If you are passionate about supporting the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, plug Silverado Golf Course in Phoenix into your GPS on April 7. That’s the date of The J’s annual golf tournament, one of the center’s largest fundraisers. Exercise, friendship, and the great outdoors are compelling factors for participation, but the main…
Every Beat Counts: Hadassah’s Heart Health Program has opened 2016 registration for Every Step Counts: Hadassah’s Walking Program, which runs April 11 to July 21. The virtual walk starts in Jerusalem, Israel, and extends to Atlanta, GA, the site of Hadassah’s 2016 National Convention. Every Step Counts is designed to engage and inform women of…
Early this year the Marana Mortuary and Cemetery opened a Jewish section under the supervision of Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman of Chabad of Oro Valley. Previously, Jewish burial in the Tucson area was available only at Evergreen and East Lawn cemeteries. There were no Jewish burial options on the northwest side. Marana Cemetery Director of Operations…
Our sages remind us that in every generation, everyone must think of him or herself as having left Egypt. This is to remind us of the incredible role that the Exodus played, and continues to play, in our identity as Jews. It marked the birth of our people as a nation. Each Pesach, we read…
DOLLARS & SEN$E: FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR WOMEN Dollars & Sen$e: Financial Literacy for Women is slated for 2-4:30 pm April 3 at The New Shul, 7825 E Paradise Lane Scottsdale. This informative, interactive and free workshop is co-sponsored by Jewish Free Loan, the National Council of Jewish Women and the Women’s Jewish Learning Center. To…
April 1 Shabbat Lunch – Sonoran Desert Flutes at Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road, Tucson. Join us for Shabbat singing, lunch and a special performance by Bruce Stoller of Sonoran Desert Flutes. This is the last Senior Luncheon in the series. 11 am. $15/person (suggested donation). 520-299-3000 or tucsonjcc.org April 1-3 Learning with Rabbi…
Nosh of Jewish Wisdom: There’s a time to be silent and a time to speak up. Know the difference. Dear Helen: I helped get a friend a job after he’d been fired from his last one. I left the final hiring decision to the owner, even though I am the human resources manager, because of…
