By Amy Hirshberg Lederman Ever since I can remember, I have been in a relationship with God. Despite growing up in a family of agnostics, I always believed in, and even felt, the presence of God in my world. My idea of God as a child was that of a Biblical God – all-knowing, omnipotent,…
By Mylan Tanzer Compulsive military service has created a kind of IDF subculture in civil society. Since most Israelis are IDF veterans, most Hebrew slang naturally has its origins in the IDF. But as the elections approach, the most common military jargon seems to be “yorim b’toch ha’nagmash” (firing your weapon inside the armored personnel…
West Indian manatees surround me. They wait as I step down the pontoon boat’s sturdy ladder and glide quietly into the water. I could do a belly flop and not scare them away. One, the size of a large couch, nudges me from the left – another lifts me from below and a third swishes…
Distributed by American Friends of Tel Aviv University As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, it kills brain cells mainly in the hippocampus and cortex, leading to impairments in “neuroplasticity,” the mechanism that affects learning, memory and thinking. Targeting these areas of the brain, scientists hope to stop or slow the decline in brain plasticity, providing a novel…
A 93-year-old woman decided to let her life insurance lapse since her adult children wouldn’t need the money and the premiums were escalating rapidly. Then she saw an ad about getting cash for unneeded life insurance policies. “She called me and said she had never expected to live this long,” says Allan Silverman, who is…
In the mid-1940s through the 1980s, Goldwater’s was a very fine department store with locations in downtown Phoenix, Park Central Mall and Scottsdale Fashion Square. As with other Arizona businesses, its roots lay in the history of the early Jewish pioneers who came to the West to make their fortunes. These men and women were…
By A Noshman Housed in the bones of the old Cork and Cleaver restaurant, Steak 44 beckons to me because of all the fond memories I have of that place. We arrive at night, and the exterior seems familiar, but holy cow (pun intended), what a spectacular difference on the inside. This place is gorgeous…
A rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a bar … or are on an airplane … or a desert island … . You can probably fill in the rest. Jews and humor go together like salt and pepper – or lox and bagels. The list of prominent Jewish comedians is lengthy and illustrious….
Theater League is one of the country’s oldest continually presenting nonprofit theater companies. The brainchild of Mark Edelman, its mission is to “enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve with the thrill of live theater.” Mark was born in Kansas City, KS, and was active in the Jewish community growing up there….
Nadar Rosano will return to Arizona in the spring of 2016 as a special artist-in-residence at the University of Arizona’s dance department. The placement was made possible through the Israel Institute in Washington, D.C. The Israel Institute works in partnership with leading academic, research and cultural institutions to enhance knowledge and study of modern Israel…
