The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the heroic recapturing of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 139 BCE by the Maccabees, a group of Jewish warriors who fought the Greek King Antiochus’ brutal religious persecution of the Jews in Israel. Upon reclaiming...
Seventy-six years ago this week, on November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted for the partition of Palestine and the creation of the independent Jewish state of Israel, acknowledging the rights of the Jewish people to sovereignty in their homeland. While the world...
The Israeli flag, was created by Jacob and Charles Askowith as the “flag of Judah” in 1891 and was displayed on July 20, 1891, in the hall of the B’nai Zion Educational Society in Boston, Massachusetts. Inspired by the Talit, Jewish prayer shawl, it...
We spent a delightful Sunday in San Diego with my cousin Gal, and his parents, Ruti and Haim, who are visiting from Israel. They stayed at the charming El Primo Hotel, a historic inn nestled in the heart of downtown Chula Vista. This cozy, art deco lodge, constructed...
Happy Hump Day to All I spent a delightful morning at our Chabad’s Soup n’ Shmooze luncheon with friends. Meira Bane’s inspiring talk on faith and healing touched our hearts Here’s a snapshot with our esteemed member, Doctor Stephen Wyman, a...
I was invited to ‘Divine Appointment’, an annual banquet fundraising event for HORIZON PREGNANCY CLINIC, at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach, California. Horizon Pregnancy Clinic is a licensed medical clinic in Huntington Beach and with a new...