Monthly Archives: September 2022
A good year: Ready or not, here comes Rosh Hashanah
Anyone venturing into the shuk or even a local supermarket in Israel this week could be forgiven for thinking that the country was about to run out of food. Shoppers laden with huge nylon...
Rabbi Daniel Reich on the High Holidays: From Confession to Declaration
“So much of our liturgy this time of year is talking about, and confessing to God, about things I’ve done wrong,” says Rabbi Daniel Reich, leader of Congregation Adat Yeshurun of La Jolla. “And...
Forgiveness and the Cause of Jewish Momentum
LA JOLLA, California — A committed, diverse group of Jewish women gathered in a beautiful home here for a class entitled, “Forgiveness: The Gift You Give Yourself.” The dynamic Canadian-born international speaker was funny,...
Russia and Iran’s growing military and political ties worry Israel
Moscow’s struggle to overcome its isolation from the West has led to tighter ties with governments that are also at odds with the West, such as Iran, something that has created concern in Jerusalem.
“It...
Two years of peace: Youth from Abraham Accords states celebrate on US tour
As events were held across the Middle East last week marking the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords, a group of young Israelis, Emiratis, Bahrainis and Moroccans decided to take the celebration to America.
The...
South Carolina treasurer declines ratings call with investment firm Morningstar in ‘solidarity with Israel’
South Carolina’s state treasurer is declining to participate in an annual ratings call with Chicago-based investment firm Morningstar due to reports that the company has an anti-Israel bias in its investment risk ratings system.
Treasurer...
The IDF is building a networked war machine
On Sept. 15, the Israel Defense Forces did something remarkable. As part of its first-ever International Operational Innovation Conference at the Tze’elim Base in the northwestern Negev, where it hosted chiefs of staff and...
Submerged Jewish Themes in ‘The Face of the Waters’
SAN DIEGO — At 87, Robert Silverberg has won every science fiction award there is on offer, not to mention a tremendously large fan base. You might think he has done it all, but...
NY mayor says federal intervention welcome to help fight hate crimes against Jews
New York Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he would welcome federal intervention to help fight the city’s wave of anti-Semitic hate crimes.
Adams held a roundtable discussion at City Hall with a number of...
Parashat Nitzavim: Choosing Life
SAN DIEGO — Happy birthday world. Here’s to the beginning of a New Year, but first we read this week’s parasha, Nitzavim, always read on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah. The Torah reading this Shabbat asks us where we stand as we...