San Diego Calendar

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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

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Sgt. Nadav Weinberg of the Israel Defense Forces will discuss the code of ethics to which Israeli soldiers are sworn, at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the Lawrence Family JCC. “Ethics of the Israel Defense Forces” details the training  and service of Nadav Weinberg, an Israeli-born American who volunteered

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Following are events planned during November at the College Avenue Senior Center, operated by Jewish Family Service in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, in the San Diego State University area. Tuesdays, November 1, 8 & 15; 1 – 3 pm Facebook Starter Kit: Facebook is the most

CARLSBAD — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture has announced the line-up of its Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies in Carlsbad and in Coronado. Lawrence Baron, SDSU, will kick off the monthly series at both venues Baron’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Oct. 17 at