Stories from the October 2012 SDJJ Edition
Playing With Matches
by Jennifer GarstangTaking the “Oy” Out of Online Dating: Part Two
Musings From Mama
by Sharon Rosen LeibWhy I’m Voting to Repeal the Death Penalty
Living on the Front Page
by Andrea SimantovBounty
God Talk
by Rabbi Philip GraubartRemember, Remember
Footnotes
by Jessica HanewinckelA Better Place to Be
What’s Goin’ On: Falling into the Arts
by Eileen SondakJ*Company has dubbed its 20th anniversary season “The Streisand Season,” and it certainly starts with an unforgettable Streisand role, “Funny Girl.”
Torah: Brave New World: Facing Reality
by A. SimantovRashi explains that even though Adam was gifted with the power to give names, there was still one discernment that was denied him: the power to differentiate between good and evil. Only after his sin did he know that difference.
Full Speed Ahead
by Jessica HanewinckelWith a new rabbi and a 10th anniversary approaching, Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael is eager to enter a new phase of its young life
Best of Their Love
by Jessica HanewinckelSeacrest Village Retirement Communities ensures the best possible home for its residents by hiring employees who have a genuine love of and respect for seniors
Palm Springs
by Pamela PriceJewish Family Service of the Desert reaches out to seniors, creatively
A Life in the Spotlight
by Alanna BermanAt 96, Lillian Wasserman still loves an excuse to be on stage
One and the Same
by Jessica HanewinckelLeon Bass, an African American soldier during World War II who assisted with relief efforts at Buchenwald, is keynote speaker at this month’s ADL Torch of Liberty Award Dinner
Arguing Israel’s Right to Exist
by Kenneth SternBDS Campaign remains dangerous, despite failures
It’s a Wrap
by Lorriane and Phil ShapiroThe Jewish table is known for blintzes, hamantaschen, knishes, kreplach, strudel and stuffed derma. Elongated filled foods are emblematic of the Torah scroll, especially stuffed cabbage.
Luxury Senior Living Comes to San Marcos
by Alanna BermanOpening later this year, The Meridian will deliver a luxury lifestyle in a senior community
Investing in ‘Home’
by Alanna BermanMG Properties Group specializes in the acquisition, development, rehabilitation and management of apartment communities
Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Muslims & Christians Working Together During the Bosnian War
by Alanna BermanSDSU’s Second Symposium on Moral Courage looks at how Christians, Muslims and Jews worked together during the fall of one of Eastern Europe’s largest cities
Jewish Soul
by Jessica Hanewinckel“Chazanut: Jewish Spiritual Cantorial Music” invites the community to learn about the history, development and components of some of the most emotional Jewish soul music you’ve probably never heard
Not Just ‘the Other Gershwin’
by Pat LaunerNorth Coast Repertory Theatre premieres a new show, “Words By…,” about Ira Gershwin
I Can’t Smile Without You
by Jessica HanewinckelSinger/songwriter/guitarist Peter Seltser gives his all to bringing joy to seniors through music



















