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Fundraising Fridays
via Zoom CAJoin local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions, and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy […]
Shine the Light: The Narratives of Chanukah
via Zoom CAWhy do we celebrate Chanukah? There are multiple narratives about the meaning of this holiday. Throughout history, leaders of the Jewish people have adopted different narratives and Rabbi Chaya Gilboa […]
Fundraising Fridays
via Zoom CAJoin local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions, and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy […]
Shine the Light: Machane Yehuda Market
via Zoom CAJoin the Murray Galinson San Diego Israel Initiative and the Hive as we shine the light on the Machane Yehuda Market in the heart of Jerusalem with a screening of […]
Kehilah Connections: A Global Coworking Meetup
via Zoom CAAre you a member of a Jewish coworking space and miss the serendipitous encounters in the kitchen, water cooler, and hallways? What is the secret sauce that differentiates a Jewish […]
Fundraising Fridays
via Zoom CAJoin local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions, and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy […]
Hivedalah with the Farm: Shining the Light
via Zoom CAPlease join The Hive and Coastal Roots Farm for a family-friendly Havdalah Zoom gathering led by Sharone Oren from Coastal Roots Farm, Abby Eisen from The Hive and prayers led […]
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.