
About 100,000 Jews
live in San Diego County, yet at least 70% are unaffiliated with any formal Jewish institution, said Rabbi
Yeruchem Eilfort of Chabad at La Costa. "That's a big problem," the rabbi said. "There is something wrong,
some disconnect." To help nonpracticing Jews reconnect with their roots or discover their heritage, Eilfort
and others have launched the Jewish Learning Annex, offering a variety of classes on Judaism and related
topics at the Seacrest Village Retirement Community in Encinitas.