I lost count of the lavishly lit Christmas trees and the abundant decorations in green, red and gold. But for those of us honored to be invited to a Wednesday evening, Dec. 17, holiday reception at the White House, it was Hanukkah heaven. I was in great company. Some 500 of us, Jewish religious and…
American popular trends often begin in the large population centers on either coast. The ideas then seem to work their way into the middle land. For more than a decade both the New York and Los Angeles areas have been home to the phenomenon of specialty, gourmet food trucks. For about four years Arizona has…
I lost count of the lavishly lit Christmas trees and the abundant decorations in green, red and gold. But for those of us honored to be invited to a Wednesday evening, Dec. 17, holiday reception at the White House, it was Hanukkah heaven. I was in great company. Some 500 of us, Jewish religious and…
Recognizing that the young hold the key to “The Future of our Community,” Valley Beit Midrash hosted a panel discussion with that very title in mid-December at Mozart Café in Scottsdale. The event, one of a series of discussions coordinated by Valley Beit Midrash, was facilitated by Arizona Jewish Life Contributing Editor Leni Reiss. Panelists…
Have Judaica appraised or just watch the fun at festive Feb. 17 event Russia or Woolworth’s? That’s the kind of question you may have about that special pair of candlesticks your Bubbe told you came over with her parents from the old country (usually sewn into the hem of a skirt!). Now you have a…
Josh Levine thinks his love of the “old and unusual” may come from his father, who grew up in Brooklyn as a child of the Depression and was a master at hoarding and collecting. At one time the Levine garage was home to 27 circular saws and 35 gas cans, for example. This early exposure…
