San Diego Jews Celebrate First Night of Hanukkah 2019
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, began at sundown on Sunday with menorah-lighting ceremonies at…
Author Don Harrison’s Quest for Jewish Stories About San Diego
Whether you are new to San Diego are or an old timer, I think it…
Yom Kippur, Judaism’s Holiest Day of 2019, Begins at Sundown Tuesday
The solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur in 2019 begins at sundown on Tuesday, Oct. 8,…
Rosh Hashanah 2019: Jewish New Year Begins at Sundown Sunday
The 5780th year in the Jewish calendar begins at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 29, with Rosh…
Opinion: If Donald Trump Thinks Jews Are Disloyal, He Doesn’t Understand Us
Lately I have taken umbrage at President Trump’s intrusion into an aspect of Jewish culture…
Opinion: CSU Ethnic Studies Requirement a Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
Now that public outrage has forced the retraction of the K-12 ethnic studies curriculum proposal…
Opinion: We Can’t Let Racism and Nativism Turn San Diego into Another El Paso
El Paso is too close to home. As a native San Diegan and longtime human…
Opinion: Poway Synagogue Attack a Step Back in America’s March Forward
Recently Jewish families around the world celebrated Passover, a time of renewal, freedom and reflection…
Opinion: A Retiring San Diego Rabbi Reflects on Rising Anti-Semitism
The sages of the Jewish people teach that words from the heart go straight to…
Rabbi Hurt in Poway Attack Invited to National Day of Prayer at White House
The rabbi injured during Saturday’s deadly shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue was on…
Opinion: Poway Shooter Shows the Growing Danger of Terrorism Within Our Society
As a Jewish professor who has published on terrorism, I’ve been asked a number of…
California Saw 27% Rise in Anti-Semitic Incidents in 2018, ADL Reports
American Jews experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults…
Family of Chabad Attack Suspect Expresses ‘Shock, Shame and Anguish’
The family of John T. Earnest, the suspect in the fatal attack on a Poway synagogue,…
Opinion: After Chabad Attack, We Must Pass Common-Sense Gun-Safety Reforms
It is with sadness that I write about the horrific attack on Chabad of Poway,…
