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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The Rabbi, The Reverend & Jerusalem: Can Fiction and Friendship Heal What Politics Can't?


Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Coronado Public Library | Winn Room
640 Orange Avenue Coronado, CA 92118

Monday, November 10, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Carlsbad City Library | Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium
1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011

Jerusalem is the spiritual heart of three great religions as well as a place of enduring discord. It's also the inspiration for new novels by two San Diego authors: "Here There Is No Why" by Phil Graubart, former senior rabbi at Congregation Beth El in La Jolla, and "A Rooftop in Jerusalem" by Michael Kinnamon, former general secretary of the national council of churches. In the kickoff to both the 2025-26 Mandelbaum Family Lecture Series and the North County Lecture Series, Graubart and Kinnamon will share their unique presentation throughout which they will touch on the power of fiction to bridge social divisions, the importance of interfaith understanding at a time when politics seem so fractured, and the city of Jerusalem as a symbol of religious longing and conflict.

Price: Complimentary

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Shabbat San Diego's Havdalah - Camp Style


Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs Family Harmony Village | Gleiberman Family Playground and the Sharon and David Wax Family Pavilion

Close out Shabbat San Diego with all the ruach of Jewish summer camp, featuring Camp Jaycee and Camp Mountain Chai! Join us under the stars for singing, spirited music, Movies in the Park, and the warmth of community. This camp-style Havdalah promises connection, joy, and memories to last long after the candles go out.

Price: Complimentary

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