Moishe House awarded the Jerusalem Unity Prize
Moishe House has been awarded the Jerusalem Unity Prize in the international category for its worldwide success in engaging Jewish young adults in meaningful ways and empowering them to create their own vibrant communities.
Through...
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: Opening, Closing Lineups Announced
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the largest film-fest in Georgia drawing nearly 40,000 movie-goers each year, has announced its 2018 line up for several key nights, including opening and closing.
The festival, held at various...
Program focuses on Jewish teen wellness during Mental Health Awareness Month
The Jewish community is bringing the power of compassion to National Mental Health Awareness Month.
A project of the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative for the second year in a row, “Collective Compassion” shares...
Coffee dates, Shabbat dinners, text study—and answers to the ‘big questions,’ courtesy of Hillel
Ester Shamailova says her parents, who are from Azerbaijan but now live in Brooklyn, N.Y., are very strict.
For that reason—and because of money—her only option after high school was attending a commuter school. She...
Tucson teens, local survivor join defiant ‘March of the Living’
t takes a special kind of courage to revisit your worst memories. When Holocaust survivor Pawel Lichter of Tucson accompanied a group of Jewish teens on the 29th annual March of the Living, April...
Sidney Brenner, the Nobel laureate who read the code of life has passed away
After working alongside Francis Crick at the University of Cambridge to reveal the “central dogma” of molecular biology—that our DNA code guides the building of proteins that sustain life in cells—Sydney Brenner sought to...
Synagogue invites community to help write its new Torah
The Torah is the heart of Judaism and the Jewish community. Writing a Hebrew letter on the parchment can be a unique spiritual experience. In fact, writing a letter of Torah allows a person...
Some 700 Jewish teens from seven countries wrap up Diller Fellowship program
A total of 700 Jewish teens from 32 communities in seven countries completed a life-changing seminar in Israel as part of a year-long Diller Teen Fellowship, an immersive leadership program for teenagers from across...
COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Patients
Last updated Jan. 22, 2021. We have begun vaccinating UC San Diego Health patients ages 65 and over. We will contact you via MyUCSDChart or telephone when we are ready to schedule your vaccination. Please see details...
Major Israel exhibition opens in Cleveland
A new world premiere special exhibition has launched at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Israel: Then & Now is a first of its kind special exhibition that invites visitors to see the landmarks, learn the...