Daily Archives: September 1, 2014
High Holy Days: Judaism in the Desert
Congregations around the state hold services throughout the high holiday season. Check our online calendar (azjewishlife.com/calendar) for services near you. Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 24 Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 25-26 The Jewish New Year begins at sundown Sept. 24 and continues for the next two days. The holiday celebrates the creation of the world and is…
Factors to Consider When Buying Commercial Real Estate
Once your business has established itself as a viable going concern (at least three years of profitable existence), and providing you can clearly anticipate your space requirements over the next three to five years, you should consider owning the property that houses your business. With that said, there are several critical decisions and factors that…
Let There Be Light!
Mark Morganstein looks upward for his salvation and sings Hoshana to low-e glass. He saw the light early in life. Born in Washington, D.C., he grew up near Silver Spring, MD, where he became a bar mitzvah at Har Tzeon, a Conservative congregation. Traditional Jewish values such as acquiring a good education, hard work and…
Biz Ins & Outs
Rabbi Don Bacharach Dean of Kollel Rabbi Don Bacharach has been the Rosh Kollel, dean of the Phoenix Community Kollel, since he and his family moved to Phoenix from the Chicago area in December 2013. He studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, where he received his master’s degree in Talmud law. He received…
Dr. Goofy GettWell’s Mobile Pediatric Practice Rolls into the Valley
Imagine a cross between George Jetson and Norman Rockwell, and you’d be close to describing Dr. Mark Gettleman’s revolutionary new medical practice, Dr. Goofy GettWell Pediatrics. Dr. Gettleman, a well-respected Valley pediatrician who ran one of the nation’s top pediatric practices* for the past 15 years, has gone solo to bring together the high-tech advancements…
Reader’s Letters
Dear Editor: My ( June/July) copy of Arizona Jewish Life arrived and, as you said it would be, the article (Cancer? Waste of time!) is there! And photos, including one of my Vickie for her Bark Mitzvah. This is something to treasure. While I was, and still am, amazed that you find my life interesting,…
Editor’s Letter
During the past two months, Israel has been at the forefront of our minds. Citizens endangered by rocket fire from Gaza and soldiers killed attempting to ensure the security of their nation tear at our heartstrings, as do the deaths of Palestinian civilians put into danger by the Hamas leadership who wage war hiding among…