From preschool through 12th grade, campers can travel through time this summer at the Tucson Jewish Community Center’s Camp J. Each week is based on a different era, starting with Jurassic Week and ending with Into the Future, with stops in Ancient Egypt, Royal Renaissance, Groovy ’60s/’70s and more. “Our goal is for kids to…
My two boys couldn’t be more different. Levi, my 15-year-old, is serious, thoughtful, spiritual and a true “old soul.” He loves Judaism, cooking, and the arts and has declared that he plans to become a rabbi, which fits his compassionate nature and intellectual approach to everything. Levi loves being the center of attention and expresses…
On a hot August day in 1959, I sat cramped in the back seat of our Thunderbird among suitcases, pillows and my annoying 13-year-old brother for what seemed like the longest trip of my life. Amid melting crayons, half-eaten sandwiches and bouts of carsickness, I whined for most of the eight hours it took to…
Since 1993 the Jewish Agency has been running a network of summer camps in the former Soviet Union. The agency describes these camps as “a cultural lifeline to Jewish identity.” These summer camps in the FSU are supported by several Russian-Jewish philanthropists and by Jewish federations in cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland…
RESIDENTIAL CAMPS B’nai B’rith Camp Devil’s Lake, Oregon Coast 503-452-3443 • bbcamp.org BB Camp offers arts and crafts, dance, Jewish enrichment, Israeli culture, Shabbat celebrations, high-ropes course, climbing tower and zip line, out-of-camp trips, wakeboarding, kayaking and hydrotubing for grades 2-11. Specialty programs include Outdoor Jewish Adventure for 11th graders and Kehila, inclusion for children…
ONGOING: Club J at the Valley of the Sun JCC Provides after-school programming ranging from sports to cooking and crafts to Israeli culture and more for those in K-8. Transportation from nearby schools available. Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, 12701 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. 480-634-4949 or youth@vosjcc.org, vosjcc.org J Care at the East…
On March 9, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix will award Bob Silver the 2016 Medal of Honor in recognition of his exceptional leadership and ongoing dedication to the Jewish community. An Arizona native, Bob was raised in Phoenix. When he was growing up, his parents, Judy and Warren Silver, were very involved in both…
Sassy Reuven shared his riveting first-hand account of one of the most daring hostage rescue missions of all times with audiences in Tucson and Scottsdale on Jan. 24 and 25. He was one of the first soldiers on the ground on July 4, 1976, for Operation Entebbe (also known as Operation Thunderbolt and Operation Yonatan),…
On Feb. 3, over 200 students expressed their individual artistry by spray painting an interactive mural smack in the middle of the Arizona State University Tempe campus. Hillel Jewish Student Center brought Artists 4 Israel to work with students and encourage them to create the double-sided 24-by-8-foot mural. According to Hillel Director Debbie Yunker Kail,…
By Robin Loeb In recognition of Women’s History Month, let’s take this opportunity to honor the amazing women in the Jewish community who proudly take their place in shaping our world. When I hear the well-known words from Pirkei Avot – “you are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to…
