Tag: California
First yahrtzeit of Chabad of Poway shooting victim observed in solitude
For thousands of synagogues across America, Passover marked the first time in history that their doors were closed for Yizkor. For Chabad of Poway in Southern California, it was the second time.
One year ago, as...
Chabad of Poway gunman to face death penalty for murder of 60-year-old congregant
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that it will seek the death penalty against John Earnest, the 20-year-old man charged with shooting and killing congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, and wounding three people,...
Beverly Hills Persian synagogue vandalized over Shabbat
The Beverly Hills Police Dept. (BHPD) is “actively investigating” a series of incidents of vandalism in the city of Beverly Hills over Shabbat, according to a police statement.
According to BHPD, police responded to a...
LA synagogue vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti on 9/11 anniversary
A synagogue in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles was spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti on early Wednesday, which marked the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Rabbi Yonah Bookstein of LA’s Pico Shul posted...
Pro-Israel and Jewish groups criticize Fresno event featuring vitriolic anti-Semitic speaker
Jewish and pro-Israel groups have rallied against an upcoming event at Clovis Community College (CCC) in California featuring Alison Weir, an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activist and writer that even anti-Israel groups such as Jewish Voice...
California curriculum shows the price of complacency about BDS
While many in the Jewish world have been sounding the alarm about the threat from the BDS movement, others have said the concern about this issue has been overstated. Some have pointed out that...
Report: California sees anti-Semitic hate crimes increase by 21 percent
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report on July 2 revealing that anti-Semitic hate crimes increased by 21 percent in 2018 from the year prior.
The report documented 126 instances of anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2018—an increase...
A Message From Rabbi Goldstein of Chabad of Poway
https://www.facebook.com/ChabadOrg/videos/2230134593747207/
Israel’s ‘secular yeshivah’ opens first American branch in California
Operating four secular yeshivahs in Israel, BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change is now opening its first branch in the United States.
From Feb. 13 through May, the organization will offer its 90-minute egalitarian and pluralistic classes at...