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Blame for civilian deaths shared by all belligerents in Middle East war
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (394+ words) We have strong reason to be concerned about Israel's military response to Oct. 7. Thousands of civilians were killed in bombing in large part because Hamas built its operations where the people of Gaza live, attend school and receive medical care,…...
This year's inductees into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
12+ min ago (1580+ words) NETANYA, Israel (Press Release) " The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced the athletes and media personnel who will be inducted later this year as the class of 2026, joining over 500 sports figures who have been so honored since…...
My Dad, Nathan Drazin, was a Hero
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (493+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin in Pikesville, Maryland He was able to remember and quote the entire Hebrew Bible in its original Hebrew. He taught the 37 books of the Babylonian Talmud to his congregants as a youngster in Canada and…...
Tis the time of the Yoms
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (816+ words) San Diego Jewish World By Cailin Acosta in La Mesa, California It's that time of year again with the many Yom observances Jewish Federation of San Diego has a few coming up that are always meaningful "Yom Ha Zikaron: Israel's…...
Jewish rescuers recognized during Yom Ha Shoah ceremony in Jerusalem
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (496+ words) JERUSALEM, Israel (Press Release) "The B'nai B'rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth Le Israel'Jewish National Fund (KKL'JNF) on Tuesday morning held their 24th annual joint Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, dedicated to commemorating the heroism of Jews who saved fellow Jews during…...
Pacific Beach has "rising star" in Mission Bagel " an award-winning sandwich too
1+ day, 58+ min ago (738+ words) By Noah Perkins in San Diego Special to Times of San Diego Is it possible for a sandwich to be "sinus and soul clearing? The meal in question, a gefilte fish bagel sandwich from Pacific Beach's Mission Bagel, earned that…...
Today's Jewish birthday: Haim Ramon
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (318+ words) San Diego Jewish World Born in Jaffa in 1950, Ramon served in the Israeli Air Force, rising to the rank of captain, before studying law at Tel Aviv University, and earning a BA He joined the Labor Party (then part of…...
Today's Jewish birthday: Daniel Ellsberg
1+ week, 1+ day ago (375+ words) San Diego Jewish World While employed by the RAND Corporation, he precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U. S government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New…...
Suggestion for preserving Holocaust memory
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (528+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg in Edison, New Jersey I cannot sleep. One thought passes throughout the night. I, a second generation survivor, am only a few years younger than the youngest Holocaust survivors. Who will be the voices of…...
Pesach itself is this week's D'var Torah
1+ week, 6+ day ago (107+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, Ph. D. in El Cajon, California A good, peaceful week, a sweet and healthy week, and a zissen'Pesach'to all! As the first stars appear and'Shabbat'takes leave, we step together into a week unlike any other, the week that…...