By Michael McDanielCourthouse News Service The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix is asking a state court to declare executions by cyanide gas — the same gas used to murder people during the Holocaust — unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court, the plaintiffs say using cyanide in executions, as the state…
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month, during which the Tucson Jewish Community Center will introduce its community to the Eight Guiding Principles of Inclusion through an interactive exhibit housed throughout the J beginning Feb 20 through the end of the month. Recently developed by the JCC Association of North America with help…
The Jewish Community Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona have welcomed Emily Richman as their new Chief Development Officer. Previous to her new position, Emily worked at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for over 20 years, including as their Director of Development for the last 13 years.
A bit about CTeen University: CTeen University or CTeenU for short is a weekly class that presents the Jewish view on relevant, contemporary topics. CTeen partners with the prestigious Yeshiva University to offer 2 elective college credits for all who complete the course! Our current class that we just completed is the Jewish Business course….
Originally posted in Arutz 7/Israel National News Two bomb threats were called into the Tucson Jewish Community Center in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday prompting an evacuation. According to KOLD News, Tucson police said that the JCC experienced a bomb threat by phone on Sunday afternoon, which led to the building being evacuated. But Arizona Rep. Alma…
Photo: Shattered glass remains from a broken window at Kol Ami Tucson. Over the holiday weekend, the Tucson Police Department said Kol Ami Synagogue, formerly Temple Emanu-El, was vandalized, resulting in multiple broken windows and shattered glass. In a separate incident on Dec. 25, a group of people assaulted two men as they walked into the…
Scottsdale rebbetzin Ayala Shoshan, and Phoenix rebbetzin Chana Goldstein are each featured on an episode of America’s Top Rebbetzins, a new Jewish podcast. The America’s Top Rebbetzins podcast offers listeners powerful interviews with inspiring rebbetzins who share words of wisdom designed to instill purpose and meaning in our lives. Rebbetzin Ayala discusses taking responsibility for…
Photo: 300 bears get ready to be shipped to immigrant children through the Southwest Key Programs. Photo courtesy of Knitting Without Borders. Started in 2010 by Loredana Delucchi of New York, Knitting Without Borders has donated thousands of handmade teddy bears to orphanages, schools, remote villages, and hospitals across the world where children have undergone…
On Dec. 7, the Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed real estate investor and U.S. Army Reserve officer Morgan Abraham and attorney and law professor Christopher Mathis to Arizona House seats to fill vacancies. Morgan was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Arizona House of Representatives left by Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, who was appointed to…
Photo: Claire Kelly (center) and Rep. Alma Hernandez (right) joined Gabby Giffords at Congregation Chaverim. Photo courtesy Alma Hernandez. On Saturday, Nov. 27, former House Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords chanted her Torah portions, becoming a bat mitzvah at Congregation Chaverim in Tucson at the age of 51. The milestone was the culmination of 20 years…
