While the JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment in Phoenix had to close its doors during Covid-19, they’ve been able to open some windows to bring the CSE directly to you in the comfort and safety of your own home! All on Zoom! Classes will vary each month. All classes are free and offered to all…
What if an MRI scan could determine whether a weight loss program was likely to be effective? Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered a neural subnetwork of connected regions between the brain and gastric basal electric frequency that correlates with future weight loss based on connectivity patterns. BGU’s multidisciplinary team’s findings, published…
(JTA) — If a 585 area code pops up on your phone, you might want to answer: It could be a Jewish volunteer in Rochester, New York, whose mission it is to help you vote. The Greater Rochester Jewish Federation is one of a number of local and national Jewish organizations endeavoring to make sure…
Photo: Gitit Shoval, Ron Druyan and Tutti Druyan. What happens when an award-winning vocalist enlists her family to join her in the studio? The answer is “Connected,” a new release once again bringing Gitit Shoval into your hearts and minds, but this time including husband, Ron Druyan and their daughter, Tutti Druyan. From the opening…
Photo: Rabbi Mendy Levertov prepares the materials for Sukkot bags to be given out to those not comfortable attending in person. Photo by Elliott McVeigh. By Elliott McVeigh As we entered the synagogue at Chabad-Lubavitch in Phoenix, Orthodox Rabbi Mendy Levertov greeted another older rabbi by yelling across the room. In any other year, shouting…
A team of students from the Technion and the University of Missouri won second place at MedHacks – a hackathon for developing medical technologies hosted by Johns Hopkins University. They were awarded for developing the Scan&Sound application, which detects strokes at early stages and alerts the victims. MedHacks is the largest hackathon in the U.S….
The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, has launched the application process for the third cohort of its Impact Accelerator program to rapidly identify and invest in ventures addressing current and future Jewish communal interests. The program runs over the course of 12 months and…
The Jews of Color (JOC) Career Development Program announced its first cohort members today – on Indigenous People’s Day – who will work in Jewish ventures and institutions across the country, developing their skills as entrepreneurial leaders working toward system-level change in the Jewish community. A partnership between UpStart and the Jews of Color Initiative…
Photo: Karen Supman in 2018. Karen Supman was diagnosed with plasmacytoma with amyloid, abnormal plasma cell growth that is cancerous, in 2006. You can read the account of when she received her diagnosis here: Hearing I Had Cancer. The following piece is a continuation of her healing journey. By Karen Supman After the chemo and…
Many mothers are experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID‐19 anxiety, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel. “In the study, we addressed, for the first time, consequences of the COVID‐19 pandemic and home confinement…
