Pictured above: Boys carrying the Torah at Pardes Jewish Day School. Photo by Josh Mason-Barkin The Jewish Tuition Organization announced that its board has voted to broaden the organization’s scholarship policy to accept recommended funds, effective Nov. 16, 2018. JTO supporters can now request that the money they give to the JTO go to the…
Pictured above: Mina Rush, director of community engagement at StandWithUs. StandWithUs has a new initiative for middle school. “LINK: Discovering Your Israel Connection” is a 6-lesson unit that allows students to explore the historic Jewish roots to Israel while discovering their own personal, modern connection. After a successful pilot program, LINK is now in 122 schools nationwide. Director of…
It’s everything you never knew you wanted in a holiday show! From heartwarming to humorous, to everything in-between,” Under the Mizzletoe” is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays! The show features Lisa Fogel, Brian Sweis and Adam Vargas. This vocal trio performs old holiday classics, familiar favorites and some unfamiliar tunes that are sure…
Pictured above: The full group of participants at the Global Shabbat held Dec. 7. On Dec. 7, BBYO celebrated the 2018 Global Shabbat with an unprecedented interfaith Shabbat dinner, inviting teen youth groups of many faiths to come together in peace to build community. BBYO partnered with the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish…
Eating Chinese food on Christmas is a tradition for many families. The Scottsdale is proud to offer a new dining experience in Kitchen West Restaurant this year. Inspired by the humorous and beloved holiday movie, “A Christmas Story,” this dinner serves to help remind us of the true meaning of the holidays: togetherness. Whether your…
First ISRAEL21c started with donuts, now they teach you how to make the popular Middle East hot milk beverage – sachlav – in the second cooking video of their new Tayim (tasty) series. In less than a minute, 21see’s Tayim videos teach you how to make classic Israeli dishes in your own kitchen. SACHLAV Ingredients…
By Aaron Wolf Do you believe in miracles? The real-life kind? I’m in my car and on my way to Camp Hess Kramer off the Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, one of two camps founded by my late Grandfather Rabbi Alfred Wolf for the Wilshire Boulevard Temple. I’m close to returning to his legacy…
PBS will broadcast nationally WQED’s locally-produced “Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity,” a free community event, presented and hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to honor the Tree of Life Synagogue victims and first responders. The performance, featuring Itzhak Perlman at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall, was taped on November 27, one month after the…
Six13 recently released “Bohemian Chanukah,” a Queen cover, was (re)written to celebrate the festival of lights and pay homage to one of the greatest and most epic songs of all time. The video has amassed over 3.5 million views since its release last week. You can view the video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P30ckBf1wk. Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven…
Pictured above: The members of Family Cub Scout Pack 210. By Steven Troy, Adjutant, Scottsdale Post 210 Jewish War Veterans Dec. 2, 2018 was a very special day for the Jewish Community in Phoenix as the first Shomer Shabbat/Kosher Cub Scout Family Pack in the nation was chartered. A family pack is a new concept in…
