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JFest Celebrates Jewish Artistic, Cultural Excellence in San Diego
By L’CHAIM Staff Now in its 32nd year, the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Fest (JFest) has something for ...
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JFest Celebrates Jewish Artistic, Cultural Excellence in San Diego
By L’CHAIM Staff Now in its 32nd year, the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Fest (JFest) has something for everyone. Dynamic performances, ...
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Canine Therapy Helps Soldiers Cope With PTSD
By Rolene Marks, JNS.org April is a bittersweet month in Israel’s calendar. It is the month when the national holidays of Yom Hashoah, ...
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Moroccan Olive Chicken
By Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff, Sephardic Spice Girls Olive Chicken is a classic recipe from the Moroccan kitchen. Marinating in a white wine, spice ...
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Protect Your Pet With a Few Simple Steps
Losing a beloved pet is a terrifying thought for any owner—but thankfully, there’s a simple solution that greatly increases the odds of a ...
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Local Hero Recognized with the President’s Excellence Award on Yom Ha’atzmaut 2025
By Sharon Rappoport To this day, Mia isn’t sure why she was singled out to receive the prestigious President’s Excellence Award and participate ...
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Jewish Federation’s Investment in Developing Women Leaders
This May, 17 women will complete a transformative journey as graduates of the Pauline Foster Women’s Leadership Institute’s fourth cohort⎯an initiative of Jewish ...
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Finding Family in the Midst of War
By Zalmy Feldman A Jewish baby, rescued at just three days old at the start of the Russian war in Ukraine and brought ...
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Lawfare Against Terror
By Debra Dock Trestman At a recent evening gathering in Rancho Bernardo, the Howard and Lori Kaye Memorial Lecture Series welcomed an extraordinary ...
May 2025
Mazel and Mishagoss: Lazar Wolf’s Biggest Regret? Not Buying Stock in Tofu!
Coming this month to North Coast Rep⎯a show called, “Tevye in New York!” Now if Tevye can journey to Solana Beach to perform, ...
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Prayers and Passages: Choosing Judaism
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss On a recent early Thursday morning at Kailua beach (near our home on the island of O‘ahu), the ocean ...
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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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April 2025
An Artful Life: A Tribute to Matthew C. Strauss
By Toni Robin Last year, San Diego lost a dedicated businessman, family man, arts lover and philanthropist, Matthew C. Strauss. Together with his ...
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For Your Passover Table: Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa
By Tamar Rothenberg, MS, RDN, author, Cancer Diet for the Newly-Diagnosed Move aside, brisket, and let’s make room for a light and refreshing ...
April 2025
New AI Tools Emerge to Combat Antisemitism
By Raphael Poch, JNS.org As artificial intelligence reshapes global communications, Israeli and Jewish tech innovators and organizations are developing new AI-powered tools to ...
April 2025
Drawing Hope From Passover’s Message
by Jan Lee, JNS.org I always look forward to Passover, and I know I’m not alone. According to conclusions from a 2013 Pew survey, ...
April 2025
Passover Planning Made Easy
by Judith Segaloff, JNS.org For many, Passover planning begins the day they sift through bags of Purim goodies. Then faced with the inevitable panic, ...
April 2025
Finding Silver Linings: Transforming Lives Through Transitions
When the Seacrest community decided to renovate 40 of their assisted living apartments, they wanted to make it as easy as possible for ...
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Amy and Jordan Moss: Top Realtors in San Diego
Amy and Jordan Moss’s path to becoming top Realtors in San Diego is a testament to their hard work, passion, and commitment to ...
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A Decade of Humor and a Lifetime of Storytelling
By Miriam Gershenson Along with holding a garage sale to get rid of her chametz over Pesach, Stephanie promised her family (particularly her ...
April 2025
Prayers and Passages: And You Shall Tell Your Children
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss This may be a particularly challenging Passover for Jews around the world to celebrate. On this holiday – the ...
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Kindness Changes Everything
The San Diego-based organization providing essential resources to the Jewish community Who holds the hands of the 10,000 Jews living below the poverty ...