Photo by Sophie GordonFLASH90 Matzah is an unleavened flatbread that takes center stage in the Passover diet. According to tradition, it is forbidden to eat chametz – leavened breads, cookies or cakes – during the Passover holiday and thus matzah, an unleavened flatbread, is eaten instead. According to the Torah, the Israelites were in such…
Photo: OdySea Aquarium is hosting a special event for families impacted by autism. Free jazz in Chandler Chandler Jazz Festival (Fri-Sat April 5-6). Performances start at 5 pm. Free. Jazz performances. Galleries, restaurants and shops open during festival. Dr. AJ Chandler Park, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler. chandleaz.gov. Special event at OdySea Autism…
What’s old is new again is undoubtedly true for some of these fashion trends for 2019. Cycling Shorts Influencers and celebrities are wearing bike shorts across Instagram, so this trend is here to stay for a while. There are many ways to wear these athleisure pieces aside from their original intention. They can be paired…
Pictured above: Set your intention! Place a word inside the Intention Stick necklace and wear it close to your heart. Who knew that a spiritual design on a pendant could launch a global movement? Seven years ago, jewelry designer Scott Berger created a pendant for his wife, Marla, as a gift to celebrate their 21st…
Pictured above: Ronit Urman The National Association of Women Business Owners was founded in 1975 and is the unified voice of more than 10 million women-owned businesses in the United States. NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries, and with chapters across the country. The organization started…
Pictured above: Sigal and Ronny Urman Sigal and Ronald “Ronny” Urman are a dynamic duo who are very involved in the Israeli-American community in the Valley and are business partners at Urman Investments. The two are also the founding partners of Illumination, Symphony of Light, the world’s largest drive-through animated light show that will be…
Pictured above: Avigail Landman. Photo courtesy Technion Avigail Landman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Grand Technion Energy Program and quickly becoming a rising star in the sustainability field, having been selected in a nationwide competition to represent Israel in the Falling Walls contest in Berlin, an international forum for up-and-coming creative thinkers. At the…
Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs will be the special guest at the Ignition! 2019 luncheon presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix on April 4. StandWithUs is an international nonprofit Israel education organization with 18 offices and chapters around the world. SWU supports people around the world who want to educate their…
Pictured above: Seniors work out at Rick German’s cycle class at The J. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation’s website, nearly 1 million people will be living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States by the year 2020. Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with PD each year. Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disease that affects a…
Pictured above: Dr. Ira Ehrlich at work in the mobile clinic. Photo courtesy Mission of Mercy/NationSwell A little more than eight years ago, Dr. Ira Ehrlich began volunteering with Mission of Mercy Arizona. MOM is a nonprofit that has provided free healthcare and free prescription medications to the uninsured and underinsured since 1997. Every Thursday,…
