Bridging shared Legacies
Playing Together Project
Our mission is to center African American Jews and to unite African/African American and/or Jewish American San Diegans through a shared love of film, food, art, and music. By bridging cultures, we aim to solidify a foundation of trust and understanding amongst the next generation of movers and shakers in San Diego and beyond
Come Celebrate! Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are connected and because the Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar, they are occuring at the same time this year (December 25 and December 26, respecitively). Therefore on December 13, we are hosting a Kwanzaa Shabbat in San Diego at Temple Emanu-El. San Diego’s Black and Jewish communities are invited …
The month of October is packed, from beginning to end, with the Jewish high holy days this year (remember that the Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar, nearly 6,000 years old). It begins on October 2, 2024 with Erev Rosh Hashanah and ends at sundown on October 25m 2024 with the close of Simchat Torah. …
This past Friday evening, a private home in San Diego was filled with warmth, laughter, and delicious aromas as part of a midsummer Shabbat. This gathering was a beautiful tapestry of cultures and faiths, bringing together Jewish and Christian participants, including an African American Jew, an Ashkenazi American Jew, and an African American Christian. Both …
