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News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

See Israel With PRIDE Photo Blog

The United States Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro and his wife, Julie Fisher hosted the JFNA LGBTQ Mission at their residence for dinner and music, and invited many US Embassy Staff and other Israeli leaders from the LGBTQ community. The US Embassy for over a week has had rainbow flags…

Coming Out From Jerusalem

Jessica was in search of something. Just what that was, she wasn’t sure. She was comfortable in her queer identity but didn't know how Judaism played into it. And while she didn’t grow up religious, a Federation-supported post-college Taglit-Birthright Israel trip woke up something Jew…

NextGen Empowered His Impact in the Community

Yoni Levinger moved to San Diego from New York for a job opportunity. With no connection to the Jewish community, he was invited to attend a NextGen Newcomer's Brunch, a decision that he says lead him to becoming not only actively involved in our community, but a community leader.

After …

On the Ground in Ecuador, Delivering Critical Aid

When you support Federation, you help us directly support the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and their important work helping Jewish people all around the globe. Thank you for all that you do.

More than a week after the devastating earthquake in Ecuador, JDC and its p…

Yemen's Last Jews Come to Israel

By supporting Federation you enable us to fund life saving missions run by our partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, helping countless Israelis around the world move to Israel.

Yechiya Ya’akov Dahari’s whole family diligently kept the Torah in Yemen even under the most trying of circu…