Jewish Community News

News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

Video from a Summer at Camp

Make sure your child is part of the fun! Learn more about how your child can get up to $1,000 off Jewish overnight camp through Federation and the One Happy Camper program. Jewish values, culture, and traditions are weaved into the fabric of camp, helping campers to connect to their own id…

Birthright B’nei Mitzvah in Sha'ar HaNegev

By Nicole Patolai, Federation’s Israel Connections Program Coordinator & Birthright trip staff

The San Diego Community Birthright trip is a free ten-day journey throughout Israel, available to young adults age 22-26 who currently reside in San Diego. Some participants come from a rich b…

Cultivating Tolerance - One Trip at a Time

From The Times of Israel

All too frequently news in Israel is unsettling and things sometimes seem as if they might spin out of control. So when I hear about something positive, I want to jump up and shout about it.

My youngest daughter had an experience this summer that made me feel th…

The End of an Era: Remembering Gerald Bubis z"l


We here at Federation mourn the recent loss of Gerald "Jerry" Bubis z"l Jewish community pioneer, gentleman, and father of Federation's own, Deena Libman.  We would like to share the below remembrance of this remarkable man, as written by Dr. Steven Windmueller in eJewishPhilanthropy.

The Jewish Teen Foundation

One of the core values of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) is Dor l' Dor - the passing of Jewish values, traditions and responsibilities from generation to generation.

By holding a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at JCF, a portion of your fund fees supports this value through the Jewi…