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Jewish Federation of San Diego’s Chief Development Officer Delivered Remarks at the San Diego City Council’s Chanukah Proclamation
December 17, 2025
On December 16, the San Diego City Council convened to issue numerous proclamations, including the City of San Diego’s recognition of Chanukah in 2025. At the hearing, Jewish Federation of San Diego’s Chief Development Officer, Michael Rabkin, delivered remarks on the Chanukah proclamation. In his […]
We Will Not Let the Light Go Out
December 15, 2025
Dear friends, If you read my e-mails regularly, you know that I always lean towards light, even when we are called upon far too frequently to fight the darkness and […]
Finding Light on Sukkot, Two Years After October 7
October 6, 2025
Dear friends, Tonight begins the holiday of Sukkot, one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar. Yet it feels hard to transition from the solemnity of Yom Kippur to […]
From Crisis to Creation: a Rosh Hashanah Message
September 22, 2025
Dear friends, It is hard to believe, but this is the fifth Rosh Hashanah I have written to you to reflect on the year that has passed and to set […]
A Weekend of Reflection: Shabbat Shalom and G'mar Chatimah Tovah
September 22, 2023
Dear Friends, This week, in preparation for Yom Kippur and the demanding work of teshuvah (repentance), I spent some time looking back at 5783, and all of the communications we […]
Nitzavim-Vayelech
September 21, 2023
Today, we mourn the passing of Fanny Krasner Lebovits. Fanny was a survivor of five concentration and work camps, as well as the Libau ghetto. She was a longtime member […]
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