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 ...
Holiday Greetings! What’s Appropriate to Say?
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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 ...
Kol Tefillah Band Specializes in Music for Praying and Reflecting
Jan 19, 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 ...
Chanukah Celebrations: Latkes in San Carlos, Chinese Food in Santee
Dec 30, 2024 · SAN DIEGO – Chabad of East County celebrated the fifth night of Chanukah at its new location on Navajo Road in the San Carlos section of San Diego on Sunday, Dec. 29.
New Year’s Resolutions Are Kept for an Average of Two Weeks
Jan 3, 2025 · LA MESA, California – I read somewhere that people stick to their New Year’s Resolutions for only two weeks. Two weeks after New Years Day, people give up.
Claims Conference to Host Star-Studded Salute to Holocaust …
Dec 27, 2024 · NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced that the 8th annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held ...
Today's Jewish Birthday: Rod Serling - San Diego Jewish World
Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series ...
The Scroll of Antiochus, an Interesting Fiction about Hannukah
Dec 27, 2024 · Shekinah is the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “dwelling” or “settling” and denotes the presence of something in a place.A version of the word is mentioned in Exodus 25:8 ...
San Diego Congregations Helping Southern California Fire Victims
Jan 9, 2025 · LA MESA, California – It has been devastating to turn on the news or check social media to see the homes lost and evacuations of homeowners and animals due to the wildfires in Los Angeles.