Jewish Experiences & Communities
Matchmaker – Israeli Film – Jewish Film Festival – 2/19/2011
The Moadon Seret First Meeting The Moadon Seret (Israeli Film group) met for the first time at the Jewish Film Festival on 2/19/2011 and we watched the Israeli Film Matchmaker together. Dinner before was at the Coffee House Eatery…soups and wraps… perfect match for the rain. But the movie was great – thank you to the Jewish Film Festival for bringing in Israeli films to San Diego… Link to Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmrW2LeCnw Description of the Film It is 1968. Sixteen-year-old Arik (Tuval Shafir) journeys from middle-class Haifa to work for Yankele Bride (Adir… Read More
Tal Brody – Israeli Basketball Player – Meet Him at the JCC Wednesday 2/16 at 4:00 pm
Info on Tal Brody: Tal Brody is an American-raised legendary Israeli basketball player and the recipient of the highest Israeli award for his contribution to sports. Macabbi Tel Aviv, the team he helped build, is the only foreign team to have been inducted into the USA Basketball Hall of Fame. You can read more on his background here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Brody He has also been inducted in the International Jewish Hall of Fame: http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/TalBrody.htm In July of last year, Israel’s minister of foreign affairs appointed Brody as Worldwide Goodwill Ambassador, which he has been… Read More
Tarbuton Ulpan, San Diego, CA
We have two Adult Hebrew programs. One that is a traditional Ulpan, and the other that focuses on conversational and understanding Hebrew. We use an Ivrit b’Ivrit format. Parents with children learning Hebrew in their own classrooms at the same hour, have the option to learn Hebrew the same hour. Other adults join them to round out the classes. Our goal is to offer a cultural, Israel centric and ivrit b’ivrit format. The intent is for the program to provide both a community to engage with that is working towards developing their… Read More
the Lab – a network of support for your Jewish project
San Diego Israel and Jewish 