barrettWe are expanding the tent and I am so thrilled. Once again, the Jewish community will be present at the Juneteenth Freedom Festival in our […]
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Remembering The Shoah and Keeping Jewish Joy
When someone who has died is mentioned, we say “May her (his) memory be a blessing”. Today is a day we come to with conflicted […]
Black Israelis Unify!
When my grandparents lived all the way in Ethiopia, they were literally hunted and chased and hated just because they were Jews, just because of […]
Kwanzaa Shabbat! – December 2, 2023
Following the Saturday morning Shabbat people gathered in the Social Hall and learned some amazing facts:
Black and Jewish: Telling Our Stories
Are you aware that the population of Jews of Color is increasing in the United states of America, despite systematic undercounting in decades of American […]
The Backstory
Welcome to Playing Together. This initiative is the realization of my vision. I am an African American Jewish woman who lives at an intersection encompassing […]
Juneteenth 2023!
What a great day it was in the Logan Heights neighborhood today as we at Temple Emanu-El San Diego gathered in solidarity with the African […]
The Mission: Building Bridges
This is a space to document the beginnings and movement forward of a bridgebuilding effort between the Jewish American and African American communities in San […]