israel Gelfand
1+ week, 4+ day ago (118+ words) Israel Gelfand (September 2, 1913 – October 5, 2009) was a prominent Soviet and American mathematician, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, biologist, teacher and organizer of mathematical education. He made significant contributions to many branches of mathematics, including group theory, representation theory…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Alan Jay Lerner
1+ week, 6+ day ago (140+ words) Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Shlomo Bentin
2+ week, 4+ day ago (110+ words) Shlomo Bentin (August 26, 1946 – July 13, 2012) was an Israeli neuropsychologist and recipient of the 2012 Israel Prize in psychology. Bentin was a professor of psychology and education and a member of the Center for Neural Computation at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Wikipedia]…...
Long-time chaplain draws inspiration from the dying
2+ week, 6+ day ago (375+ words) The Best Day: A Memoir of Finding Joy, Inspiration, Resilience, and Hope by Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff; 182 pages. By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Krakoff writes from a singular vantage point. For more than two decades he…...
2 Jewish organizations appoint senior staff members
2+ week, 6+ day ago (146+ words) A pair of national Jewish communal organizations have announced personnel changes at the top of their organizational charts. (SDJW staff report) SDJW staff report A pair of national Jewish communal organizations have announced personnel changes at the top of their…...