יום רביעי, כ״ט אב תשפ״וWednesday, August 12, 2026
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The San Diego Police Department is actively investigating the “disturbing incident” as a hate crime.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Superior Court Judge Kenneth Medel said the gunmaker negligently marketed its rifle to youth on social media.
By JTA
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned amid sexual harassment accusations, was sentenced on Monday to three months of home confinement and three years’ probation for acts against three women. Filner, 71, pleaded guilty to the charges against him in October in exchange for a plea bargain that would keep him out of jail. […]
By JTA
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced he will undergo therapy amid calls for his resignation over allegations of sexual misconduct. In a brief statement to reporters Friday, Filner said he would be entering a treatment facility on Aug. 5 for two weeks of intensive therapy. In his statement, Filner said his actions were “inexcusable” and […]
By JTA
An artificial heart has been permanently implanted in a patient in Israel for the first time. Up until now, artificial hearts have been used in Israel to help a damaged heart continue to pump until a donor organ could be located. The operation on a 63-year-old cardiac patient, who was also in organ failure, occurred […]
The new made-in-Israel US cable channel, DogTV, is scientifically designed to make dogs happy when they’re left at home alone, according to Israel21C.
Several weeks ago I started a series on hashgachah pratis, or Divine Providence. Every believing Jew knows that events do not just unfold randomly; the story I told of two brothers named Yaakov and Yedidya clearly testified to that reality in a contemporary setting.
Over the past three months seven groups of NCSY teen leaders researched non-profit organizations, meeting with and learning from these organizations’ representatives about the Jewish perspective regarding philanthropy.
August 7, 2026 
