Your success or failure in the dating arena (or life in general) is directly proportional to the beliefs you hold at the time you embark on your endeavor. Many people have preconceived ideas about dating, especially Internet dating. They make assumptions about what it will be like and the type of people they will meet. Moreover,…
The development team – Amram Knishinsky, Martin Pollack and Rubin Stahl – debuted the five-acre first phase of their eventual 522,000-square-foot Odysea in the Desert May 25 at the northeast corner of the Loop 101 and Via de Ventura, Scottsdale. Build-out will take three to five years, they say. On 37 acres leased from the…
It’s that time again – time to get back to school! Outside of fall holiday shopping, it’s one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year, filled with sales and savings. So shake off the summer sand from your beach vacations and trade in those flip-flops for back to school styles! My must haves for back…
Ah, shopping for school supplies. Is there anything … worse? First of all, why do they need so darn much stuff ? I mean, honestly, are they really gonna use one pencil a week for the next 36 weeks? Plus, this school supply stuff really adds up fast. It was probably wrong to tell my…
It is 113 degrees at 5 pm, and I am dining outside on purpose, and it turns out I’m not alone. A trendy crowd fills the 50,000-square-foot patio space known as “The Yard.” I have been here on several beautiful evenings, but always wondered what would happen here if it were scorching out. Well, with…
This week I got a phone call from my daughter in San Francisco, the very same daughter who, six months ago, was struggling to figure out what to do post-college with a degree in anthropology. She is interning at a nonprofit agency by day and waitressing at night, having the time of her life as…
Judy Egett Laufer is what one might call a Renaissance woman. Born in Budapest, Hungary, she is the product of Jewish parents who not only survived the concentration camps, but also escaped during the Hungarian revolution. The family started a new life in Montreal, Canada, with $5 and not knowing the language. Despite hardships they were…
Propelled by a dream of a visually stunning and largescale synagogue, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch and members of the Chandler Chabad congregation have worked tirelessly over the last 10 years to make that dream a reality. The new Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life at McClintock and Ray Roads in Chandler is a now a dramatic cornerstone…
Route 66 conjures up nostalgia for many. Officially opened in 1926 as a cross-country road from Chicago to Los Angeles, it gave birth to many mom-and-pop stores, motels and eateries in small town America. In the 1960s there was even a hit TV show called Route 66, following the exciting adventures of two buddies traveling the…
Over the past few decades thousands of Jewish teenagers in Arizona have attended Hebrew High, where they not only learned fascinating facts about their heritage and studied Hebrew for credit, they also made enduring friendships. Hebrew High’s programs bring Jewish students together from all walks of life. Students have varied points of view and religious upbringing…
