Jews and Farming, pt. 1 | SD JEWISH JOURNAL
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Meet The First Farm Intern
/in Farm, Leichtag NewsThe Leichtag Foundation would like to introduce our first farm intern, Martín Vicario of University of California Davis and offer him a warm welcome! Martín Vicario grew up in North […]
Leichtag Foundation to Harvest Sunshine
/in Farm, Leichtag News, Press Releases, RanchFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Encinitas, CA – June 23, 2015 – Leichtag Foundation is growing food and harvesting sunshine. The Leichtag Foundation property in Encinitas, California has installed Solar PV to […]
Apply Now for the Farm Program Director!
/in Farm, Leichtag NewsFarm Program Director Position Overview The Farm Program Director is a full time position responsible for developing, managing and executing a robust program calendar of public and group events on […]
A Reflection on Shavuot by Rabbi Andy Kastner
/in Farm, Leichtag News, North County Jewish Life, Self-SufficiencyWhen I reflect on a holiday, there is a mantra I employ: What is this holiday asking and what is it awakening within me? Shavuot is the second of three […]
Leichtag Foundation Hires Paint Encinitas Founder
/in Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LEICHTAG FOUNDATION HIRES PAINT ENCINITAS FOUNDER Encinitas, CA – May 19th, 2015 – The Leichtag Foundation announced today the hiring of Jax Meyers, founder of Paint Encinitas, […]
Nepal Relief Efforts Update: A Letter from Tevel B’tzedek
/in Leichtag News, Recent PressAfter devastating earthquakes in Nepal, Leichtag Foundation has granted emergency funds to Tevel b’Tzedek and The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) who are on the ground engaged in immediate and long-term relief […]
6 Ways to Bring Shmita Consciousness
/in Farm, Leichtag News, North County Hub, North County Jewish Life, Self-SufficiencyThis week we are reminded of the significance of investing in relationships with our neighbors and the soil. Here are six ways you can build these relationships: 1. Allow the soil […]
Jerusalem at the Center of Start-up Nation
/in Jerusalem, Leichtag News, Recent PressJerusalem at the Center of Start-up Nation Written by Andy Kastner Andy Kastner is the Director of Education Leadership and Innovation and is the Program Officer for Jerusalem Renewal at […]
Tevel b’Tzedek and the JDC engage in immediate relief efforts in Nepal
/in Leichtag News, Press Releases, Recent PressAfter a devastating earthquake in Nepal that has left more than 4,000 people dead, thousands injured, and widespread destruction, Leichtag Foundation has granted emergency funds to Tevel b’Tzedek and The American […]
Stacie and Jeff Cook understand commitment. They live it.
Black, Jewish and Queer. These three identities weave the fabric of who I am, but it took a long time to believe that they could exist together.
Lee and Toni Leichtag established the Leichtag Foundation in 1991 following the sale of their business. Lee and Toni were lifelong entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and for supporting talent. They believed that only with big risk comes big reward. Both born to families in poverty, Toni to a single mother, they strongly believed in helping those most in need and most vulnerable in our community. While they supported many causes, their strongest support was for young children and the elderly, two demographics who particularly lack voice in our society.
Lifelong Baltimoreans, Rabbi George and Alison Wielechowski and their sons, 11-year-old Lennon and 9-year-old Gideon, are more than pursuing the good life in Southern California. Having moved to San Diego more than three years ago, they are fulfilling a lifelong dream.
You would think that as the executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride, Fernando Zweifach López Jr., who uses the pronoun they, has done all the coming out they possibly can. A queer, non-binary individual who has worked for many years on civil rights issues, López also speaks openly and often about their father’s family, Mexican-American migrant workers who tilled the fields of rural California.