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Daily Archives: January 21, 2016
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Wedding Tips You Won’t Read in a Book
Despite reading books and wedding blogs, there were a few things I wish someone had told me before my big day: 1. Give Your Phone Away – I should have coordinated with someone to take my phone away from me the moment I woke up on the day of my wedding. You would be surprised…
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Pre-wedding Mikvah Options in Arizona
A mikvah is a ritual bath satisfying very specific requirements that incorporate “living water” (running or moving water from a God-given source such as rain, snow, ice or a spring). Immersion in a mikvah is performed for ritual purification and a change in status, including before a wedding ceremony. The purpose of immersion is not…
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Marrying Mores in Israel
Very few American Jews marry before they finish college. And even high school sweethearts are usually prepared to wait – or are convinced by their parents to do so – until they turn 21. In Israel, with university coming after a lengthy post-high school period (including army service, travel, making up for screw-ups in high…
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Our Big Fat Inclusive Wedding
By Hila Ratzabi When José and I first started dating, my Jewish parents were not pleased. Though my mom is fairly liberal, some instinct flared up in her that has roots in centuries of Jewish fear of disappearance. Though that fear has lessened over the decades for many Jewish families, particularly in the United States,…
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Wedding Directory
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Kids Find Second Home at The J
When Kristina Brown and her children walk into the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, she can tell they feel safe and secure. The J and its Early Childhood Center are their home away from home. “My kids have this sense of confidence, safety and being at home,” says Kristina, who serves as president…
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It’s Trivia Time!
The Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center preschool will hold its 14th – and final – Trivia Night on Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm at The J. This year’s theme is black and white, and according to event co-chair Jen Rogers, any black and white attire goes – from black jeans and white shirts…
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Self-reliance
“Why aren’t you at the bus stop?” I sleepily barked at my 15-year-old son, Levi, as I pulled on a sweatshirt and emerged from another night of tossing and turning. “It’s 6:20. I can’t drive you to school. I have a breakfast meeting.” “Mom,” he calmly reassured me, “Relax. My regular bus driver is out…
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Virtually dangerous
This is no game: Young pedestrians are at risk crossing streets Courtesy Ben-Gurion University of the Negev “Look both ways before you cross the street” may be sage advice, but it is also apparently necessary for children as old as 13 according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, who have…