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Purim and Persia
From Children’s Costumes to an Ancient Warning That Echoes Today Today, Purim is most visible as a joyful, almost carnival-like ...
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Purim and Persia
From Children’s Costumes to an Ancient Warning That Echoes Today Today, Purim is most visible as a joyful, almost carnival-like holiday, especially for ...
February 2026
Game Day or Any Day: Chili That Warms You Up
By Tamar Rothenberg, MS, RDN; Author, Cancer Diet for the Newly Diagnosed Winter meal prep just got a little easier with this Game ...
February 2026
Sarah Sassoon Reclaims the Lost Voices of Iraqi Jewry
The Jerusalem-based, Australian-born writer on reclaiming Mizrahi memory, resilience and hope By Steve Linde, JNS.org Sarah Sassoon grew up surrounded by the food, ...
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The Quiet Power of Joy
Nathaniel Allenby, Legacy, and the Cycle That Connects Us All When General Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem in 1917, he chose to walk. As ...
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San Diegans Bear Witness to October 7 Survivors
By Donna Pinto & Tamar Siegel At a time when historical truth is too often challenged or blurred, bearing witness to lived experience ...
February 2026
Looking for Great Music by a Jewish Composer for a Purim Spiel? Maybe Try Kurt Weill
By Judy Buchman-Ziv For some 10 years, I wrote, directed and produced (such is synagogue life) with some help from my fellow-congregants and ...
February 2026
A Love Story in Full Voice
By Franklin Felber and Diana Lerner For 40 years, Albert Kadosch and his wife, Patricia, were a beacon—a love story and an inspiration—for ...
February 2026
Mazel and Mishagoss: Everything is a Simcha if You Squint Hard Enough!
By Stephanie Gittleman My non-Jewish neighbor recently remarked that Jews turn any little thing into a cause for celebration … and a catered ...
February 2026
Prayers and Passages: The Gift of Shabbat
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy—having ceased on it from all the work of creation ...
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Humble Design: An Unexpected Journey of Empathy and Impact
Treger Strasberg embodies Tikun Olam. Her mission: helping individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness by fully furnishing their new living spaces. Tiny ...
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COVID-19 and the Jewish elderly
Nursing-home administrators keep up the battle against the coronavirus, as they work to improve their in-house responses and close care ...
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Albert Goldman: Jewish NY Postmaster Grew, Shaped USPS Letters to Santa Program in 1930s, ’40s
By Menachem Wecker, JNS.org The U.S. Postal Service has a term for when the independent federal agency cannot sort or deliver a piece ...
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Fall Harvest Soup
By Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff, The Sephardic Spice Girls This hearty harvest vegetable soup is perfect for days that have you ...
December 2025/January 2026
Learn. Serve. Lead. Bright Light Volunteers
A nationally recognized nonprofit organization, Bright Light Volunteers has a long history of making the world a brighter place for all. Working closely ...
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An Unprecedented Week of Global Jewish Connection
In November, Jewish Federation of San Diego reached a meaningful milestone: four immersive travel programs unfolding across three countries in a single week. ...
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The Memories Of Holocaust Survivors are Being Shared in a Place Where Few Holocaust Survivors Remain
By Deborah Fripp In Arkansas, where Holocaust survivors are rare, eight young adults have become keepers and tellers of survivors’ stories. “I promise ...
December 2025/January 2026
Starting the Year with Presence: Jewish Wisdom for a Healthier Mind and Body
By Gavriel Factor The New Year offers a chance for renewal. It is a moment to pause, reflect, and imagine the year ahead. ...
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DefenseTech Week 2025
Tel Aviv conference showcases Israeli defense advances By Yaakov Lappin, JNS.org Senior defense officials, tech investors, and military commanders from across the globe ...
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Mazel and Mishagoss: New Chanukah Traditions & Unfathomable New Year’s Resolutions
Because eight nights is a long time, why not go a little meshuga with unique activities? Forget ordinary spinning for gelt. Instead play ...
December 2025/January 2026
Prayers and Passages: Mitzvot
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss My husband, Dan, is a long-time hospice nurse, caring for people whose lives are drawing to a close. He ...
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Shimmer & Glimmer
Each December, The Arc of San Diego transforms the grand ballroom of The US Grant Hotel into a sparkling celebration of fashion, community, ...