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Each December, The Arc of San Diego transforms the grand ballroom of The US Grant Hotel into a sparkling celebration ...
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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, ...
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Pumpkin Beef Bolognese
by Dini Klein @prepandrally Fall is in full swing that means adding pumpkin into everything and pulling out all your favorite comfort food recipes. ...
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An Australian Jewish Author’s Triumph Over Antisemitism
By Eve Glover, JNS.org After facing a flood of antisemitism in the publishing world, Australian writer Linda Margolin Royal brought her Holocaust story ...
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Giving with Intention:
By Kristin Wiggins The year-end season is a powerful time for giving. For families struggling to make ends meet, every act of generosity ...
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Brenda Viola: How To Be Heard Without Screaming
By Deborah Vietor Have you ever felt something magical while experiencing an inspirational presentation, finding it life changing? Meet Brenda Viola, author, speaker ...
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Rebuilding a Family Legacy in the Vineyards of Nir Oz
By Linda Gradstein, JNS.org Gal Pauker, 25, grew up around wine. His grandfather, Gideon Pauker, and three of Gideon’s buddies—Gadi Mozes, Haim Perry ...
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The ‘Wonderful incongruity’ of Jewish humor in Netflix’s Long Story Short
By Anna Rahmanan, JNS.org The Netflix animated series Long Story Short, which premiered last month, is drawing attention both for its creator, Raphael ...
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Tapestry Presents: Z3@SAN Weekend What Zionism Means Now
The Z3 Project®, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, invites Jewish communities around the world to imagine a thriving Jewish future through ...
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Mazel & Mishagoss: Schmaltz, Shpilkes & Stuffing
Thanksgiving is basically already Jewish—cooking/eating a huge meal, debating who gets seated where, guilt about second helpings and carbs—doesn’t get more Jewish than ...
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Prayers & Passages: Welcoming Babies Into Our Jewish Community
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss When my daughter, Emma, was five months old, her dad and I brought her to a synagogue for a ...
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Where Art Meets the Ocean Breeze
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Chickpea (or Egg) Shakshuka
By Rachel Beller, MS, RDN, CEO Beller Nutritional Institute A vibrant, flexible dish packed with flavor, fiber, protein, and antioxidant-rich power spices. Looking ...
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Kosher Barbie: Miss World Influencer 2025 Ayelet Raymond
By Amelie Botbol, JNS.org Raised in a Hasidic home in Jerusalem, Ayelet Raymond was taught that women’s beauty should be concealed “like a ...
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Excitement Marks a New School Year at San Diego Jewish Academy
With joy, anticipation, and a true sense of community, San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) launched the 2025-2026 school year with an opening ceremony ...
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Growing Goodness: Jessica Fink and the Rise of Little Mensches
By Jonathan Cane Ten years ago, law professor Jessica Fink went out for a run through her Carmel Valley neighborhood and found herself ...
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A Celebration of Legacy and Community at the 2025 Book of Life Signing Ceremony
On Sunday, August 17, more than 100 members of the San Diego Jewish community gathered for a moving Book of Life Signing Ceremony ...
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A Festive Oct. 31 with a Jewish Twist When my children got tired of hearing they didn’t need Halloween because they had Purim, ...
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Guest Column: A chatbot and Jewish issues
By Joe Nalven It’s been two years since I asked a chatbot to help me write about a Jewish issue. I worked with ...
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Prayers & Passages: V’Zot Ha’Bracha (This is the Blessing)
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss Out of the thousands of photos I have stored on my phone, there is one of my then-teenage daughter, ...
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Return & Resolve
A Rosh Hashanah Story of StandWithUs San Diego Rosh Hashanah is a pause and a promise—a time to remember, return, and begin again. ...