LA MESA, California – Hebrew Free Loans of San Diego’s Executive Director, Mindi Frankel, attended the International Association of Jewish Free Loans conference. She connected with 29 other free loan agencies. The conference provided invaluable insights, including data from JFNA showing that up to 61% of the Jewish population feels “structurally vulnerable,” meaning they worry that their incomes are or will be insufficient to meet the needs of their families, while 23% consider themselves personally financially vulnerable. Click here for the report.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jewish Community Symphony (formerly Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra) announces its “Orchestral Music of Triumph” at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Lawrence Family JCC. The program will include Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Brahms: Serenade No. 1, and Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist – Christian Gonzales, conducted by Davod Amos, and assistant conductor Robert Zelickman. Click here for tickets.
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San Diego Hebrew Day School and Beth Jacob Congregation present their “All Middle School 6/7 Shabbaton” on Friday, Dec. 5, until Saturday, Dec. 6. This event includes a drop-off and pick-up service for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Organizers ask that you bring a sleeping bag and pillow, and the event will be 25 hours of unplugged and tech-free time. Click here to rsvp and to receive the address.
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Beth Jacob Congregation announces its “Chanukah Festival and Fun” at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 7. The event includes a kids’ carnival, live music, burekas box, Chanukah gift shuk, and bounce house. Click here to rsvp.
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RUTH: Remember Us the Holocaust “Speaker Series: Featuring Non-Jewish Holocaust Survivor, Jill Oliver” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the La Jolla Riford Library.
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Ner Tamid Synagogue presents “An Acrobatic Show and Chanukah Party Featuring Cirque Adventure” at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14. The event includes acrobats, jugglers, latkes, gelt and donuts. Organizers say to bring your chanukiah. Click here to register.
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Young Israel of San Diego reports its “Chanukah Party and Game Night” on Wednesday, Dec. 17. More details will be coming soon.
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CHABAD CENTERS’ HAPPENINGS
East County’s Jewish Women’s Circle announces its “Torah and Tea” at noon on Thursday, Nov. 20. Women are encouraged to join and discover the inner dimensions of kosher while enjoying tea together. Click here to rsvp.
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Poway announces its “Shloshim Memorial Service: 30th Passing Day Anniversary Observance of Albert Kadosch”, at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30. This event will include a memorial service for Kadosch and a reception.
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University City’s Jewish Women’s Circle announces its “Resin and Rose: Pre-Chanukah Women’s Event” at 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30. The event includes making a Chanukah menorah in a guided resin workshop taught by Chani Friedman, sip rose wine, and a donut bar. Click here to rsvp.
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Chula Vista’s Jewish Women’s Circle presents its “Menorahs and Martinis” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10. Women will design their own granite menorah while enjoying Chanukah-themed martinis and treats. Click here to rsvp.
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East County invites the community to attend its “Cirque du Chanukah and Menorah Lighting” at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14. The event will include donuts, latkes, crafts, and a live circus show. Click here to rsvp.
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University City announces its “Chanukah Pajama Party” at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21. The event includes a Chanukah movie, popcorn, donut decorating, and pizza. Click here to rsvp.
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Other pending events, previously reported in this column, may be found in our Jewish community calendar.
AROUND THE COUNTY
La Mesa Pizzaworks, a kosher pizza restaurant in La Mesa, reports it will be open every Saturday night from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Click here to view the menu. It also reports that it is now selling its made-from-scratch ranch dressing in-store.
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San Diego Hebrew Day School reports its largest fundraiser of the year – Charidy Campaign 2025 is accepting donations. Click here to support its goal of $700,000.
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SCY High reports Rabbi Adatto and Mr. Brownell showed students how to use an astrolabe which is a device for telling time based on the position of the sun in reference to the time of year. This device could be used in telling time in general and also for Halachic purposes, in this case Mincha Ketana.
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OBITUARY NOTICES
Barbara Goodman, mother of Yosef Goodman, has died. The funeral was held Sunday, Nov. 16, at El Camino Memorial Park, Chabad of Carmel Valley reports.
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Melvin Penner has died. The funeral was held in Paramus, NJ, Ohr Shalom Synagogue reports.
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Cailin Acosta is the assistant editor of the San Diego Jewish World.