February 2010

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Am, a Conservative Jewish synagogue located in Carmel Valley, has announced a new pre-school-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service taking place on the fourth Friday of every month at 5:45 PM. Free-of-charge and open to all in the community, the service will last approximately a half-hour and rely heavily on music, storytelling, dancing […]

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–A festive Purim Carnival will be held at Congregation Beth Am on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.  The Jewish Learning Center is hosting this family event at the synagogue at 5050 Del Mar Heights Road, in Carmel Valley. Come in costume and join in the celebration! Costumes

By Dana Greene LA JOLLA, California—Breaking Upwards is an engaging romantic comedy about a twenty-something New York couple, living in the West Village, who after four years into their couplehood, decide their relationship is at a dead end.  Unfortunately,  they have difficulty being apart.  This semi-autographical film is based on the actual  lives of director/actor

By David Amos SAN DIEGO–If you follow the National Football League and the San Diego Chargers, you were as disappointed as I was in their shabby performance in the playoffs two weeks ago. The “Kings of Choke” did it again, failing to perform at their best when faced with additional pressure and scrutiny. Personally, I

By Gail Feinstein Forman LA JOLLA,  California–The Jazz Baroness presents a memorable portrait of a black sheep of the Jewish Rothschild family, Pannonica de Koenigswater Rothschild. Brought up in the world of British wealth and privilege and married to a handsome baron, she was used to high society life. But it was her sojourn into

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On January 24 , San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) commenced SDJA Cares: Project Haiti, an event to gather supplies for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Five days later, the K-12 school had raised over 20 tons of supplies and partnered with international aid organization, Latet, who has over 13 years