On Shavuot, savor the dairy, but don’t forget the grains
Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It begins seven weeks after the first day of Passover. Agriculturally, it...
Birthright from the ‘sabra’ side: The Israeli perspective
While it is well known that Birthright trips provide American participants with a transformative, often life-changing experience, it is perhaps less known that the young Israelis who accompany the participants on the trip often...
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist Sheldon Harnick Z”L dies at 99
The Songwriters Hall of Fame was saddened to learn of the passing of 1972 inductee and 1990 Johnny Mercer Awardee, Sheldon Harnick.
Born and raised in Chicago, Sheldon Harnick began studying the violin while in grammar school. After serving...
What Is Gematria?
gematria is a numerological system by which Hebrew letters correspond to numbers. This system, developed by practitioners of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), derived from Greek influence and became a tool for interpreting biblical texts.
In gematria,...
Holocaust survivor delivers US House prayer noting 75th year of Auschwitz liberation
A 90-year-old rabbi who survived the Holocaust delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
“As a young boy of 13 years, I was condemned to be dead, to be murdered, along with...
:איידער מיר זײַנען געקומען אַהער
בײַנאַכט האָט מיך אַרײַנגערופֿן די קראַנקנשװעסטער פֿון דעם אַנדערן צימער און געבעטן איך זאָל רעדן אַראַביש מיט אַ קראַנקן װאָס פֿאַרשטייט נישט קײן העברעיִש. איך האָב אים פֿאַרטײַטשט די רײד פון דער קראַנקנשװעסטער ("מ'דאַרף...
September 29, 1941: Babi Yar massacre begins
The Babi Yar massacre of nearly 34,000 Jewish men, women and children begins on the outskirts of Kiev in the Nazi-occupied Ukraine.
The German army took Kiev on September 19, and special SS squads prepared...
San Diego Jewish World to Honor Founding Editor Donald Harrison, Israel Advocate Roz Rothstein...
LA JOLLA, California — San Diego Jewish World will honor its founder and Editor Emeritus Donald Harrison as well as Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of the influential Israel education organization StandWithUs, at the publication’s inaugural gala...
My Life-Changing Encounter with an Elder Kabbalist
Sunday of this week, the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Av, marked the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi, the holy Arizal, who is universally considered the father of modern Kabbalah. The...
‘Missing’ section of wall defending Jerusalem prior to Babylonian conquest unearthed in Old City
Archaeological excavations at the City of David National Park in the Old City of Jerusalem have unearthed the remains of an Iron Age city wall, constructed in the First Temple era, which was designed...