San Diego NCSY & the San Diego Rep Present: Soulfarm - The Ultimate Jewish Jam Band!

 

June 18, 7:30pm on the Lyceum Stage

The ultimate Jewish Jam band rocks the house on San Diego's number venue to support local Jewish teens.

 

Founded in Israel by Grammy Award winner lead guitarist C Lanzbom and guitarist and lead singer Noah Solomon Chase. Their sound has been dubbed as New American music, full melodic song writing and progressive modern arrangements. Their live shows are full of Mediterranean flavor with captivating guitar leads, dance rhythms and strong percussion breaks.  

 

$18 Adults, $12 Students

For tickets:  619-544-1000

http://securesite.sdrep.org/single/psDetail.aspx?psn=7184

 

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/643958462297434/ 

 

In partnership with the San Diego Rep and The 20th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival 

 

Proceeds from the concert go to support NCSY's programming in the San Diego Jewish Community.

San Diego NCSY is the place for Jewish teens to connect with their Jewish heritage & be inspired by Jewish role models who empower them to become tomorrow's Jewish leaders. San Diego NCSY has been recognized for two consecutive years as a leading innovator in the area of Jewish Teens programming by the Jewish Federation of San Diego. Fore more visit sandiego.ncsy.org or facebook.com/sdncsy

Federation Phone-A-Thon on June 19th!

 

 

Jewish Community Day at Petco Park - June 23!

Hebrew Day School Celebrates 50th

Mazel tov to Soille Hebrew Day School from Federation! Our donors have contributed to the continuity of Jewish education through funding of these important schools for decades.  See this great article by San Diego Jewish World Editor, Don Harrison:

Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday  night, June 2,  at a banquet featuring  recollections of two of the school’s pioneer board presidents and a tribute to the late philanthropists  Morrie and Barbara Steiman who helped the Orthodox Jewish school surmount some tough financial times.

Read More:
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2013/06/03/hebrew-day-school-celebrates-50th-memorializes-steimans/

Federation Partner JFS Announces Rubenstein Family Scholarship!

San Diego Jewish community students who plan to attend college or a vocational school in 2013 -14 - Apply NOW!

The Rubenstein Family Scholarship Program offers financial assistance for post-secondary education. Each year the program grants approximately 10-15 scholarships of up to $2,500 to applicants who meet the criteria of: 

· Financial need

· Student financial contribution

· Academic performance

· Community involvement

For more information and to download the policy statement and application form visit www.jfssd.org/rubenstein
Jewish Family Service thanks Dr. Rubenstein for making the goal of a higher education easier for some of the brightest young minds in our community!

Who tends to the Rabbi when he is ill? We all do! A mitzvah for Yitizi - June 10

A young Rabbi in our community is very ill. Jews from across the county are joining together for a special evening to give him Chizzuk - Strength in his debilitating battle with early ALS. Please join in this special mitzvah by attending "A Mitzvah for Yitzi" on June 10th at 7PM at the Chabad Hebrew Academy. You can visit www.amitzvahforyitzi.org to add to the hundreds of mitzvot that are being done in Rabbi Yitzi's honor.

A Mitzvah for Yitzi

June 10 - 7PM

Chabad Hebrew Academy

10785 Pomerado Rd.

Scripps Ranch, 92131

There will be no fundraising at this event. Admission charge is: One Mitzvah. Refreshments and food are sponsored by Morris & Evelyn Darey of The Place Catering.

To read more about Rabbi Yitzi's amazing story of faith and positivity please read this issue of the Jewish journal: http://sdjewishjournal.com/site/5139/on-the-bright-side/

You can also visit https://hurwitzfamilyfund.com to contribute directly to the families medical needs.

JFNA Calls For Western Wall to be a “Spiritual Center for all Jews,” Backs Sharansky’s Kotel Compromise Efforts

The Jewish Federations of North America today called on Israeli and Diaspora leaders to ensure the Western Wall remains a “spiritual center for all Jews” in an official resolution supporting Natan Sharansky’s efforts for prayer access at the Kotel.

The JFNA Board of Trustees and its Delegate Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to support the Jewish Agency Chair in his efforts to find a compromise to the issue of equal prayer access at the Wall. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Sharansky to solve the issue, in the wake of demonstrations by the Women of the Wall and counter-protests by some ultra-Orthodox groups.

“Jewish Federations and our community greatly appreciate the efforts of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Sharansky, and those of religious leaders across the community, who seek to unite our people by ensuring individuals can pray as they choose at the Kotel,” said Michael Siegal, chair of the JFNA Board of Trustees.

The resolution, drafted by JFNA’s Rabbinic Cabinet, which represents a cross section of rabbis from all religious streams, expresses JFNA’s “appreciation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued commitment to work on behalf of and to strengthen Jewish unity by seeking to resolve the issue.”

The Sharansky plan calls for a dedicated egalitarian prayer space at the Robinson’s Arch area of the Wall. JFNA also promised to work with Sharansky as he “develops a pathway whereby the Kotel is a spiritual center for all Jews and a symbol of unity for the entire Jewish community world-wide.”

“By issuing this resolution, the Jewish Federations are giving voice to the strong desire across our community to resolve this critical issue and ensure that all Jews can experience the most spiritually powerful place in Judaism,” said JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman.

JFNA has been convening Sharansky and religious leaders from across the spectrum for meetings at its New York offices to discuss the issue, with the most recent gathering taking place last week.