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This Jewish drummer, 24, is busking up the California coast to stomp out Crohn’s disease
Gideon Grossman taps out rapid hip-hop beats on his compact setup of bucket drums. He beams at the camera. His drumming is so effortless, it’s hard to believe he suffers from a sometimes-crippling gastrointestinal disease.
San Diego settles sexual harassment suit against ex-mayor Bob Filner
San Diego on Tuesday agreed to pay $667,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit against former Mayor Bob Filner.
Wisdom of layers: Reflections on the Collaboratory
“What am I supposed to wear to a ranch?”
The singles crisis: Let’s support singles for relationship success
We are now facing a genuine singles crisis. Lara, a successful 37-year-old chemist from San Diego, is concerned that her dream of marriage and a family will elude her.
Chargers football commentator uses Jewish stereotype in on-air exchange
Hank Bauer, a longtime radio analyst for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, used a Jewish stereotype in an exchange with his on-air colleague.
Firefighters battle raging San Diego wildfires
California firefighters were battling wind-whipped wildfires on Friday, as some 125,000 people fled their homes in the San Diego area and police arrested at least two people on arson-related charges.
Tijuana to Tefilah: Crossing from Mexico to America with Jewish children who do it every day
As I stepped out of the van into the chilly, pre-dawn Tijuana air, I could just barely make out the shadows of the pedestrians nearby, all of them stepping over puddles and street trash, walking in the same direction.
Reform Biennial reveals movement’s strengths, challenges
At the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Biennial conference last week, Erev Shabbat offered a study in contrasts that perfectly illustrated the movement’s promise — and its problems.