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Shalom San Diego 2014 Guide to the Jewish Community Shalom San Diego 2014 Guide to the Jewish Community

The of San Diego County is pleased to present “Shalom San Diego, Guide to the Jewish Community.” Now available as an electronic file (Adobe PDF), it gives you the flexibility to print specific pages and the option to email a copy to family and friends.

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Table of Contents

Page Agencies & Organizations 8 Camps 13 College Organizations & Programs 14 Congregations/Synagogues 15 Disabilities & Inclusion 18 Hospice Care 19 Interfaith 19 Jewish Publications 19 Judaica Stores 19 Kosher Caterers & Restaurants 19 Men’s Organizations 20 Mikvaot 20 Mohalim 21 Mortuary/Cemeteries 21 Older Adult Programs & Centers 22 Schools 23 Singles 26 Social Services 26 Women’s Organizations 27 Young Adult Programs 27 Young Family Programs 28 Youth Organizations 29

Updated: March 2014 INDEX

A Culture of Peace,...... 8 without Borders: Chula Vista & Tijuana...... 16 Adoption Alliance of Southern ...... 8 Chai...... 27 AIPAC Diplomat Club...... 27 Chai Altman Preschool and Day Care Center...... 24 Alef Center...... 15 CJC In the Mix...... 27 Alef Center Hebrew School...... 25 College Avenue Older Adult Center ...... 22 Am Israel Mortuary...... 21 Congregation Adat Yeshurun...... 16 American Friends of Magen David Adom...... 8 Congregation B’nai Chaim...... 16 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)...... 8 Congregation B’nai Shalom...... 16 American Jewish Committee...... 8 Congregation B’nai Tikvah...... 16 American Technion Society (ATS)...... 8 Congregation Beth Am...... 16 Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...... 8 Congregation Beth Am Jewish Learning Center...... 25 Aztecs for Israel at SDSU...... 14 Congregation Beth Am Preschool...... 24 B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO)...... 29 Congregation Beth El...... 16 B’nai Shalom Religious School...... 25 Congregation Beth El Viterbi School...... 25 B'nai Tikvah Religious School...... 25 Congregation Beth Israel...... 16 Beth Eliyahu Torah Center...... 15 Congregation Beth Israel Bill and Sid Rubin Preschool...... 24 Beth Jacob Congregation...... 15 Congregation Beth Israel Religious School...... 25 Beth Jacob Congregation Religious School...... 25 Congregation Dor Hadash...... 16 Beth Montessori Preschool...... 24 Congregation Etz Chaim of Ramona...... 16 Bogrim...... 27 Congregation Havurim...... 16 Brandeis University National Women’s Committee ...... 27 Congregation Kehillas Torah...... 17 Camp Alonim...... 13 Consulate General of Israel, ...... 8 Camp Be’chol Lashon...... 14 Council for with Special Needs, Inc...... 18 Camp Gan Israel...... 14 Dippin' Dots...... 20 Camp Gilboa ...... 13 Dor Hadash Gesher Religious School...... 25 Camp Hess Kramer & Gindling Hilltop Camp...... 13 El Camino Memorial Park...... 21 Camp Jaycee...... 14 Elijah Minyan...... 17 Camp JCA Shalom...... 13 Emet Kosher Catering & Market...... 20 Camp K’tonton...... 14 Empowering Jews with Disabilities...... 18 Camp Mountain Chai...... 13 Eternal Hills Memorial Park ...... 21 Camp Newman URJ...... 13 FIDF San Diego Young Leadership...... 28 Camp Ramah...... 13 Fix-It Service...... 22 Camp Simcha...... 14 Foodmobile...... 22 Camp Yofi...... 13 French Gourmet...... 20 Cars...... 8 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)...... 8 Catering by Charles Shmoozers...... 19 Friendship Circle...... 9, 18 Catering by Felicia G...... 20 G’mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet...... 9 Catering by Yakov, Chabad Cafe...... 20 Geriatric Care Management...... 22 Center for Jewish Culture...... 8 Girls Life...... 18 Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders...... 26 Glass Leadership...... 28 Chabad Hebrew Academy...... 23 Greenwood Memorial Park...... 21 Chabad Hebrew Academy Preschool...... 24 Habonim Dror North America...... 29 Chabad Jewish Center of Oceanside...... 25 Hadassah...... 27 Chabad Jewish Student Life at SDSU...... 14 Hand-up Youth Food Pantry...... 26 Chabad Jewish Student Life at UCSD...... 14 Hatikva Fine Judaica...... 19 Chabad of Carmel Valley...... 15 Hillel...... 14 Chabad of Coronado...... 15 Hillel JGrads...... 28 Chabad of Downtown...... 15 Home of Peace Cemetery...... 21 Chabad of Downtown Hebrew School...... 25 Hope Village San Diego, Chesed Home...... 18 Chabad of East County...... 15 House of Israel Balboa Park...... 9 Chabad of La Costa...... 15 Inclusion Department of the Lawrence Family JCC...... 18 Chabad of La Jolla Shores...... 15 I-Pitch for Israel...... 15 Chabad of Oceanside...... 15 Israel Bonds...... 9 Chabad of Pacific Beach...... 15 Israel Government Tourist Office - Go Israel...... 9 Chabad of Poway...... 15 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs...... 9 Chabad of Poway Michael Altman Afternoon Hebrew School...... 25 Israelis in San Diego...... 9 Chabad of Rancho Santa Fe ...... 15 JDC Entwine...... 28 Chabad of San Diego Headquarters...... 16 Jerusalem Foundation...... 9 Chabad of Scripps Ranch...... 16 Jerusalem Post...... 9 Chabad of SDSU...... 16 (JAFI)...... 9 Chabad of Temecula Valley...... 16 Jewish Braille Institute...... 18 Chabad of UCSD...... 16 Jewish Community Foundation...... 10 Chabad of University City...... 16 Jewish Community Foundation Young Funders Initiative...... 28 INDEX

Jewish Deaf Community Center...... 18 Senior Adult Program at Lawrence Family JCC...... 23 Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC)...... 18 Serving Older Holocaust Survivors Program (SOS)...... 23 Jewish Family Service Turk Family Center...... 10 Shalom Baby...... 29 Jewish Federations of North America...... 10 Shalom Catering...... 20 Jewish Healing Center...... 10 Shevet Galim, Israel Scouts of San Diego...... 29 Jewish Historical Society...... 11 Sima's Gourmet Catering...... 20 ...... 11 Soille Hebrew Day Paula Tannen Preschool...... 24 Jewish Telegraphic Agency...... 11 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School...... 23 Jewish Women International Bay City Chapter...... 27 South African Jewish American Community (SAJAC)...... 12 JFS Aging and Wellness...... 22 Southern California High School (SCY High)...... 23 JFS Counseling Services...... 26 Stand with Us...... 12 JFS Crisis, Psychiatric and Medical Case Management...... 26 Starlite Caterers...... 20 JFS Emerging Leaders...... 28 Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP)...... 26 JFS Intensive Psychiatric Case Management...... 26 Taglit - ...... 19 Kahal Am...... 17 Tarbuton - Israeli Cultural Center...... 12 Kehillas Torah Learning Center...... 25 T.E.A.M. (Training and Education About the Middle East)...... 13 Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael...... 17 Temple .Adat Shalom...... 17 Ken Jewish Community...... 11 Temple Adat Shalom Ganon Gil Preschool ...... 24 La Jolla Mikvah at Congregation Adat Yeshurun ...... 20 Temple Adat Shalom Mosad Shalom Religious School...... 25 Lang's Kosher Bakery...... 20 Temple Beth Shalom...... 17 Lawrence Family ...... 11 Temple Beth Shalom Preschool...... 24 Lawrence Family JCC Nierman Preschool...... 24 Temple Beth Shalom Religious School...... 26 Leichtag Foundation...... 11 Temple Emanu-El of San Diego...... 17 Magen Abraham Sephardic Synagogue...... 17 Temple Emanu-El Price Family Preschool ...... 24 Manhigim...... 29 Temple Emanu-El Torah & Hebrew School...... 26 Mazon...... 11 Temple Etz Rimon...... 17 Mikvah Israel of San Diego...... 20 Temple Etz Rimon Religious School...... 26 Moishe House...... 28 Temple Solel...... 17 Moishe House Without Walls...... 28 Temple Solel Early Childhood Center...... 25 NA'AMAT USA...... 27 Temple Solel Religious and Hebrew School...... 26 National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)...... 27 The Grille International Fusion...... 20 NCSY (National Conference of SynagogueYouth)...... 18, 29 The Place...... 20 Ner Tamid North County Conservative Synagogue ...... 17 The Place Café at the JCC...... 20 Ner Tamid Sam S. Bloom Religious School...... 25 Tifereth Israel Synagogue...... 17 New Life Club...... 11 Tifereth Israel Synagogue Abraham Ratner Torah School...... 25 North County Inland Center at Temple Adat Shalom...... 22 Tifereth Israel Synagogue Silverman Preschool...... 24 North County Inland Mikvah at Chabad of Poway...... 21 Torah High School of San Diego...... 23 North County Jewish Seniors Club...... 22 Tritons for Israel at UCSD ...... 15 Ohr Ami - The Jewish Hospice Program...... 19 Union for Reform ...... 19 Ohr Shalom Religious School...... 25 University City Older Adult Center...... 23 Ohr Shalom Synagogue...... 17 Virtual Jerusalem...... 13 Olam Haemes Cemetary...... 21 Viterbi Family Baby Book Club...... 29 On the Go - Transportation Solution...... 22 Waters of Eden...... 13, 21 ORT America...... 12 Ways to Work...... 27 Pachie’s Place...... 28 Yachad/National Jewish Council for the Disabled...... 19 PJ Library...... 28 Yachad/Our Way...... 19 Project Sarah...... 27 Clusters...... 26, 28 Ralphs "Kosher Experience"...... 20 Yad HaChazakah...... 19 Rancho Bernardo Jewish Senior Center...... 22 Young Adult Division (YAD)...... 26, 28 Renaissance Catering...... 20 Young Israel of San Diego...... 17 San Diego Jewish Academy...... 23 Young of University City (YJLUC)...... 28 San Diego Jewish Academy Children’s House...... 24 Young Jewish Professionals (YJP)...... 28 San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society (SDJGS)...... 12 ...... 29 ...... 19 ZCater Catering...... 20 San Diego Jewish War Veterans, USA...... 12 Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)...... 13 ...... 19 San Diego Rabbinical Association...... 12 Save the Music...... 12 Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME)...... 12 Schwartz Judaica...... 19 Seacrest at Home...... 23 Seacrest Village Retirement Communities...... 22 2014 Jewish Holidays*

Purim March 16, 2014 Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar

Pesach April 15-22, 2014 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Yom HaShoah April 28, 2014 Holocaust Memorial Day

Yom HaZikaron May 5, 2014 Israeli Memorial Day

Yom Ha’Atzmaut May 6, 2014 Israeli Independence Day

Yom Yerushalayim May 28, 2014 Jerusalem Day

Shavuot June 5-6, 2014 Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai

Tisha B’Av August 5, 2014 The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

Rosh Hashana September 25-26, 2014 The Jewish New Year

Yom Kippur October 4, 2014 Day of Atonement

Sukkot October 9-15, 2014 Feast of Tabernacles

Shmini Atzeret October 16, 2014 Eighth Day of Assembly

Simchat Torah October 17, 2014 Day of Celebrating the Torah

Chanukah December 17-24, 2014 The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

*Note: All holidays begin at sundown the evening before. OUR VISION A vibrant, caring, connected, and enduring Jewish community.

OUR MISSION Inspired by Jewish values, we broaden and deepen engagement in Jewish life to strengthen Jewish identity, foster dynamic connections with Israel, and care for all Jews in need.

We mobilize our community’s resources, leaders, and organizations to address the community’s most critical needs, creating profound impact locally, in Israel, and around the world. AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 4950 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 250 A Culture of Peace San Diego, CA 92123 401 B Street, Suite 920 858.565.6896 San Diego, CA 92101 sandiego.adl.org 866.711.4546 The Anti-Defamation League is the nation’s premier civil rights/ acultureofpeace.org human relations agency. ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all. A Culture of Peace was founded on the belief that there is an existing, inherent goodness in us all that should be expressed Cars (Charitable Auto Resources) and promoted. 4669 Murphy Canyon Rd., Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92123 ADOPTION ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 877.537.4483 Jewish Family Service Turk Family Center www.charitableautoresources.com 8804 Balboa Ave. San Diego, CA 92123 Turn your car into care – Donate your vehicle to JFS. 858.637.3060 jfssd.org Center for Jewish Culture [email protected] Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center As experienced adoption professionals, we’ll help you prepare JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS for all aspects of the adoption process and to meet the joys and 4126 Executive Drive challenges of parenthood upon the arrival of your child. La Jolla, CA 92037 858.457.3030 American Friends of Magen David Adom sdcjc.org Marla Bennet Memorial Friends Society 6505 Wilshire Blvd. #650 Our mission is to expand and enrich cultural life in San Diego by Los Angeles, CA 90048 presenting the finest in Jewish artistic expressions, encouraging 323.655.4655 the preservation of Jewish culture and heritage and nurturing afmda.org new creativity in the arts.

AFMDA is the authorized organization supporting the lifesaving The CJC offers a wide variety of multi-disciplinary artistic efforts of Magen David Adom in Israel and representing the programs that explore cultural identities and perspectives, MDA in the US. promote cross cultural understanding and highlight human themes of family, tolerance, compassion and hope. These American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) programs, including the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, San 8895 Towne Centre Dr Diego Jewish Book Fair, Look & Listen: Performing Arts Series, Suite 105-149 Holocaust Education Program, Adult , Gotthelf San Diego, CA 92121 Art Gallery and the J*Company Youth Theatre. 858.626.2790 AIPAC.org Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles 11766 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1600 AIPAC helps to educate members of Congress, public officials, and Los Angeles, CA 90025 policy makers about the importance of the U.S.-Israel friendship. 323.852.5500 israella.org American Jewish Committee [email protected] 310.282.8080 The Consular Department provides services to residents of ajc.org Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah AJC advocates for the well-being of the Jewish people and and Wyoming only. Israel, and for the advancement of democratic values for all. We promote these goals through an agency-wide focus in four key Friends of the Israel Defense Forces areas: diplomacy, legislative advocacy, building bridges and 6165 Greenwich Dr., Suite 120 communications. San Diego, CA, 92122 858.926.3210 American Technion Society (ATS) fidf.org 4950 Murphy Canyon Road [email protected] San Diego, CA 92123 858.750.2135 FIDF seeks to raise money for the well-being of the soldiers ats.org of Israel.

The ATS is a vital part of Technion’s growth and achievement, supporting faculty and students through scholarships, fellowships, and capital improvements.

8 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Friendship Circle Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16934 Chabad Way Washington Embassy Poway, CA 92064 3514 International Dr. N.W. 858.487.4879 Washington D.C. 20008 FriendshipCircleSD.com 202.364.5500 [email protected] israelemb.org

The Friendship Circle brings teen friends to children with The Foreign Ministry formulates, implements and presents special needs. the foreign policy of the Government of Israel. It represents the state vis-a-vis foreign governments and international G’mach - San Diego Jewish Gift Closet organizations, explains its positions and problems throughout 8811 Production Avenue the world, endeavors to promote its economic, cultural, and San Diego, CA 92121 scientific relations, and fosters cooperation with developing 858.549.1877 countries. Israel currently maintains diplomatic relations with sandiegogmach.com 162 countries. The Ministry promotes relations with Diaspora [email protected] communities and safeguards the rights of Israeli citizens abroad. The Ministry discharges its diverse duties through its head office A place where people in the community donate items they have in Jerusalem and the Israeli missions abroad. no use for and people who need them can collect them for free. Israelis in San Diego House of Israel 441 Saxony Rd. House of Pacific Relations International Cottages Encinitas, CA 92024 2125 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92134 858.201.6094 858.597.0306 israelisinsandiego.com CottageOfIsrael.com [email protected] For Israelis and Hebrew speakers in San Diego, to provide social and Jewish holiday activities in Hebrew. The House of Israel was established as one of 29 of Balboa Park’s International Cottages in 1948. It is open every Sunday, Jerusalem Foundation showcasing Israeli music, culture and history, and providing an 11 Rivka Street inviting environment for our many visitors. POB 10185 Jerusalem IsrAEl Bonds 91101 Los Angeles Office ISRAEL Development Corporation for Israel Tel: 972-2-675-1711 1950 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 295 jerusalemfoundation.org North Los Angeles, CA 90025 [email protected] 800.922.6637 israelbonds.com Our Vision: A Jerusalem that is pluralistic, vibrant, modern and [email protected] economically flourishing.

Development Corporation for Israel, commonly known as Israel Our Mission: We live and breathe Jerusalem, the spiritual center Bonds, is a broker-dealer that underwrites securities issued by of the Jewish people. We look beyond its daily complexities, the State of Israel in the . In 2013, U.S. Israel bond identify its ever-changing needs, devise solutions to address investments surpassed $1.12 billion, an unprecedented domestic them and improve the quality of life of its residents. sales achievement. Israel bonds are included in the portfolios of a diverse array of investors. Global sales since the first Israel Jerusalem Post bonds were issued in 1951 have exceeded $36 billion. jpost.com

Israel Government Tourist Office - Go Israel Israel's best-selling English daily and most-read English website. Los Angeles - Western Region Israel Ministry of Tourism Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Western Region – USA 972-2-620-2222 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600 jewishagency.org Los Angeles, CA 90025 323.658.7463 We connect the global Jewish family, bringing Jews to Israel, and goisrael.com Israel to Jews, by providing meaningful Israel engagement and [email protected] facilitating . We build a better society in Israel - and beyond - energizing young Israelis and their worldwide peers to rediscover a collective sense of Jewish purpose.

jewishinsandiego.org 9 Jewish Community Foundation • Home Not Alone 4950 Murphy Canyon Rd. • Hunger Advocacy Network San Diego, CA 92123 • Immigration Program 858.279.2740 • Intensive Psychiatric Case Management jcfsandiego.org • Jewish BIGPals • Jewish Healing Center The Foundation partners with individual, families and • JFS Coastal Club community organizations to help them achieve their • JFS Fix-It Service philanthropic goals and to increase current and future support • Military Case Management for a vibrant and secure Jewish community in San Diego, Israel • Military Support Services and around the world. • Mitzvah Makers • Mood Disorder Jewish Family Service Turk Family Center • North County Inland Center 8804 Balboa Avenue • North Coastal Jewish Connections (NCJC) San Diego, CA 92123 • On the Go 858.637.3000 • Pachie's Place jfssd.org • Patient Advocacy [email protected] • Positive Parenting Program • Prins Asylum Program Helpline: (Toll Free) • Project SARAH 877.537.1818 • Refugee Employment & Job Placement Services • Refugee Reception & Placement Older Adult Helpline: • Roy's Desert Resource Center 858.637.3040 • David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Volunteer • Serving Older Holocaust Survivors 858.637.3050 • Stars of David • Support & Psychotherapy Groups JFS - North County Coastal • Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP) 285 North El Camino Real, • United Run for the Hungry Suite 215 • University City Older Adult Center Encinitas, CA 92024 • Ways to Work 858.637.3010 Jewish Federations of North America JFS - North County Inland Wall Street Station Temple Adat Shalom PO Box 157 15905 Pomerado Road New York, NY 10268 Poway, CA 92064 212.284.6500 858.674.1123 jewishfederations.org [email protected] JFS programs include: • Adoption Alliance of Southern California The Jewish Federations of North America represents 153 Jewish • Behavioral Health Awareness Federations and over 300 network communities, which raise and • Bereavement Services distribute more than $3 billion annually for social welfare, social • Bikkur Holim Friendly Visitor services and educational needs. The Federation movement, • Brain Fitness collectively among the top 10 charities on the continent, protects • Breast Cancer Case Management and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the • Citizenship & Naturalization Services values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), (charity • Coachella Valley Services and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning). • College Avenue Center • CO-OP (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities) jewish healing center • Counseling Jewish Family Service Turk Family Center • Crisis Case Management 8804 Balboa Ave. • Desert Horizons SOS San Diego, CA 92123 • Embrace-a-Family 858.637.3060 • Emerging Leaders at JFS jfssd.org • Employment & Career Services [email protected] • Financial Literacy • Foodmobile The Jewish Healing Center is dedicated to providing a uniquely • Geriatric Care Management Jewish and spiritual perspective to everyday challenges and • Girls Give Back crisis situations. • Hand Up Teen Leadership • Hand Up Youth Food Pantry • Hebrew Free Loan Association 10 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Jewish Historical Society of San Diego • Senior Adult Department at San Diego State University • Inclusion Program Malcolm Love Library, • J-Team after-school program Irving and Sylvia Snyder Reading Room, #363 • Adult Programs (not Jewish/Senior) 619.594.3399 • Teens jewishstudies.sdsu.edu/archives • March of the Living [email protected] • JCC Maccabi Games • Girls Life (teen girls ages 11-14) A non-profit organization that collects, preserves and • College Bound disseminates information about San Diego Jewish history. The • Teen Leadership Council Society owns and maintains local Jewish community archives. • Partners in Prevention • J-Serve: National Day of Youth Service Jewish National Fund San Diego Region Serving: San Diego Operations Leichtag Foundation 7120 Hayvenhurst Ave., #200 441 Saxony Road Van Nuys, CA 91406 Encinitas, CA 92024 858.824.9178 760.929.1090 jnf.org [email protected] [email protected] leichtag.org

Jewish National Fund (JNF) is a non-profit organization founded The Leichtag Foundation focuses on combating poverty in 1901 to serve as caretaker to the , on behalf of its and increasing self-sufficiency for residents of coastal North owners – Jewish people everywhere. County; supporting and inspiring vibrant Jewish life in coastal North County; stimulating renewal, service, and social Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) activism in Jerusalem, Israel; and building strong connections jta.org and relationships between San Diego and Israel. From the Foundation’s inception in 1991 through November 2013, JTA is the definitive, trusted global source of breaking news Leichtag Family Foundation and Leichtag Family Trust grants and analysis on issues of Jewish interest and concern. We are total more than $85 million to projects and programs in North a not-for-profit organization that prides itself on producing County, San Diego, Jerusalem, and around the world. compelling, credible, independent, and high-quality journalism. Our reporting reflects the wide spectrum of religious, political Mazon and cultural identity within the Jewish community, with our 10495 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste 100 digital properties serving as a town square where Jews of all Los Angeles, CA 90025 stripes can debate with and learn about each other. 800.813.0557 mazon.org Ken Jewish Community 11860 Carmel Creek Rd., Ste. G A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national nonprofit San Diego, CA 92130 organization working to end hunger among people of all faiths 858.793.1605 and backgrounds in the United States and Israel. kenjc.org [email protected] New Life Club c/o Tifereth Israel Synagogue The Ken Jewish Community is where Latin Jewish families find 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. friends for life who share their beliefs, values and traditions. San Diego, CA 92119 619.286.8487 Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS Founded in 1953, the New Life Club is an organization for 4126 Executive Drive survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. Monthly meetings include La Jolla, CA 92037 speakers, films, theater and musical performances. We offer 858.457.3030 catered free lunches for members on a monthly basis. lfjcc.org

The mission of the LFJCC, Jacobs Family Campus is to provide social, cultural, educational and recreational programs to individuals and families of all ages, religions, races, financial abilities and physical and mental abilities.

LFJCC programs include: • Camp Jaycee • Nierman Preschool • Qualcomm Sports, Fitness and Aquatics Complex • Shalom Baby jewishinsandiego.org 11 ORT America Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) West Coast Region UCSD campus chapter 6435 Wilshire Blvd., Room 305 spme.net Los Angeles, CA 90048-4907 ([email protected]) 323.966.0092 800.701.3018 (toll free) SPME is an independent, faculty-driven, grassroots community ortamerica.org of scholars. Our mission is to inform, motivate, and encourage [email protected] faculty to use their academic skills and disciplines on campus, in classrooms, and in academic publications to develop effective ORT America, over 130 years strong, is a Jewish-based responses to the ideological distortions, including anti-Semitic and organization committed to strengthening communities against anti-Zionist slanders, that poison debate and work against peace. all odds, locally, within the United States and throughout the world. ORT, the largest global non-governmental Jewish education Shop Israel organization, educates and trains more than 300,000 students shopinisrael.com annually in the USA, Israel, the Baltic and CIS, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. ORT was founded in St. Petersburg in Shopinisrael.com can connect you or your business to reliable 1880 to provide employable skills for Russia’s impoverished Jewish professional services across a range of expertise. We promote people. Since that time, ORT has evolved to service the global a list of highly qualified Israeli specialists ranging from lawyers, community by meeting the educational and competitive needs of accountants, web developers, real estate agents, and more. today's society. All businesses/professionals listed are able to work within Israel as well as supply services to those overseas if required, San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society (SDJGS) depending on the type of professional services needed. P.O. Box 927089 San Diego, CA 92192 South African Jewish American Community sdjgs.org P.O. Box 13608 [email protected] La Jolla, CA 92039 619.884.2280 Founded in 1982, the SDJGS has a specialized genealogical sajacsandiego.com library which includes many valuable resource books, journals, [email protected] maps, and other research material. SAJAC assists all South African Jews in San Diego to integrate San Diego Jewish War Veterans, USA into the American Jewish community, provides friendly relations Commander San Diego Post 185 and understanding among Jews of all countries, identifies those Sheldon Margolis in need and connects them with sources of assistance. 2241 Caminito Preciosa Sur La Jolla, CA 92037 Stand with Us 858-774-6778 4950 Murphy Canyon Road jwv.org 2nd Floor [email protected] San Diego, CA 92123 858.598.8220 American Jewish veterans associate together to preserve the standwithus.com memories and records of patriotic service performed by the men [email protected] and women of our faith. StandWithUs is an international, non-profit organization. San Diego Rabbinical Association StandWithUs is dedicated to informing the public about Israel 858.535.1111 and to combating the extremism and anti-Semitism that often distorts the issues. Save the Music 5436 Harvest Run Drive Tarbuton - Israeli Cultural Center San Diego, CA 92130 441 Saxony Rd. 858.414.3339 Encinitas, CA 92024 savethemusic.com 858.201.6094 [email protected] tarbuton.org [email protected] SaveTheMusic.com is dedicated to finding old Jewish recordings (Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and Chazonish music), cleaning them, The Tarbuton, an Israeli Cultural Center, offers Israeli-themed digitizing them and making them available online to young programs and classes (in Hebrew and/or English) that engage performers and everybody interested in Jewish music. the local Israeli and entire Jewish community, providing opportunities for all ages to learn and maintain their Hebrew language skills, share their traditions and build a deeper connection to Israel.

12 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 T.E.A. M. (Training and Education About the Camp Gilboa Habonim Dror Middle East) Business Office: 4950 Murphy Canyon Road 8339 West 3rd St. San Diego, CA 92123 Los Angeles, CA 90048 760.753.2121 323.653.6772 sandiegoteam.org campgilboa.org [email protected] T.E.A.M. is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing balance to the debate on the Middle East conflict in the San Camp JCA Shalom Diego region by educating as many people as possible about Business Office: the historical facts of the conflict. 4342 Mulholland Highway Malibu, CA 90265 Virtual Jerusalem 818.889.5500 virtualjerusalem.com campjcashalom.com [email protected] The place where Jews click. Camp Mountain Chai Waters of Eden San Diego Community Mikvah San Diego Jewish Community Camp & Retreat Center and Education Center Business Office: 441 Saxony Rd. 4950 Murphy Canyon Rd. Encinitas, CA 92024 San Diego, CA 92123 760.212.8033 858.571.3444 619.206.3959 campmountainchai.com watersofedensd.org [email protected] [email protected] Camp Newman URJ San Diego Community Mikvah and Education Center provides Business Office: a unique center for Jewish continuity, spirituality, renewal, URJ Camp Newman and learning for the greater San Diego community. This center 711 Grand Avenue, Suite 280 is dedicated to reclaiming the ancient tradition of mikvah, San Rafael, CA 94901 reinventing the rituals of immersion to serve the needs of a 415.392.7080 x11 diverse 21st-century Jewish community, male and female, [email protected] young and old. Camp Ramah Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) Business Office: San Diego District 17525 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 201 P.O. Box 60359 Encino, CA 91316 San Diego, CA 92166 310.476.8571 858.546.1361 888.226.7726 sdzoa.org (local) ramah.org zoa.org (national) [email protected]

The ZOA focuses on the burning issues that impact Israel’s Camp Yofi security and survival today. Angelus Oaks, CA Summer Phone: CAMPS 909.794.2693 Off-season Phone: 949.435.3400 F or a complete list of more than 150 Jewish overnight jccoc.org camps, please visit onehappycamper.org or contact Brenda [email protected] Silvers at 858.737.7146 or [email protected]. Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps

California Resident Overnight Camps Camp Hess Kramer & Gindling Hill Top Camp 3663 Wilshire Blvd. Camp Alonim Los Angeles, CA 90010 Business Office: Summer Phone: 1101 Peppertree Lane 310.457.9617 Brandeis, CA 93064 Off-season Phone: 213.388.2401 805.582.4450 [email protected] or alonim.com [email protected] [email protected]

jewishinsandiego.org 13 San Diego Day Camps Chabad Jewish Student Life at UCSD 8818 Cliffridge Ave. Camp Be’chol Lashon La Jolla, CA 92037 Summer Phone: 415.386.7900 858.405.6940 Off-season Phone: 415.386.7900 jewishstudentlife.org bechollashon.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Camp Gan Israel Chabad Jewish Student Life of San Diego is an organization 10785 Pomerado Rd. dedicated to bringing a fun and rewarding Jewish experience San Diego, CA 92131 to college students all over San Diego! From social events, 858.566.1996 dinners, holiday celebrations, classes, sports and fun! cgisd.com [email protected] Hillel of San Diego* 8976 Cliffridge Ave. Camp Jaycee La Jolla, CA 92037 Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center 858.583.6080 (area office) JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS hillelsd.org 4126 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 The foundation for Jewish campus life at UC San Diego, San 858.362.1132 Diego State University, Grossmont College, Mesa College, lfjcc.org the University of San Diego and other community colleges and private universities. Hillel’s goal is to empower student Camp K’tonton leadership to create a diverse and pluralistic community by 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. engaging students who would not otherwise be involved with San Diego, CA 92119 Jewish life on campus. Hillel offers Shabbat, holiday services, 619.697.1948 meals, Israeli cultural and political events, Jewish learning [email protected] opportunities, special programs for first-year students, students involved in fraternities and sororities and those interested in Camp Simcha communal service. 552 South El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024 Hillel of UCSD* 760.436.0654 8976 Cliffridge Ave. templesolel.net La Jolla, CA 92037 858.550.1792 ucsdhillel.org [email protected] COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONS & PROGRAMS Hillel of SDSU* Aztecs for Israel at SDSU 5717 Lindo Paseo hillelsd.org/students/israel-campus San Diego, CA 92115 [email protected] 619.583.6080 sdsuhillel.org Aztecs for Israel’s main goals are to promote unity and joint action among pro-Israel students, arrange and hold Hillel of North County* informational meetings in order to educate the SDSU 156 E Barham Dr. community about Israel and the conflict in the region, and San Marcos, CA 92078 encourage dialogue among those interested in Israel and its 760.828.7230 political issues. ncsdhillel.org

Chabad Jewish Student Life at SDSU San Diego State University 6115 Montezuma Rd. San Diego, CA 92115 619.377.0530 Jewishstudentlife.org [email protected]

14 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 I-Pitch for Israel CHABAD OF CORONADO 858.565.6896 956 Orange Avenue sandiego.adl.org/i-pitch-for-israel-2 Coronado, CA 92118 [email protected] 619.365.4728 chabadcoronado.com The Anti-Defamation League’s I-Pitch for Israel program is a [email protected] series of four two-hour workshops that are run on a monthly basis from January through April with Jewish students CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN attending local colleges and universities. These workshops 472 Third Ave. are led by ADL staff as well as a variety of speakers who are San Diego, CA 92101 specialists in their field. I-Pitch was created in response to the 619.702.8518 increasingly vocal anti-Israel activities on San Diego College chabaddowntown.com campuses. The workshops provide practical information and [email protected] tools that students can use to enhance their Israel advocacy skills. The goal is to empower Jewish college students with the CHABAD OF EAST COUNTY knowledge, skills and resources they need to confront 8691 La Mesa Blvd. anti-Semitic comments and incidents and address the well- La Mesa, CA 91942 organized anti-Israel activities on San Diego college campuses. 619.387.8770 jewishec.com Tritons for Israel at UCSD tritonsforisrael.com CHABAD OF LA COSTA [email protected] 1980 La Costa Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92009 Tritons for Israel (TFI) is the Pro-Israel student organization at 760.943.8891 UCSD. They are dedicated to raising awareness about Israel and chabadatlacosta.com Israeli culture, educating students, and promoting peace in the Middle East. CHABAD OF LA JOLLA SHORES 909 Prospect Street, Suite 210 CONGREGATIONS/SYNAGOGUES La Jolla, CA 92037 858.455.5433 Please call synagogues directly for specific information chabadoflajolla.com about Shabbat, holiday services and activities. [email protected]

ALEF CENTER ORTHODOX CHABAD OF OCEANSIDE 375 Rancho Santa Fe Rd. 1930 Sunset Drive San Marcos, CA 92078 Vista, CA 92081 760.481.7503 760.806.7765 alefcenter.com JewishOceanside.com [email protected] [email protected]

BETH ELIYAHU TORAH CENTER SEPHARDIC CHABAD OF PACIFIC BEACH 5012 Central Ave., Suite C 4150 Mission Boulevard, Suite 216 Bonita, CA 91902 San Diego, CA 92109 619.472.2144 619.333.0344 betheliyahu.com ChabadPB.org

BETH JACOB CONGREGATION ORTHODOX CHABAD OF POWAY 4855 College Ave. 16934 Chabad Way San Diego, CA 92115 Poway, CA 92064 619.287.9890 858.451.0455 bethjacobsandiego.org chabadpoway.com [email protected] [email protected]

CHABAD OF CARMEL VALLEY CHABAD OF RANCHO SANTA FE (Service Address) (Service Address) 11860 Carmel Creek Rd 5690 Cancha De Golf, Ste 112 San Diego, CA 92130 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091 (Mailing Address) (Mailing Address) 11772 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 120 P.O. Box 8282 San Diego, CA 92121 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858.755.1886 858.756.7571 chabadcv.com jewishrsf.com

jewishinsandiego.org 15 CHABAD OF SAN DIEGO HEADQUARTERS CONGREGATION BETH EL CONSERVATIVE 10785 Pomerado Rd. 8660 Gilman Drive San Diego, CA 92131 La Jolla, CA 92037 858.547.0076 858.452.1734 chabaddiego.com dbe.org [email protected] CHABAD OF SCRIPPS RANCH 10785 Pomerado Rd. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL REFORM San Diego, CA 92131 9001 Towne Centre Drive 858.547.0076 ext 1216 San Diego, CA 92122 chabaddiego.com 858.535.1111 cbisd.org CHABAD OF SDSU 6115 Montezuma Rd. CONGREGATION B’NAI CHAIM CONSERVATIVE San Diego, CA 92115 29500 Via Princesa 619.778.3541 Murrieta, CA 92563 Jewishstudentlife.org 951.677.7350 bnai-chaim.org CHABAD OF TEMECULA VALLEY 41789 Nicole Lane CONGREGATION B’NAI SHALOM CONSERVATIVE Temecula, CA 92591 860 Oro Avo Drive 951.813.1401 Vista, CA 92084 jewishtemecula.com 760.593.7696 bnaishalomsd.org CHABAD OF UCSD [email protected] 3737 Nobel Drive San Diego, CA 92122 CONGREGATION B’NAI TIKVAH CONSERVATIVE 858.405.6940 2510 Gateway Road chabadofucsd.com Carlsbad, CA 92009

CHABAD OF UNIVERSITY CITY (Mailing Address) 3813 Governor Dr. P.O. Box 926 San Diego, CA 92122 Vista, CA 92085-0926 858.455.1670 760.941.9858 chabaduc.org bnaitikvahsd.com [email protected] CHABAD WITHOUT BORDERS: CHULA VISTA & TIJUANA 1548 Bedford Avenue CONGREGATION DOR HADASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST Chula Vista, CA 91913 (Service Address) 619.726.4645 Congregation Beth El, Viterbi Family Campus chabadwithoutborders.com 8660 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 Av. 16 de Septiembre #18 Col. Gabilondo (Mailing Address) Tijuana B.C. San Diego Jewish Academy Campus 011.52664.686.2692/3 11860 Carmel Creek Road chabadwithoutborders.com San Diego, CA 92130 858.268.3674 CONGREGATION ADAT YESHURUN ORTHODOX dorhadash.org 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive N La Jolla, CA 92037 CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM OF RAMONA REFORM 858.535.1196 PO Box 3594 adatyeshurun.org Ramona, CA 92065 [email protected] 760.789.7393 etzchaimramona.org CONGREGATION BETH AM CONSERVATIVE [email protected] 5050 Del Mar Heights Rd. San Diego, CA 92130 CONGREGATION HA 858.481.8454 VURIM REFORM betham.com 42690 Margarita Rd. [email protected] Temecula, CA 92592 951.676.1108 havurim.org [email protected] [email protected]

16 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 CONGREGATION KEHILLAS TORAH ORTHODOX TEMPLE ADAT SHALOM REFORM 14133 Via Alisal 15905 Pomerado Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 Poway, CA 92064 858.829.9648 858.451.1200 kehillastorah.org adatshalom.com

THE ELIJAH MINYAN JEWISH RENEWAL TEMPLE BETH SHALOM CONSERVATIVE 3207 Cadencia Street 208 Madrona Street La Costa, CA 92009 Chula Vista, CA 91910 760.943.8370 619.420.6040 elijahminyan.com bethshalomtemple.com

KAHAL AM HUMANISTIC TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF SAN DIEGO REFORM (Service Address) 6299 Capri Drive Encinitas Community Center San Diego, CA 92120 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive 619.286.2555 Encinitas, CA 92024 templeemanuelsd.org [email protected] (Mailing Address) P.O. Box 927751 TEMPLE ETZ RIMON REFORM San Diego, CA 92192 2020 Chestnut Avenue 858.549.3088 Carlsbad, CA 92008 kahalam.org 760.929.9503 [email protected] templeetzrimon.org [email protected] KEHILLAT AHAVAT YISRAEL ORTHODOX (Service Address) TEMPLE SOLEL REFORM San Diego Jewish Academy 3575 Manchester Avenue 11860 Carmel Creek Road Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 San Diego, CA 92130 760.436.0654 templesolel.net (Mailing Address) 4653 Carmel Mountain Road TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE CONSERVATIVE Suite 308-513 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego, CA 92119 858.633.0181 619.697.6001 KAYsandiego.org tiferethisrael.com [email protected] [email protected]

MAGEN ABRAHAM SEPHARDIC SYNAGOGUE SEPHARDIC YOUNG ISRAEL OF SAN DIEGO ORTHODOX Inside Chabad Hebrew Academy in Scripps Ranch 7289 Navajo Rd. 10785 Pomerado Road San Diego, CA 92119 San Diego, CA 92131 619.589.1447 619.277.0380 yisd.youngisrael.org magenabraham.org [email protected]

NER TAMID SYNAGOGUE CONSERVATIVE 15318 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064 858.513.8330 nertamidsd.org [email protected]

OHR SHALOM SYNAGOGUE CONSERVATIVE 2512 Third Ave. at Laurel San Diego, CA 92103 619.231.1456 ohrshalom.org [email protected]

jewishinsandiego.org 17 Inclusion Department of the Lawrence Family DISABILITIES & INCLUSION Jewish community center 858.362.1123 Council for Jews with Special Needs, Inc. lfjcc.org/youth/inclusion 480.629.5343 cjsn.org Our inclusion philosophy began in 1994 and was adopted by our board of directors. With 5 participants in our first year of The Council for Jews with Special Needs is a non-profit operation, we now serve over 100 participants a year, from organization founded in 1985 with the goal of providing preschool to young adults. We provide inclusion support to programs, supports and resources to help all Jews with kids with special needs so they can participate alongside their disabilities and their families fulfill their spiritual, cultural and typically developing peers. Our entry point for kids with special religious needs. needs is often the preschool, and the greatest amount of kids attend our summer camp program (nearly 60 every summer). Empowering Jews with Disabilities We also have young adults with disabilities who volunteer their empoweringjewswithdisabilities.org time here in order to gain work experience and job skills. [email protected] Jewish Braille Institute Empowering Jews with Disabilities was created for Jews with 800.433.1531 disabilities to be seen and heard. Their mission is to embrace jbilibrary.org a spirit where people with disabilities can express themselves freely, take a stand, be a part of a welcoming community, and Jewish Braille Institute is a not-for-profit organization that rejoice in their strengths and abilities. provides materials in Braille, on audio cassette and in large print to the blind, visually impaired and others worldwide. All services FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE are free of charge. 858.487.4879 fcsdiego.com Jewish Deaf Community Center jdcc.org The Friendship Circle addresses the challenges facing the families of children with special needs through a program which pairs local JDCC promotes individual growth, social awareness, teenagers with children and teens for weekly “Friends at Home” productivity and equality, by empowering deaf and hard of visits. Through a full range of activities and events, the Friendship hearing persons to be full participants in the Jewish community Circle creates an environment of friendship and love for the entire at large. family. Friendship Circle also has inclusive social programs for adults, sends speakers to conduct hands-on sensitivity workshops The Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC) at Jewish schools and clubs, and is a non-profit. 917.705.8941 jdrc.org Girls Life 858.362.1351 Jewish Deaf Resource Center, Inc., (JDRC) has advocated lfjcc.org/teens/girlslife for greater access so that Jews who are deaf can lead rich and meaningful Jewish lives. JDRC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit Girls Life is an empowerment program that encourages middle organization, is a resource for the entire Jewish community, school girls, ages 11-14, to embrace their bodies and minds. advising institutions on accessibility, offering Jewish storytelling Weekly lessons cover a range of preteen issues girls face in American Sign Language (ASL) for deaf and hearing families, including healthy body image, relationships, time management, and training Judaic ASL interpreters. gossip, bullying, and leadership. Preteen girls with special needs are welcome and supported in Girls Life through one-on-one NCSY Yachad/ Our Way assistance with a teen leader trained by our JCC Inclusion njcd.org Department. Girls Life is generously supported by the Jewish Women’s Foundation. NCSY offers inclusion programming for teens and young adults with special needs and developmental delays as part of Hope Village San Diego, Chesed Home our Yachad program. Our twice annual regional convention 619.988.4873 has over 25 participants with special needs as part of our chesedhome.org inclusion track. We also offer inclusion-based summer trips and [email protected]​ programming for the deaf and hard of hearing as a part of Our Way. All NCSY events can accommodate those with physical Hope Village San Diego Chesed Home, a home of loving disabilities given advanced notice. kindness with Jewish values, where adults diagnosed with a mental illness can live with dignity. It will be a licensed home where these adults can live in a safe and supportive environment.

18 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Tg a lit - Birthright Israel JEWISH PUBLICATIONS IN SAN DIEGO 212.613.8266 njcd.org/taglit-birthright-israel San Diego Jewish Journal 5665 Oberlin Drive, Ste. 204 The National Jewish Council for the Disabled offers trips for San Diego, CA 92121 young adults with disabilities with Taglit - Birthright Israel. 858.638.9818 These are ten-day first-time educational trips to Israel for young sdjewishjournal.com adults ages 18-26. Founded in Oct. 2001, the San Diego Jewish Journal is the largest Jewish publication in the San Diego area and one of the urj.org/life/family/disabilities biggest Jewish magazines in the country. URJ’s goal is the full participation in the spiritual, educational San Diego Jewish World and communal aspects of synagogue life for people living P.O. Box 19363 with disabilities and for their families. This website provides brochures/booklets and also advice on setting up special needs San Diego, CA 92159 B’nai Mitzvot. 619.265.0808 sdjewishworld.com Yachad / National Jewish Council for the [email protected] Disabled (NJCD) njcd.org A daily Jewish news website covering San Diego and the globe. Combined staff from the old San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage Yachad / NJCD is dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities and the San Diego Jewish Times. of individuals with disabilities, ensuring their participation in the full spectrum of Jewish life. JUDAICA STORES Yad HaChazakah - The Jewish Disability Please call individual synagogues for information about Empowerment Center their gift shops. 646.723.3955 yadempowers.org Hatikva [email protected] 7964 “C” Arjons Drive San Diego, CA 92126 Yad HaChazakah-JDEC seeks to help Jews with disabilities 858.695.9777 discover and use their personal strengths, abilities, and hatikva.com resources to take more control over the direction and quality of [email protected] their lives. Yad HaChazakah-JDEC is led primarily by Jews with various disabilities and ongoing health conditions, and more Schwartz Judaica than half of its board members have disabilities or chronic 1934 Pentuckett Ave. health conditions. San Diego, CA 92104 619.232.5888 Many Jewish community agencies and synagogues have schwartzjudaica.com inclusion programs and/or clubs. Please contact them for [email protected] more information. [email protected]

HOSPICE CARE KOSHER CATERERS & RESTAURANTS O hr Ami - The Jewish Hospice Program DISCLAIMER: This list of kosher delis, caterers and restaurants presented by LightBridge Hospice & Palliative Care is provided as a community service. Inclusion in this list is 6155 Cornerstone Court East based on submission of the establishment’s kosher Suite 220 certification and does not constitute a recommendation, San Diego, CA 92121 endorsement or verification of status by the Jewish 858.458.3602 Federation of San Diego County. thejewishhospice.com Catering by Charles Shmoozers INTERFAITH 619.583.1636 619.261.8856 cell For information on community programs for intermarried shmoozers.com couples and families, please call individual synagogues. [email protected]

jewishinsandiego.org 19 C aTERING By Felicia G. Sima’s Gourmet Catering 619.742.4747 858.205.9738 cateringbyfeliciag.com simascatering.com [email protected] [email protected]

Catering By Yakov - Cafe Chabad Starlite Caterers 16934 Chabad Way 818.789.7588 Poway, CA 92064 starlitecaterers.com 858.451.0455 cafechabad.com The Grille International Fusion 6548 El Cajon Blvd. Dippin' Dots Fashion Valley San Diego, CA 92115 Swc Hwy 163 & 7007 Friars Rd. 619.286.1847 San Diego, CA 92108 thegrillesd.com 619.296.5699 Glatt-Kosher Under Rabbinical Supervision of The Vaad dippindots.com Harabonim of San Diego. [email protected]

Dippin' Dots Plaza Bonita The Place 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd. 10785 Pomerado Rd. National City, CA 91950 San Diego, CA 92131 619.267.0737 858.549.7000 dippindots.com sandiegokosher.com [email protected] Emet Kosher Catering & Market Glatt-Kosher Under Rabbinical Supervision of The Vaad 6548 El Cajon Blvd. Harabonim of San Diego. San Diego, CA, 92115 619.286.1847 The Place Cafe at the JCC [email protected] 4126 Executive Dr. [email protected] La Jolla, CA 92037 Glatt-Kosher Under Rabbinical Supervision of The Vaad 858.362.1353 Harabonim of San Diego. 858.717.5470

French Gourmet ZCater Catering/Art of the Party 858.488.1725 888.922.8371 thefrenchgourmet.com zcater.com/kosher-catering.php

Lang’s Kosher Bakery 4610 Alvarado Canyon Road Suite #6 MEN'S ORGANIZATIONS San Diego, CA 92120 619.280.LANGS (5264) M any Jewish community agencies and synagogues have langsbakery.com men’s programs and/or clubs. Please contact them for [email protected] more information.

Ralph’s “Kosher Experience” 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive La Jolla, CA 92037-2354 M IKVAOT 858.597.1550 La Jolla Mikvah at Congregation Adat Yeshurun ralphs.com 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 Renaissance Catering 858.535.1072 8935 Towne Centre Dr. #106 [email protected] San Diego, CA 92122 adatyeshurun.org/mikvah 858.752.9311 kosherfoodsandiego.com Mikvah Israel of San Diego 5170 La Dorna Street Shalom Catering San Diego, CA 92115 11860 Carmel Creek Rd. 619.287.6411 San Diego, CA 92130 chabaddowntown.com 619.985.8202 shalomcatering.com [email protected]

20 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 North County Inland Mikvah at Chabad of Cantor Haim Mizrahi Poway Home: 619.421.8197 16934 Chabad Way Mobile: 619.838.0947 Poway, CA 92064 [email protected] 858.451.0455×38 chabadpoway.com One year training in UCSD Medical Center, San Diego; Three months training at New York Children’s Hospital with Waters of Eden San Diego Community Mikvah Harry Braunstein; Certified by Rabbi Braunstein; Chief Mohel of and Education Center Brooklyn, New York. 441 Saxony Rd. Encinitas, CA 92024 Stuart Rubenstein, MD, FAAP 760.212.8033 858.793.4563 619.206.3959 [email protected] watersofedensd.org brisforbaby.com [email protected] Certified/trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College; Board Certified Pediatrician; Fellow of MOHALIM the American Academy of Pediatrics; Former Chief of Pediatrics at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla; Recipient of San Diego DISCLAIMER: This list of mohalim is provided as a community Magazine Top Doctor Award. service. Inclusion in this list is based solely on the request of the listed parties and does not constitute the Joel Snyder, MD1 recommendation or endorsement by the Jewish Federation 619.583.1030 of San Diego County, San Diego Rabbinical Association, [email protected] Shalom Baby, the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, or any of their respective representatives; these Certified by Chief Sephardic Mohel of West Coast. organizations have not verified the information listed, which was provided by the individuals themselves. Recipients of M ORTUARY & CEMETERIES this list are advised that they should independently verify this information and are encouraged to seek out their own Am Israel Mortuary references and recommendations before engaging the 6316 El Cajon Blvd. services of a mohel. San Diego, CA 92115 619.583.8850 1Will only perform where baby’s birth mother was amisraelmortuary.com born Jewish or converted to Judaism under Orthodox auspices San Diego’s only Jewish mortuary. Funeral services Martin Gilboa, MD at any cemetery. Mobile: 858.405.6722 Home: 858.755.1964 El Camino Memorial Park [email protected] 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 Board Certified Pediatrician; Board Certified and Diplomat 858.453.2121 American Academy of Pediatrics; Senior Partner of Southern California Permanente Medical Group; Certified Mohel and Eternal Hills Memorial Park former Chief Mohel of Sweden; Kaiser Permanente San Diego’s 1999 El Camino Real expert. Staff physician Rady's Children's Hospital. Oceanside, CA 92054 760.754.6600 Aaron Lehman, MD Mobile: 858.354.9108 Greenwood Memorial Park Alternate: 858.357.3380 4300 Imperial Ave. [email protected] San Diego, CA 92113 brisandbeyond.com 619.264.3131

Board certified in pediatrics and internal medicine. Certified Home of Peace Cemetery mohel by the National Organization of American Mohalim. 3668 Imperial Avenue Fellow at the American Academy of Pediatrics and member of San Diego, CA 92113 the American College of Physicians. 619.825.6049

Olam Haemes Cemetery 10785 Pomerado Road San Diego, CA 92131 858.547.0076 ext. 3056

jewishinsandiego.org 21 North County Inland Senior Center OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS & CENTERS at Temple Adat Shalom M any Jewish community agencies and synagogues have 15905 Pomerado Road older adult programs and/or clubs. Please contact them Poway, CA 92064 for more information. 858.674.1123 jfssd.org College Avenue Older Adult Center [email protected] at Congregation Beth Jacob 4855 College Avenue Social & Wellness Programs for Adults 60+. San Diego, CA 92115 Daily activities, exercise and computer classes, 858.637.3270 educational programs, and hot kosher lunches. Open Monday jfssd.org through Wednesday, 9am - 2pm. [email protected] The North County Jewish Seniors Club Social & Wellness Programs Oceanside Senior Center for Adults 60+. Daily activities, exercise and 255 Country Club Lane computer classes, educational programs, salad bar, Oceanside, CA 92054 and hot kosher lunches. Open Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm 760.721.2482 We meet on the third Thursday of each month at the Oceanside Fix-It Service Senior Center. 858.637.3354 jfssd.org/fixit On the Go - Transportation Solutions [email protected] for Older Adults 2525 Camino Del Rio South, The Fix-It Service plays a significant role in allowing older Suite 265 adults aged 60 and over to remain in their homes safely. San Diego, CA 92108 Dedicated volunteers provide free, minor home-safety repairs 619.220.0268 or 858.637.7320 and modifications, allowing older adults to maintain their jfssd.org/onthego independence and remain safely in their homes; they also conduct a safety inspection, and report any concerns back to • On the Go Excursions – group transportation to organized our professional and caring staff. activities and community events • Rides & Smiles® – individual transportation by volunteer Foodmobile drivers to necessary medical and personal appointments 858.637.3230 • On the Go Shuttles – group transportation to shopping jfssd.org/foodmobile and dining destinations and JFS Social & Wellness Centers [email protected] Rancho Bernardo Jewish Senior Center Foodmobile provides hot, kosher, home-delivered meals to 16934 Chabad Way homebound older adults, aged 60 and over, and younger Poway, CA 92064 homebound disabled adults. All volunteers who deliver the 858.487.4873 meals are trained to conduct a wellness check, and report any rbjsc.com concerns back to our professional and caring staff. [email protected]

JFS Geriatric Care Management The Rancho Bernardo Jewish Senior Center, a non-profit agency 858.637.3040 established in 1991, provides a variety of senior programs [email protected] embracing Jewish traditions, culture and values regardless of background or affiliation. Geriatric Care Managers act as advocates, consultants, and educators. Many older adults and families choose to have Seacrest Village Retirement Communities* the services of a care manager ongoing in order to monitor, 211 Saxony Road arrange, and provide for their services and those of their loved Encinitas, CA 92024 ones. 760.632.0081 seacrestvillage.org JFS Aging and Wellness 858.637.3040 Seacrest Village is a non-profit, charitable organization that jfssd.org has served the San Diego community since 1944. Offering retirement living and healthcare options for “seasoned citizens,” At Jewish Family Service, we understand, honor, and respect Seacrest caters to a variety of lifestyle choices, preferences and the aging process. We are dedicated to ensuring older adults healthcare needs. Locations include: live a safe, active, and healthy life. Our many programs allow older adults to maintain their independence throughout the aging process.

22 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Seacrest Village at Encinitas JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS The Leichtag Family Foundation Campus 211 Saxony Road Chabad Hebrew Academy Encinitas, CA 92024 10785 Pomerado Rd. 760.632.0081 San Diego, CA 92131 858.566.1996 Seacrest Village at Rancho Bernardo chasd.org Nellie Cohn Residence [email protected] 12730 Monte Vista Road Poway, CA 92064 The students at Chabad Hebrew Academy, through meaningful 858.485.0700 Judaic and secular learning experiences, will be literate, capable and sensitive individuals who embrace their Jewish heritage. Seacrest at Home 211 Saxony Road San Diego Jewish Academy Encinitas, CA 92024 Golda Meir Lower School (K-5) 760.632.3715 Maimonides Upper School (6-12) seacrestathome.org 11860 Carmel Creek Rd. [email protected] San Diego, CA 92130 858.704.3700 Seacrest at Home serves the community by offering high-quality sdja.com homecare services in the context of Jewish values to individuals [email protected] of all ages. SDJA challenges its students to achieve their full academic Senior Adult Program potential while inspiring them to make Judaism a vital aspect of at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center their lives. 858.362.1141 lfjcc.org/seniors Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School 3630 Afton Rd. Serving Older Holocaust Survivors Program San Diego, CA 92123 (SOS) 858.279.3300 858.637.3040 hebrewday.org jfssd.org [email protected] [email protected] Provides care management, home care, and Established in 1963, the school teaches children in Kindergarten emergency assistance services for low-income Jewish through 8th grade secular and traditional Jewish education Holocaust survivors. steeped in values and respect.

University City Older Adult Center Southern California Yeshiva High School (SCY High) at Congregation Beth Israel 3410 Mt. Acadia Blvd 9001 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92111 San Diego, CA 92122 858.560.1818 858.550.5998 [email protected] scyhigh.org Daily activities, classes, discussion, caregiver and bereavement support groups, and hot kosher lunches. Appropriate for SCY High is a Zionist, college-preparatory yeshiva boys’ high clients with dementia and physical challenges. Open Tuesday school founded on the premise that one can be competent and through Thursday, 10am to 2pm. actively involved in the modern world while remaining deeply committed to timeless Torah values and practice. SCHOOLS Torah High School of San Diego ADULT EDUCATION 9001 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92122 F or information on all Jewish community Adult 858.558.6880 torahsandiego.com Education, please refer to Center for Jewish Culture at [email protected] the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (previously Agency for Jewish Education). An affiliate of the Rabbinical Seminary of America—Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim. The mission is to best serve San Diego youth; to provide an environment which will enable students from all educational or religious backgrounds to succeed in their Torah and secular studies; to impart the knowledge and instill the confidence that students need.

jewishinsandiego.org 23 PRESCHOOLS San Diego Jewish Academy Children’s House: Beit Yeladim Beth Montessori Preschool 11860 Carmel Creek Road 8660 Gilman Drive San Diego, CA 92130 La Jolla, CA 92037 858.704.3807 858.452.3030 sdja.com bethmontessori.com [email protected] Infants 6 weeks to 30 months are served, weekdays 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, except for certain Jewish and federal holidays. Beth Montessori is open to children ages 1½ through 6, offering an integrated secular and Judaic curriculum based on the Soille Hebrew Day Paula Tannen Preschool Montessori philosophy. 3630 Afton Rd. San Diego, CA 92123 Chabad Hebrew Academy Preschool 858.569.4800 10785 Pomerado Rd. hebrewday.org San Diego, CA 92131 [email protected] 858.566.1996 chasd.org/village_preschool Temple Adat Shalom Ganon Gil Preschool Chai Altman Preschool and Day Care Center 15905 Pomerado Rd. 16934 Chabad Way Poway, CA 92064 Poway, CA 92064 858.451.6558 858.451.0455 ganongilpreschool.com chaipreschool.com Chai Altman Preschool is for boys and girls ages 18 months Serves children ages two through pre-kindergarten and offers a through six years. special program for toddlers ages three to 23 months.

Congregation Beth Am Preschool Temple Beth Shalom Preschool 5050 Del Mar Heights Rd. 208 Madrona St. San Diego, CA 92130 Chula Vista, CA 91910 858.481.2893 619.420.6040 betham.com The school’s primary goal is to provide a warm, homelike Beth Am Preschool provides children 18 months through 5 years environment with a focus on individual attention and low with the building blocks of early education through a program student/teacher ratio. that is rich in Jewish values, culture and tradition. Temple Emanu-El Price Family Preschool Congregation Beth Israel 6299 Capri Drive Bill and Sid Rubin Preschool San Diego, CA 92120 9001 Towne Centre Drive 619.286.2999 San Diego, CA 92122 teesd.org 858.535.1144 ext. 3120 [email protected] cbisd.org [email protected] Offers a high-quality early childhood experience in a warm, nurturing Jewish environment. Children ages 2 to 5 years are provided with an environment that helps them successfully separate from home and transfer Tifereth Israel Synagogue Silverman Preschool trust from family to school. 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. San Diego, CA 92119 Lawrence Family JCC Nierman Preschool 619.697.1948 ext 114 Glickman-Galinson Early Childhood Education Complex tiferethisrael.com/Preschool JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS [email protected] 4126 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 Classes are available for children 18 months-pre-K. 858.457.0398 lfjcc.org/preschool

Offers secular and Judaic curriculum with Spanish immersion for children 9 months – 5 years old.

24 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Temple Solel Early Childhood Center Congregation Beth El Viterbi Torah School 3575 Manchester Avenue 8660 Gilman Drive Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 La Jolla, CA 92037 760.436.0654 858.452.1773 templesolel.net cbe.org [email protected] Programs for children birth to five years of age. Open to synagogue members and the community at large. Congregation Beth Israel Religious School 9001 Towne Centre Drive RELIGIOUS/ SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS San Diego, CA 92122 Alef Center Hebrew School 858.900.2551 375 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd. cbisd.org San Marcos, CA 92078 760.481.7503 Dor Hadash Gesher Religious School alefcenter.com San Diego Jewish Academy Campus [email protected] 11860 Carmel Creek Road San Diego, CA 92130 Beth Jacob Congregation Religious School 858.549.3088 4855 College Ave. kahalam.org San Diego, CA 92115 619.287.9890 Kehillas Torah Learning Center bethjacobsandiego.org 14133 Via Alisal San Diego, CA 92128 B’nai Shalom Religious School 858.613.0222 860 Oro Avo Drive kehillastorah.org Vista, CA 92084 760.593.7696 Ohr Shalom Religious School bnaishalomsd.org 2512 Third Ave. at Laurel [email protected] San Diego, CA 92103 619.231.1456 B'Nai Tikvah rELIGIOUS sCHOOL ohrshalom.org 2510 Gateway Rd [email protected] Carlsbad, CA 92009 760.650.2262 Ner Tamid North County Conservative Synagogue bnaitikvahsd.com Sam S. Bloom Religious School [email protected] 15318 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064 Chabad Jewish Center of Oceanside 858.513.8330 1930 Sunset Drive nertamidsd.org Vista, CA 92081 [email protected] 760.806.7765 JewishOceanside.com Temple Adat Shalom Mosad Shalom Religious [email protected] School Chabad of Downtown Hebrew School 15905 Pomerado Rd. 472 Third Avenue Poway, CA 92064 San Diego, CA 92101 858.451.8480 619.702.8518 adatshalom.com ChabadDowntown.com [email protected] [email protected] Temple Beth Shalom Religious School Chabad of Poway 208 Madrona Street Michael Altman Afternoon Hebrew School Chula Vista, CA 91910 16934 Chabad Way 619.420.6040 Poway, CA 92064 bethshalomtemple.com 858.451.0455 powayhebrewschool.com Temple Emanu-El Torah & Hebrew School 6299 Capri Drive Congregation Beth Am Jewish Learning Center San Diego, CA 92120 5050 Del Mar Heights Rd. 619.286.3096 San Diego, CA 92130 teesd.org 858.481.2869 betham.com/education/jewish-learning-center

jewishinsandiego.org 25 Temple Etz Rimon Religious School 2020 Chestnut Avenue SOCIAL SERVICES Carlsbad, CA 92008 760.929.9503 Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders templeetzrimon.org mssm.edu/jewish_genetics

Temple Solel Religious and Hebrew School The Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases at The Mount Sinai 3575 Manchester Avenue Medical Center in New York City is the first center in the world Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 devoted to the study of diseases that affect Ashkenazi Jews. 760.436.0654 Established in 1982, the Center has a twofold mission: 1) to templesolel.net improve the diagnosis, treatment, and counseling of patients and their families suffering from Jewish genetic diseases and 2) Tifereth Israel Synagogue Abraham Ratner to conduct intensive research to combat these inherited diseases. Torah School Hand-up Youth Food Pantry 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. 858.637.3088 San Diego, CA 92119 jfssd.org/handup 619.697.6001 ext. 115 tiferethisrael.com/TorahSchool The food pantry provides food to thousands of people at 8 different community distribution sites per month throughout San Diego County. Perishable and nonperishable food items are offered to any community member in need. All distributions are SINGLES accessible to clients with disabilities. A case manager is present at the distributions to help direct clients to other JFS programs M any Jewish community agencies and synagogues have and services. singles programs and/or clubs. Please contact them for more information. Jewish Family Service Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP) Counseling Services Jewish Family Service Turk Family Center 877.537.1818 8804 Balboa Ave. jfssd.org/counseling San Diego, CA 92123 858.637.3080 JFS Counseling offers both short- and long-term counseling. jfssd.org Individual, couple, family and group counseling is available [email protected] on a sliding scale.

Supporting Jewish Single Parents Program actively welcomes Crisis, Psychiatric and Medical Case Management and connects Jewish single parents and their children to 877.537.1818 the Jewish community. Through information and referral, jfssd.org/casemanagement networking, support and advocacy, we help promote Jewish continuity and offer services that enhance a feeling of belonging Case management provides short-term counseling and and inclusion. case management to Jewish adults and seniors seeking assistance addressing barriers such as financial crisis, mental Young Adult Division (YAD) health diagnoses and medical issues. Clients are offered the 858.737.7128 opportunity to meet with a case manager in the office to yadsandiego.org work on issues associated with daily living and coping skills. [email protected] Emergency food, transportation assistance, and referrals for psychiatric, housing, legal, and medical/dental resources are The nexus of San Diego’s vibrant community of Jews 21-45, provided. The goal is to ultimately increase each client’s level of offering many exciting ways to get involved and get connected. self-sufficiency.

YAD Clusters Intensive Psychiatric Case Management 858.737.7152 877.537.1818 yadsandiego.org/clusters [email protected] The JFS Intensive Psychiatric Case Management program was created for Jewish individuals with serious and persistent mental Groups of Jewish young adults interested in a specific activity. illness. The program is intended to maximize an individual’s ability for independent living, socialization, and managing symptoms of their mental illness. A case manager provides ongoing assessment, advocacy, and referral to appropriate resources, medication management, and supportive intervention to optimize each client’s level of functioning.

26 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 Project SARAH Na'amat USA 858.637.3200 Western Area jfssd.org 16161 Ventura Blvd. #101 Encino, CA 91436 Domestic abuse services, outreach, education, crisis 818.981.1298 intervention, case management, and counseling. naamat.org [email protected] Ways to Work 858.637.3206 For nearly 90 years, NA'AMAT USA International Movement of Zionist Women has had one mission: to support the women and Provides financial education and auto loans to credit- children of Israel. To accomplish its mission, NA'AMAT, through challenged working families. its sister organization in Israel, provides a broad range of social services, from day care centers to domestic violence centers; from legal aid to alternative high schools. WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Many Jewish community agencies and synagogues have Greater San Diego Section women’s programs and/or clubs. Please contact them for 9710 Lake Helix Terrace more information. La Mesa, CA 91941 619.464.6144 Brandeis University National Women’s Committee Voice Mail: 619.515.4700 ncjw.org Rancho Bernardo Chapter Linda Simon The NCJW priorities are to advance the well-being and status of [email protected] women, enhance the quality of Jewish life, and support a secure Israel.

San Dieguito Chapter YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS Co-Presidents: Bea Sklarewitz F or more details about individual programs, please visit [email protected] www.yadsandiego.org.

Joyce Spiegel AIPAC Diplomat Club [email protected] 858.626.2790 aipac.org Provides financial support and growth for the Brandeis [email protected] University Libraries. Engages pro-Israel leaders in their 20s and 30s to stay engaged with AIPAC, meet other young leaders, and learn how to be an Hadassah effective pro-Israel advocate. 4950 Murphy Canyon Road Second Floor Bogrim San Diego, CA 92123 858.793.1605 858.268.3200 kenjc.org/bogriminfo southerncalifornia.hadassah.org [email protected] [email protected] Young adult division of the Ken, representing the Latin Jewish Hadassah is a multi-generational volunteer membership community of San Diego. Activities are open to all Jewish adults organization. Its mission is to provide Jewish and Zionist between the ages of 18 and 30. connections that promote the unity of the Jewish people. Chai Jewish Women International Bay City Chapter 858.452.1734 7614 Volclay Drive cbe.org/community/young-professionals-chai-20s-a-30s.html San Diego, CA 92119 [email protected] 619.697.7380 jwi.org Part of Congregation Beth El, offering Shabbat services, High Holy Days and other holiday celebrations. An international non-profit, philanthropic organization. JWI’s programs and philanthropy ensure that women and girls CJC In the Mix exist in the peaceful homes and relationships to which they’re 858.362.1154 entitled; that they understand the link between emotional and sdcjc.org/mix financial independence and their personal safety; and that the devastation of domestic abuse is never obscured by Presents cutting-edge cultural and social programming for a community’s denial or pride. young adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s.

jewishinsandiego.org 27 FIDF San Diego Young Leadership Without Walls by Moishe House 858.926.3210 510.452.3800 fidf.org/sandiego mhwow.org [email protected] Provides young adults with programmatic support and financial A group of young adults in their 20s and 30s who are committed resources to create programs that they feel contribute to a to the organization’s mission of supporting the social wellbeing stronger more vibrant Jewish community for themselves and of Israel’s soldiers. their peers.

Glass Leadership Young Adult Division (YAD) 858.565.6896 858.737.7128 sandiego.adl.org/glass-leadership-institute-2013-2014-2 yadsandiego.org [email protected] The Glass Leadership Institute (GLI) is a nationally recognized leadership development program for a select group of young The nexus of San Diego’s vibrant community of Jews 21-45, professionals. GLI is an up-close and personal opportunity for offering many exciting ways to get involved and get connected. participants to expand their knowledge of the mission of the Anti-Defamation League. YAD Clusters 858.737.7152 Hillel JGrads yadsandiego.org/clusters 619.583.6080 [email protected] 2030project.org/hillel-jgrads [email protected] Groups of Jewish young adults interested in a specific activity.

Helps to connect students, their friends, and their families to the Young Jewish Leadership of University City thriving Jewish community in San Diego. (YJLUC) 2030project.org/yjluc JDC Entwine [email protected] JDCEntwine.org Social events for Jewish young adults with celebrity speakers, A movement of young Jewish advocates, influencers and Shabbat dinners and cocktail parties for both singles and leaders who seek to make a lasting impact on the global Jewish couples 21-40. community. Young Jewish Professionals (YJP) Jewish Community Foundation 6115 Montezuma Rd. Young Funders Initiative San Diego, CA 92115 858.279.2740 619.663.7701 jcfsandiego.org/young-adults/the-young-funders-program youngjewishprofessionals.com [email protected] Offering innovative ways to get involved in philanthropy with like-minded Jewish individuals in San Diego. To bring unaffiliated Jews in their early 20s and mid 30s together as Jews, to network and socialize in order to make our JFS Emerging Leaders city a more vibrant Jewish place for everyone. jfssd.org/emergingleaders YOUNG FAMILY PROGRAMS Brings together socially-minded young Jewish professionals to support the many programs and services of Jewish Family P aCHIE’s Place Service of San Diego. 8804 Balboa Avenue San Diego, CA 92123 Moishe House 858.637.3068 MoisheHouse.org pachies.com [email protected] [email protected]

Supports and sponsors young Jewish leaders as they create Provides programming, connections and resources for home-based communities to provide meaningful Jewish San Diego families. experiences to young adults. PJ Library 858.362.1352 lfjcc.org/shalombaby/PJLibrary [email protected]

28 Shalom San Diego Directory · 2014 PJ Library - North County Manhigim 858. 945.3104 858.565.6896 [email protected] sandiego.adl.org/manhigim-institute-2 [email protected] The PJ Library (yes, "PJ" stands for pajama) provides children from six months to six years with a Jewish children's book or CD The Manhigim Institute is ADL’s highly regarded Jewish teen every month at no cost. leadership development program for students in the 10th and 11th grades. This unique educational opportunity combines Shalom Baby education and social action through a proactive approach 858.362.1352 to issues such as anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias in the lfjcc.org/shalombaby media and on college campuses, modern genocide, and Israel [email protected] advocacy. Participants also receive facilitator training in ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE ® Institute. An innovative program designed for San Diego families to celebrate the arrival of their Jewish newborns as a welcome to NCSY (National Conference of Synagogue Youth) the San Diego Jewish community. 6265 Rose St. San Diego, CA 92115 Viterbi Family Baby Book Club 619.663.8672 858.362.1352 sandiego..org lfjcc.org/shalombaby/viterbibookclub [email protected] [email protected] NCSY is an international youth movement dedicated to inspiring Designed for 10 - 24 month olds, the Book Club promotes and empowering Jewish teens. Now in its 60th year, NCSY has pre-literacy for our youngest children. While children develop a rich and deep history of engaging teens. In San Diego, NCSY an appreciation for books and reading, their parents develop ignites a passion for Judaism and Torah learning in hundreds a network of new friends. This hour-long monthly program of teens each year. Join them every Tuesday night for "Jewsday includes group storytelling, flannel board stories, art projects, Night" a rotating event taking place at different locations and music. around the county. Follow them on Facebook.com/sdncsy for details. YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS/PROGRAMS Shevet Galim, Israel Scouts of San Diego M any Jewish community agencies and synagogues have 858.395.6077 youth programs and/or clubs. Please contact them for shevetgalim.com more information. Shevet Galim is part of Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc., and Tzofim Tzabar, which conducts activities for the Israeli community in B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO)* San Diego County. Southern Region 19528 Ventura Blvd., Suite 729 Young Judaea Tarzana, CA 91356 Young Judaea 818.380.0730 New York, NY .org 917.595.2100 youngjudaea.org A non-affiliated, youth-led movement for all Jewish teenagers from second semester of eighth grade through high school. In For over 100 years, Young Judaea has brought together San Diego, BBYO has over 250 teen members. The chapters thousands of Jewish youth from across the country and around are separated geographically so that meetings are convenient the world – of every religious, cultural, and political persuasion, to attend. through a shared commitment to Jewish values, Jewish pride, and love of Israel. Habonim Dror North America San Diego Chapter With summer and year-round programs in both the US and 8339 West 3rd Street Israel, from 3rd grade to college and beyond, Young Judaea is Los Angeles, CA 90048 truly unique in its ability to offer a fun, safe, social environment 323.653.6772 that also includes a distinct focus on education, leadership, and habonimdror.org social action.

Habonim Dror (the Builders of Freedom) is a progressive Labor Zionist youth movement. Its missions are to build a personal bond and commitment between North American Jewish youth and the State of Israel and to create Jewish leaders who will actualize the principles of social justice, equality, peace and coexistence. Monthly activities available for children ages 8 to 16.

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