San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will be hosting its Annual K-12 Open House on Tuesday, February 2nd, for both prospective parents and current SDJA families.  The event will provide an opportunity for parents and students to learn about the school, view classrooms and speak with faculty, staff and administrators. “People

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The San Diego County Library will launch The Big Read, its grant-funded county-wide reading of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath, between January 30 and March 15. Residents throughout the county are invited to read the book and attend any of the 330 free events related to the theme. The series

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Young Israel of San Diego, a small Orthodox congregation located near the base of Cowles Mountain, plans to celebrate Tu B’Shevat  with an evening hike to the top of the mountain, weather permitting,  at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 30. On return, hikers will enjoy a Melava Malka/ Tu B’Shevat seder featuring the fruits

Editor, San Diego Jewish World This past week the San Diego Jewish community lost a bright light, Raquel Bakcht. My wife and I first met Raquel and her husband Natan while attending minyan at Congregation Beth El. There was an aura of love surrounding her and she had the most sparkling eyes. We always looked

LA MESA, California (Press Release)–Hatikvah Hadassah will hold a general meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, January 21, at Coco’s Family Restaurant, 5550 Lake Murray Blvd., in La Mesa.    Alan Rusonik, Executive Director of the Agency for Jewish Education, will discuss “Hebrew, Lost in Translation.”   RSVPs are requested to Rita Hartman at 619 583-0527