Stories from the Popular Stories from SDJJ SDJJ Edition
What’s Going On: Entertainment, Short and Sweet
by Eileen SondakThe San Diego Symphony has a very special offering set for Feb. 18. Itzhak Perlman will be on stage for one thrilling recital. Music aficionados will want to catch this performance by the world-famous violin virtuoso.
ISRAEL: Around the World in 365 Days
by Jessica HanewinckelIsraeli family travels the globe to show the lesser-known side of Israel
CAMP: The Magic of Summer Camp
by Alanna BermanBy Alanna Berman The statistics are everywhere, and they’re practically common knowledge among Jews today: Kids who go to Jewish summer camp are more likely to be engaged in the Jewish community as adults. Camp makes Judaism fun, accessible and easily understandable, even to those who come from the most secular of families. Perhaps it’s [...]
So Cal Camping
by Compiled by Jessica HanewinckelJewish overnight and day camps abound in Southern California
The 22nd annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival
A complete schedule
Look and Listen
by Jessica HanewinckelThe Center for Jewish Culture celebrates the performing arts with a new year-round series featuring comedy, music, theater and dance
The Long and Winding Road — to School
by Alanna BermanChabad Hebrew Academy is home to several students from Mexico who commute daily across the international border just to attend school
A Musical Endeavor
by Sara Trappler SpielmanTzohar Seminary for Chassidus and the Arts opens in Pittsburgh, with San Diegan Rivka Eilfort in its inaugural class
Math, Singapore Style
by Alanna BermanThe national math curriculum of Singapore makes its way to San Diego via Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School
Israeli Wedding Culture
by Tinamarie BernardWhere Less is Simply Grand
NOSH: D.Z. Akin’s Deli
by Eileen SondakA local landmark in deli cuisine
At the Top
by Alanna BermanDavid Geffen, the optometrist at Gordon and Weiss Vision Institute, is an institution of his own among the eye care community
Brewing at its Best
by Alanna BermanAleSmith Brewing Company is a labor of love (and beer) for local brewer Peter Zien
Past, Present, Future
by Jessica HanewinckelFederation celebrates 75 years of strengthening Jewish San Diego and the world
A Mensch to Pets
by Karen PearlmanHumane Society President Dr. Mark Goldstein performs daily mitzvot for animals and their people
Just Don’t Call Him Chef
by Alanna BermanSam “the cooking guy” Zien cooks easy, great food with a dash of Jewish humor mixed in
Be Your Own Matchmaker
by Tamar Caspi ShnallPatti Stanger of “Millionaire Matchmaker” fame gives San Diegans her own brand of good new-fashioned Jewish matchmaking advice




















