Category: Blog

By Dr. Eliane Coffler, First-Year Cabinet Member and Leader in the San Diego Jewish Community  When I think back on the National Young Leader (NYL) Cabinet retreat in Denver, so […]

Sixteen young adults from Sha’ar HaNegev, San Diego’s partner region in Israel, spent the past week deepening bonds with local participants in Jewish Federation of San Diego’s Giborim leadership program, […]

Dear Friends,   It is with deep gratitude and an even deeper sense of responsibility that I write to you today as the new Chair of the Board of Jewish Federation […]

On June 12, leaders from across San Diego’s Jewish professional and lay communities gathered for a powerful and meaningful evening, marking the second year of the Courageous Leadership Initiative (CLI). […]

By Robyn Feinberg Between January and May 2025, Jewish Federation of San Diego brought together four couples for Leading 2gether, a program designed to explore what it means to lead, […]

On May 20, 2025, twenty-one women gathered to celebrate their graduation from the fourth cohort of the Pauline Foster Women’s Leadership Initiative (PFWLI). Developed by Jewish Federation of San Diego, […]

A Cohort of Visionary Leaders  Jewish Federation of San Diego is proud to celebrate the ongoing journey of the Courageous Leadership Initiative, a transformative program dedicated to fostering dynamic and […]

The events of October 7 have changed our world here in San Diego, in Israel, and for the entire global Jewry. The enormous challenges we face require courageous leadership anchored […]

Friends, Last week, at Friday night services, I had the great joy of watching dozens of second graders singing Hinei Ma Tov and Oseh Shalom while their parents and grandparents […]