San Diego Jewish World

02/07/2025

San Diego County has just opened its first cannabis consumption lounge down in the South Bay. It’s called Sessions by The Bay and whether you partake in cannabis or not, it’s a trip! [Sandi Masori]

22/06/2025

Troop leader and devout Christian Glen (Patrick Kerr) applied to lead a troop with racial diversity to help his awkward granddaughter Samantha (Haley Wong) make some friends. [Sandi Masori]

19/06/2025

One of the things I love about the Shakespeare productions at The Globe is the humor injected into it. Director Peter Francis James mixes anachronistic dress with historical costumes, and surprising pop culture references, like the Macarena dance in the opening ... [Sandi Masori}

18/06/2025

With everything happening in the news right now, what we really need is some laughter. Luckily, for the past two nights, JFest has provided just that, with the comedy show of Alex Edelman. And oh yes, laugh we did. [Sandi Masori]

12/06/2025

Kellett who is the writer of Netflix’s reboot of One Day At A Time wrote the play with delightful sitcom-like fast-paced dialogue and high LPM (laughs per minute) ... [Sandi Masori]

11/06/2025

This year it was all about Syria. I found it fascinating, not only to learn about the Jewish communities of Syria but also learning that some people I know from our local Jewish community are of Syrian descent- for example Morah Rachel Tawil Abraham whom I know from Hebrew Day ... (Sandi Masori)

08/06/2025

Set in modern times, the Tony award winning Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, features a delightful and eclectic mix of African and African-American characters as they go about their daily business either working or patronizing the salon. [Sandi Masori]

02/06/2025

Here’s my review of Old Globe’s House of India …

Walking into the theater in the round at the Old Globe you can almost smell the curry, so well done is the scenic design of the Indian restaurant where House of India is set. [Sandi Masori]

26/04/2025

Are you taking YOUR shot?

Like Nadav and Avihu, who in their spiritual fervor sought to draw closer to the Divine, Hamilton possessed an intense inner fire, a relentless drive to shape the future of his adopted country. [Barrett Holman Leak]

26/04/2025

https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2025/04/25/san-diego-jewish-community-counts-the-omer/

The days between Passover and Shavout include counting the Omer. The countdown represents the time between our ancestors' liberation and the time they accepted the responsibility of becoming Torah-observing Jews. [Cailin Acosta]

26/04/2025

The world has lost a good man.

It is with great sadness that I join people around the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a true moral leader, a man of deep faith and humanity, and a steadfast friend to the Jewish people. [Ronald S. Lauder]

26/04/2025

Another bookshelf find! Catch this memoir review from SDJW publisher Don Harrison!:

Glaser believes he was the first on-air news personality to publicly identify as gay, commenting during a 1994 broadcast on KNBC: “As a gay man who’s lost more than a few friends to the virus, I am grateful to Elizabeth Glaser [no relation] for helping to heighten awareness of AIDS outside the g...