San Diego Calendar

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The 22nd Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the Leichtag Foundation, and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, will run February 9-19, 2012.    The San Diego Jewish Film Festival showcases 48 of the best […]

SAN DIEGO–Rabbi Ben Kamin’s article on C.T. Vivian appeared on the websites of both San Diego Jewish World and Examiner.Com.  Now, on the basis of that article, Vivian has been nominated as a hero who sacrificed himself in the cause of Civil Rights.  Reader voting will determine the outcome of this contest. You can read the

Chanukah 2011 – Jewish Federation of San Diego County from JFNA on Vimeo.

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture has announced its first ever year-round performing arts series titled “Look & Listen.”  It is dedicated to connecting the community to cultural experiences through music, theatre, comedy, dance and the collaborative arts. The headliners for the season are: COMEDY: January 14, 2012 at 8:00pm –

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — For the 31st year in a row, San Diego’s oldest Jewish and United Methodist congregations will celebrate Thanksgiving together with an interfaith service, this year at First United Methodist Church of San Diego. Dr. Jim Standiford, senior pastor of First United Methodist, and Rabbi Michael Berk, senior rabbi of congregation Beth

-Staff Report- SAN DIEGO — Anne Frances Ratner, one of the matriarchs of San Diego’s Jewish community, was eulogized Friday, Nov. 11,  at a crowded service at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Friday–her 100 years lauded as having been filled with leadership, philanthropy and devotion to family. Ratner, who died Wednesday, Nov. 9, helped to start

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The College Avenue senior center, operated by Jewish Family Service inside Beth Jacob Synagogue at 4855 College Avenue, has announced its schedule of events for December.  They are as follows: Brain Fitness Registration: The College Avenue Center offers the popular and fun PositScience, Brain Fitness program for the January session. Do

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family  Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, presents “Family Day,” a collaboration with Nierman Preschool, on Sunday.  November 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.  Family Day is part of the 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, sponsored by The Viterbi Family Foundation. 

SAN DIEGO – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie Kornberg as Planning Officer for the Community Planning & Innovation (CP&I) Center. Debbie is charged with facilitating community-wide planning in Jewish education throughout San Diego County, and implementing innovation grant planning and funding. The CP&I Center assesses needs

By Rabbi Ben Kamin DEL MAR, California — In the scheme of things, against the news of the Libyan’s dictator’s death, the heartrending collective cri de coeur of the Occupy movement, the release of one soldier’s life for another thousand, the banalities of the endless presidential race, it probably doesn’t add up to very much.

By Yvonne and Paul Greenberg SAN DIEGO — In response to frequent requests from Congregation Beth Israel congregants to worship in their own synagogue during the High Holy Days and because of the very special nature of the synagogue”s 150th anniversary year, afternoon and evening services on Yom Kippur were moved from its traditional downtown