Jewish Community News

News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

Light a Candle for Lori Kaye z”l


As we close this week and prepare to welcome Shabbat, we recognize that two years ago, one day before we joined together to commemorate Yom Hashoah, tragedy struck the Kaye family, Chabad of Poway, and our local community. The murder of Lori Kaye z"l at the Chabad of Poway on April 27, 2019…

Watch the Yom Hashoah Community Commemoration Programs


Together with our partners, your Federation was honored to present the 2021 Yom Hashoah Virtual Community Holocaust Commemoration. Over the course of the week, our community remembered the victims of the Holocaust, honored its Survivors, and taught future generations. Together, we recommitt…

Celebrate Israelfest Rocked and Rolled


Last Sunday, we had groovy-good time at our seventies-themed drive-in concert extravaganza in celebration of Israel’s 73rd birthday. A special thank you to Mainly Mozart, CaliBear Band, the Celebrate Israelfest committee, the Bridge Ceremony honorees, the Fab Four - our dynamic and entert…

Join Us for the Yoms

Join Your Federation in commemoration and celebration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day), and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day). 

Join us for a unique virtual experience as we explore the Shoah through multi-generational perspec…

How Will You Make This Year Different From All Other Years?


Over the past year, we’ve experienced terrible loss and hardship but we also experienced our Jewish community come together in ways we never have before — to talk, console, share resources, experiences, and knowledge, and to find new ways to help the most vulnerable among us. And we did…