Jewish Community News

News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

Connecting with Israeli Youth through Film

By Yael Raz Lachyani, Project coordinator, Partnership 2Gether, located in our sister city of Sha’ar HaNegev.

On the last Thursday of October, a wide range of people gathered at the Tel Aviv Cinématèque: teenagers, adults, and seniors. There were a lot of familiar faces and among them…

Heart to Heart Women's Mission to Israel 2016

LEAVE YOUR HIGH HEELS AT HOME and join our intrepid group of smart, motivated women from across North America and Israel on a unique journey that will feed your soul and engage your mind.

Spend 5 brilliant days traveling Israel and meeting with women who are making their world a better pl…

NextGen is Planting Seeds for the Future

Last Sunday, NextGen partnered with the new Coastal Roots Farm for an afternoon of tree planting and farming.  “We seeded about 1,000 trees, planted about 400 tubers, and filled in 300' of trench, but more than that, it was as inspiring as ever to get the chance to engage folks in the p…

1,100+ Mensches Celebrate Jewish Community

On Wednesday night, more than 1,100 men united for a night of food and philanthropy at the Jewish Federation of San Diego County’s annual Men’s Event at the Del Mar Fair Grounds.

The event, generously underwritten by The Mizel Family Foundation, featured guest speaker Lt. Gen. Benny G…

A Letter from Natan Sharansky

By Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel

Last week, I was in Russia and the Ukraine – spending one day each in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, and Dnepropetrovsk. In each place, I met with participants in The Jewish Agency’s wide range of programs, as …