If there’s a period of time that really encapsulates the type of person Molly Reuben is, it’s probably the week when her second child was born. “I actually took the bar on Tuesday and Wednesday, took all day Thursday to get the house ready and had a baby on Friday.” Wait. What? Let’s back up…
Apple’s iPad has dominated the tablet market for years, but people forget that Microsoft had tablets a long time ago, they just weren’t awesome. But now that the iPad has broken the mold, the behemoth from Redmond has fired back with the Microsoft Surface, a touch-screen tablet that’s oh so much more. Chances are good…
Valley education professionals weigh in on technology in the classroom. Question: Do you believe technology enhances education? If so, please give an example of how your school incorporates it into the curriculum. Arthur Yavelberg, Head of School/Head of Middle School, Tucson Hebrew Academy: Of course technology enhances education. There are so many interactive tools — mathematical…
Forty-seven years ago, Phoenix was a very different city. Substantially smaller, it had yet to become the urban hub and metropolis that we know today. Being a Jew in Phoenix was also a different experience. “[Phoenix Hebrew Academy] was the trailblazer in Jewish education, founded in ’65, when Jewish education was considered to be backwards…
Imagine being a young child who doesn’t quite learn the same way as other kids. Maybe you look at a word and two of the letters are reversed, or you have issues keeping your focus in key moments. It’s difficult enough to spend your days in a classroom with a bunch of kids who seem…
Parents always want to do the best they can for their children, no matter what type of background they have. In the past few years, some parents may have felt they couldn’t afford the Jewish day school of their dreams for their kids because of financial reasons, while others may consider those types of schools…
Dating is like traveling: it’s filled with excitement, beautiful places and possible pitfalls. You hope to be prepared for anyone, or anything, that might cross your path. But just like getting on a plane, train or any other form of public transit, you just never know who you might meet and what you will learn….
The year 1913 was an interesting one. Ford Motor Company set off the mass-production industry with the first moving assembly line; the temperature in Death Valley hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit; and Grand Central Terminal reopened after being rebuilt. Oh, and a little boy named Irving Olson came into the world. Exactly 99 years later, he’d…
A few months back, I drove down to Tucson to talk to EstherLeutenberg, who would become our cover story for the November issue. We talked for an hour about her family, her son and the life she’s led since her son passed. During our conversation, she told me how she celebrates the holidays. “Actually, there’s…
I usually take a pretty lighthearted view of things. I mean, really, if you live in Israel, you have to have a sense of humor. At least that’s what gets me through most days. Lately, though, the situation here called for some serious re-evaluation. Not a minor issue, those missiles landing on us over a…
