San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–A Shabbat weekend retreat led by Congregation Beth Am’s  Rabbi David Kornberg and his family, themed  “Lighting the Spark, Fanning the Flame…A Lifetime of Jewish Connection.”  will take place on Shabbat Vayakhel – February 25 – 27, 2011 at Camp Ramah in Ojai, California. The weekend will feature Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Shawn […]

 SDJW staff report WASHINGTON. D.C. – The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled against San Diegans Michael and Linda Bennett in their quest to collect a judgment  against the government of Iran for the wrongful death of their daughter, Marla Ann Bennett, in the 2002 bombing of the cafeteria at Hebrew

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jill Borg Spitzer, chief executive officer of Jewish Family Service, has sent the following message to be conveyed to readers to seek their help in fighting hunger: December 1 marked the first night of Hanukkah. It also marked the first day of voting in a new month of the Pepsi Refresh

LA JOLLA, CA  (Press Release)– Goodbye Memories, an original play by San Diego playwright Anita Yellin Simons, will be presented Jan 21-23 by the J*Company youth theatre at the Lawrence Family JCC. The production is a collaboration with the San Diego Jewish Academy and will be directed by Emily Calabrese.  Goodbye Memories sheds new light

VISTA, California (Press Release)–Congregation B’nai Tikvah is holding its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at its Hanukkah Celebration on Fri, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm. Contestants will be competing for the title of “Best Latke” and a Gift Certificate to “Sur La Table.”   Judging this traditional Jewish fare will be by local restaurant celebrity, Big John Haedrich founder