About The Jeighborhood

The Jeighborhood is your Jewish neighborhood - a landscape of programs, informal interest groups, courses, camps, and celebrations that bring the JCC to you. The Jeighborhood borrows from the incredible programs offered at the J - from CJC lectures to Jewish holiday celebrations to summer camp - and offers entry points that are closer to home. Our mission is to connect the entire San Diego community to Jewish heritage, identity, experiences and values - and not only those who live close by. The Jeighborhood aims to meet people where they are, both figuratively and literally.

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Upcoming Programs & Events

From Page to Plate: Jake Cohen’s Dinner Party Animal

Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 4:30 PM
The Hive at Leichtag Commons

Just in time for the release of his new cookbook Dinner Party Animal, two-time New York Times bestselling author and host of Jake Makes It Easy, Jake Cohen joins us for a lively afternoon. Enjoy a fun, flavorful night with a live cooking demo, audience Q&A, and book signing. Dinner Party Animal celebrates food, joy, and gathering, come for the flavor, stay for the vibes.

Price Includes One Book:
Single Ticket: $44 | JCC Member $38
Couple Tickets: $50 | JCC Member $44

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EAST COUNTY LECTURE SERIES KICKOFF: The Colossal Emma Lazarus: Sephardic American Poet, Activist, and Visionary

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119

Join us for the kickoff of the 2025–26 East County Lecture Series with Dr. Joellyn Zollman, exploring American literary icon and Jewish visionary Emma Lazarus. Best known for her poem The New Colossus on the Statue of Liberty, this lecture places her famous sonnet in the context of Lazarus’s remarkable life, work, and enduring impact on Jewish and American identity.

This program is presented in partnership with Tifereth Israel Synagogue

Price: Complimentary

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