San Diego Jewish World ‘Sold’ Back to Donald H. Harrison for $2
SAN DIEGO — Veteran journalist Donald H. Harrison has reacquired ownership of San Diego Jewish World and will resume as its publisher and editor as of January 1, 2024, it was jointly announced by Harrison and...
Brooklyn-based restaurant takes the cake
A black-and-white, seven-layer cake from Gertrude’s, a restaurant that serves “Jew-ish cuisine” in Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the city’s “Top 8” dishes, according to The New York Times.
Gertrude’s, in the Prospect Heights neighborhood, is...
Birthright trips to restart in early January, with new focus on impact of Oct....
After it resumes its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in the first week in January, Birthright Israel expects 350 people—roughly 80% of them from the United States—to visit the Jewish by the end...
Reflections of a Jewish Santa Claus
We all know the “December Dilemma.” Finding decorations, music, cards, and garments for Chanukah often requires special effort — whereas that other holiday is so ubiquitous, it’s overwhelming. Every street twinkles with colored lights....
Israeli boy orphaned by Hamas attack to mark bar mitzvah
An Israeli boy whose parents, two sisters and grandfather were murdered in the Hamas attack on his kibbutz will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Thursday.
Ariel Zohar of Kibbutz Nahal Oz was saved from the...
Small is great
Ted Turner is reputed to have said, "If only I had a little humility, I'd be perfect." Those who knew him believed he was serious.
Another great man said something similar: “If there’s one thing...
Biblical prophecy unfolds as two brothers reunite
The months leading up to Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing war were characterized by bitter internal conflict that challenged the image of Israel's internal stability: Reservists threatened to refuse orders, high-tech heroes...
100 Jewish young men and women make ‘aliyah’ to enlist in IDF
Some 100 young Jewish men and women from around the world have decided to make aliyah and enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as Israel wages war against the Hamas terrorist organization.
In a month, they will...
Israeli troops hold mezuzah-hanging ceremony in Gaza City
IDF troops held a mezuzah-hanging ceremony in Gaza City, Israel National News reported on Monday.
Givati Infantry Brigade Rabbi Daniel Kind led the ceremony, which was attended by soldiers and commanders in the Strip as part of the...
Initiated by KKL-JNF Mexico: 25 teenage boys and girls who were evacuated from their...
Following the attack on October 7, which led to the evacuation of the Gaza Envelope residents from their homes, they were temporarily accommodated in hotels and guest houses across Israel. These individuals, especially the...