On Thursday, December 8th, 150 NextGeners gathered at 98 Bottles, in Little Italy, to kick off the holiday season and celebrate this special time of year. From the blue and white garlands hanging on the walls to the menorahs spread throughout the venue, it was evident that Hanukkah is righ…
On a Sunday earlier this month, I witnessed the burgeoning future of Jewish teen education in San Diego. As part of the new Motiv Initiative–the Jewish Teen Initiative in San Diego supported by the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus, a…
The Women’s Philanthropy Finals Survival Bags volunteer event was a great success! Many women from our community donated Kosher snacks to fill 500 bags with the intent to attract a large number of SDSU and CSU San Marcos students to Hillel during finals week.
Women’s Philanthropy Bo…
On Sunday, December 4, over 200 high school students representing over 58 schools throughout San Diego filled Montezuma Hall at San Diego State University for the first Teen Service Summit hosted by Motiv. Motiv is dedicated to helping all high school teens throughout San Diego Find, Par…
Livnat Kutz loves to make things grow, and living just five kilometers from Gaza in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, she’s seen enough destruction. So a few years ago, she helped a group of high school students suffering from post-conflict trauma plant a community garden. But rocket barrages destroyed …
