SAN DIEGO – Lawrence Family JCC sponsors “Tkiya Interactive Shabbat” at 6 p.m., Friday, August 2 at Liberty Station Playground. The JCC invites you to join for an interactive musical Shabbat picnic with special guest Carla Friend from Tkiya. Best for ages 0-5 and their families. Bring your own picnic dinner and blanket. Click here to rsvp.
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Chabad of East County invites congregants to celebrate Rabbi Rafi Andrusier’s Birthday and Kiddush Luncheon at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 3. Click here to rsvp to join in the special celebration.
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Temple Emanu-El announces a fun event for all the dog owners and dog lovers, “Havdogah” at 5 p.m., Saturday, August 3 at the Allied Gardens Dog Park. You’re invited to join Rabbi Devorah Marcus with your dogs for a special Havdalah service and treats for the four-legged family members. Click here to rsvp. … Also, as a reminder, you may order before Aug. 8 beautifully packaged honey to be delivered before Rosh Hashanah. A portion of every purchase is donated to the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. Click here to order.
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Young Israel of San Diego announces a Men’s Club meetup “Hummus Hangout with Itiel” at 12 p.m., Sunday, August 4. Chef Itiel will demonstrate how to make his authentic and delicious hummus that the best cook in your house can’t duplicate …. Also, YISD shares the following joke: As the storm raged, the captain realized his ship was sinking fast. He called out, “Anyone here know how to pray?” One man stepped forward, “Aye, Captain, I know how to pray.” “Good,” said the captain, “you pray while the rest of us put on our life jackets – we’re one short.”
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Lawrence Family JCC announces an “End of Summer Bash and Cardboard Boat Race” at 10 a.m., Sunday, August 11 at the Friedenberg Olympic Pool. You are invited to test your creativity and engineering skills by building a boat using only cardboard, duct tape, and your imagination. A JCC cookout, shaved ice for purchase and community pool party, will follow. Click here to register.
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Chabad of Carmel Valley’s Rabbi Mendel Polichenco thanks congregants for sponsoring an asado BBQ honoring the IDF soldiers near the Ashkelon base in Israel. Click here to watch the video of the event. … Polichenco would like to sponsor another BBQ before they return to the U.S., click here to donate.
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Beth Jacob Congregation’s Rabbi Avraham Bogopulsky announces that his publications Raising a Community, a Family and Ourselves and Developing a Torah Personality are both available for purchase from Mosaica Press. Click here to visit Bogopulsky’s author page.
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Kindness Initiative shares Volunteer Coordinator Robyn Lichter’s long history of volunteering in her home country of South Africa and her commitment to community service in San Diego since 1991. Lichter’s current role is interviewing, recruiting and placing volunteers within the agency and has a passion for keeping the Jewish community thriving. Click here to volunteer to be a part of the Resource Specialist Team or Mitzvah Assistance.
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Jenny Camhi of the Leichtag Foundation has been chosen by Leading Edge to participate in the inaugural class of its “Culture Accelerator,” a program for Jewish nonprofits for professionals in human resources-type work. She is among 17 Jewish professionals who will engage in virtual learning sessions and an intensive in-person retreat “to reflect on key talent and people challenges.”
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Chabad of Poway shares the following the joke: “The Stop” A police officer stops Yankel for speeding & reckless driving and asks him very nicely if he could see his license. Yankel replied in a huff, “I wish you guys could get your act together. Just yesterday you took away my license and now today you expect me to show it to you.”
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A nightly show we watch as a family is Jeopardy. I would notice when Mayim Bialik was the host, some of the categories had Jewish themes. One time we were watching, and there was a “Hebrew Alef-Bet” category. My kids got all the answers correct. So maybe they need to go on the show and be the next James Holzhauer (he is known for the 32-game Jeopardy! winning streak). The kids tell my husband and me that they think we should apply to be on the show. I may know some stuff, but I don’t know much to win a whole game.
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Cailin Acosta is the assistant editor of the San Diego Jewish World.