Even as a young girl growing up in Israel, Zoe Rubinstein had the instincts of a healer. “It was mostly focused on animals, bringing those injured pigeons and kittens home, although my mom wasn’t happy about it,” she says. “As I got older and had a family, this need to heal was transferred to people,…
The tradition of matchmaking can be traced back to the origin of life itself with G-d being the ultimate shadchan (matchmaker) behind the union of Adam and Eve. Those traditions carried forward to the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe and Russia, with the height of matchmaking occurring during the Middle Ages. The shadchan was essential…
Minkoffs to pass JGDC leadership to Michelle Abrams Jewish Genetic Diseases Center of Greater Phoenix co-founders Dr. Sherman and Andi Minkoff have decided to step down from the JGDC board. Dr. Minkoff served as board president for 10 years. The couple announced their retirement at the annual donor reception held at the home of Sheila…
If anyone knows how to harness the power of networking, it’s Eliot Kaplan, a Perkins Coie corporate and tax attorney, as well as chair of the steadily-evolving Business & Professionals Group, (B&P) a division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. The group is dedicated to professional networking, philanthropy and engagement in the Jewish community….
I love the culinary challenge of creating fun foods that make Passover memorable. I’m a big fan of gefilte fish, and have enjoyed it many different ways. The simple ingredients consist of white fish, onions, starch, and eggs, and have been an object of culinary delight and a linchpin of “Jewishness” for decades. Gefilte fish…
When we think of Passover, we think of food. Yes, of course there’s more to the holiday than just matzah. But everything we do to prepare for the seder and plan for a week without chametz (bread and other leavened foods) brings us back to old favorite dishes and new adaptations. We asked our readers…
The Tamale Store $$ 13046 N Cave Creek Road Phoenix, AZ 85022 602-435-2604 thetamalestore.com It’s not a restaurant, which makes this an unusual restaurant review. It’s exactly what its name says, a tamale store. Those two words, Tamale Store, in bright red letters, caught my eye as I was careening down Cave Creek Road. A…
The Tucson Jewish Community Center’s Sculpture Garden opens its 7th annual juried exhibit on April 10 with a reception, brunch and artists’ talk. Artists featured in this year’s juried exhibit include Gary Beals, Fred Borcherdt, Carlton Bradford, Bryan Crow, Steven Derks, David Flynn, Al Glann, Flavia Krasilchik, Daniel Lehman, Pokey Park, Lauri Slenning and Ira…
Grammy-award nominated soprano Arianna Zukerman will headline the Arizona premier of “Annelies,” an oratorio based on the Diary of Anne Frank, on April 9 and 10. Zukerman, daughter of renowned Israeli violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman, has a long and personal history with this piece, which she says resonates with audiences in a very powerful…
“Son of Saul,” directed by Laszlo Nemes, won a 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. Whether you catch it at the theater or on DVD, it is intense. The film stars Geza Rohrig as Saul and is set in Auschwitz. Saul is a Sonderkommando, an inmate forced to drag bodies to the crematorium and…
