Leave Orthodoxy Alone Dear Editor, I am writing to regarding the letter to the editor in the San Diego Jewish Journal called “Woman and Orthodoxy,” by Marsha Sutton. Being an observant Jewish woman myself, I feel compelled to respond. I’d like to preface by noting that I did not grow up in an Orthodox home, [...]

The La Jolla Playhouse will present “Blood and Gifts” June 12-July 8. This spy story takes place during the Soviet Afghan War in the 1980s and offers a slice of historical fiction laced with black humor. The Playhouse also continues to show off “Hands on a Hardbody,” a new musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Doug Wright.

When the rabbis said, “One should not trust one’s self” they meant that one’s judgment is always clouded by self-interest. One has to examine one’s own prejudices, experiences, ego and desires before passing judgment on important issues.

The Elijah Minyan combines ancient Jewish practices with a new-age approach to equal a soulful, heartfelt relationship between individuals and God

Jewish Family Service of the Desert holds fifth annual One Night Only featuring music of the Gershwins

Fathers, Daughters and Feminism

Getting to Know You

The 19th annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Fest, continuing this month with more fun events, is bigger than ever

JNF’s Parsons Water Fund finds creative ways to alleviate Israel’s chronic water shortage

Adam Meyerowitz has used alternative therapies and the power of positivity his whole life to supplement traditional medicine in his battle against Gaucher disease

I’ll Wait for You

Independence Day

Lightbridge Hospice and Palliative Care tend to the unique end-of-life needs of the Jewish people through Ohr Ami

A Jewish Look at the World’s Most Famous Maritime Disaster

Federation’s 2030 Project serves local young adult organizations and is helping increase engagement among 20- and 30-something SD Jews

North Coast Repertory Theatre stages two plays by Harold Pinter, the Prince of Pause

The Salk Institute’s Ronald Evans wins Wolf Prize in medicine for research in gene expression