The San Diego Jewish Men's Choir (SDJMC), called, “one of the finest vocal ensembles San Diego has to offer,” by the S.D. Troubadour Magazine, has been in existence for 28 years and is made up of a group of 25 singers, from various walks of life, backgrounds, and ages (21-94yrs). They are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The members share a common goal, the preservation, performance, and promotion of Jewish choral music. They fulfill this mission through concerts, recordings, community outreach events, and appearances at festivals.
Under the musical direction of Ruth Weber, the men’s choir presents over 25 concerts a year throughout the Southern California area and beyond. They have been featured on the documentary Forever Strong, the Latin Grammy winning children’s artist Mr. G’s album, The Mitzvah Bus, and on 3X Grammy winner Ricky Kej’s album, Shanti Samsara for Environmental Consciousness. The group has appeared on KPBS, Jewish Life Television, on the Chabad Telethon, and have traveled to Nebraska to perform as featured artists with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, as well as making other out of state tours
SDJMC has released three albums; “Heritage,” winner of a Global Music Award in 2014, their 2X Billboard charting album, “KOCHI,” a musical celebration of the history of the Jews in India, blending timeless Jewish melodies with traditional Indian instrumentation, and their most recent critically acclaimed album “LEGACY,” which won a silver medal in the Global Music Awards. The choir’s music is currently on regular rotation on 119 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada and the albums are available on most online music sales and streaming sites.
The choir recently completed a documentary-short film entitled, Ale Brider (All My Brothers) which has garnered a Best Documentary Award from the Jane Austen International Film Festival and Paris International Short Film Festival, A Bronze Award in the Hollywood Independent Film Awards and Festival, 3 awards in the Accolade International Film competition, and an award for Best Music Composition in the Hong Kong International Film Awards. The film is now being aired on Jewish Life TV periodically throughout the next 3 years. They are presently working on its sequel.
The group’s East Coast tour in February 2026 will include their Carnegie Hall debut concert in Weill Hall with DCINY and a concert in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park.
