On Feb. 22 about 1,000 people from the Phoenix/Scottsdale Jewish community came together to celebrate the future of Pardes Jewish Day School at the school’s Campus Dedication and Concert in the Park. Chaired by Pardes parents Rachel Hoffer and Elisa Pinkus, the event featured a special concert by the well-known a cappella group, the Maccabeats. Prior…
What do you get when you combine the talents of three charismatic women, each with a passion for style and a deep appreciation for art and culture? You get a force to be reckoned with – the trio of Phoenix Art Museum supporters, Ellen Katz, Jane Jozoff and Amy Cohn. The three women, all with…
One of my close friends has a teenage son who consistently challenges both her and her husband in every imaginable way. Often as I watch their travails, I feel like I’m sitting at a Harkin’s Theatre watching my very own preview of coming attractions. And much like I feel at the theater, the previews are…
Let’s start with a brief genetics lesson. Each of us has 23 pairs of chromosomes that carry our genetic code. One of each pair comes from the father, and the other comes from the mother. The first 22 pairs are called “autosomal” chromosomes, and the 23rd pair is the “sex chromosome,” which determines a person’s…
According to the the American Cancer Society, nearly 13,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. More than 4,000 of those women will die from the disease. Most cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a common virus that is passed along through skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity. We now…
In 2011, The Foundation for Jewish Camp authored a study entitled “Camp Works — the Long-Term Impact of Jewish Summer Camp.” Their primary purpose was to determine what, if any, role Jewish summer camp played in the development of long-term Jewish identity. The results were staggering. In many interpretations, attending Jewish summer camp proved to…
