Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) announced on July 7, that its three integrated healthcare centers and outpatient behavioral health clinic have been certified by HealthyVerify – the country’s only medically based, scientific and professional full-service certification company that helps organizations minimize the risk of transmitting infectious disease. Scottsdale-based HealthyVerify helps organizations implement strict health…
The American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) has announced that the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will hold a virtual gala on Sunday, June 28, in partnership with Medici TV, to benefit the Orchestra three months after COVID-19 forced indefinite concert cancellations. Featuring classical music’s premier talent, this landmark moment in the IPO’s history…
Seventeen Arizona museums, cultural venues, arts advocacy organizations, performing arts organizations and performing arts venues jointly announced that they will require all visitors and patrons to wear masks or face coverings while visiting their various businesses as they reopen. The organizations are: Arizona Broadway Theatre, the Arizona Science Center, Arizona Theatre Company, Artlink, ASU Gammage,…
In 2019, Jewish Life Television launched “Bubbies Know Best,” a dating show with a Jewish twist – where three Jewish grandmothers act as matchmakers, for young and old, straight and gay, Jewish and non-Jewish. With tremendous momentum behind them, aided by national appearances on “Access Hollywood Live,” “Daily Blast Live,” “The Steve Harvey Show,” “Home…
The social media campaign calls for Jews to showcase their Kiddush wine – #MyLchaim The Israel Innovation Fund (TIIF), a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to bring the very best of contemporary Israeli culture to the rest of the globe, is launching its new online wine shop, IsraWines, this month with a social media campaign…
The largest fundraising event in Jewish National Fund-USA’s 119-year history will take place on June 14, 2020, as the organization helps Israel’s Negev and Galilee regions prepare for a post-COVID-19 world. As Jewish National Fund-USA continues to support Israel’s immediate needs in response to the global health pandemic, the organization is preparing to call a…
Photo: Left, Ellen Friedman Sack and Tina Sheinbein Jewish Free Loan would like to announce the transition of Executive Directorship from Tina Sheinbein to Ellen Friedman Sacks to take place on June 1st, 2020. After serving as a board member for 2 years, Ellen became part of the professional staff for JFL in June 2012….
Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) is proud to announce its first virtual Memory Café, to be held via ZOOM on Thursday, June 4 from 10-11 am. The Memory Café is a meeting place for those with changes in their thinking or memory, mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease or a related…
Photo: Researchers at Tel Aviv University are discovering that the scent of roses introduced while sleeping may improve memory function. A new joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an innovative method for bolstering memory processes in the brain during sleep. The method relies on a memory-evoking…
In 2019, Arizona experienced a decrease of anti-Semitic activity for the first time in several years according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). The 2019 ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents recorded 20 anti-Semitic incidents statewide in Arizona, a 41% decrease over the previous year and the largest decrease in the region for the past several years. “Although Arizona experienced a decrease in anti-Semitic incidents we cannot let up on this fight against…
