Pictured above: A 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air custom convertible is just one of the many vehicles on the docket at this year’s Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event. IT’S CAR SHOW TIME Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event (Jan. 12-20). Gates open 8am. $21 & up adults, $10 & up children, ages 5 & under free; discounts for…
Pictured above: Plastic debris on coast of Honduras. Israeli company SodaStream has launched an effort to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans. But Tel Aviv University says plastics have already reached the Red Sea. TAU researchers have found tiny pieces of plastic ingested by aquatic life along Israel’s coastline. Photo courtesy of SodaStream A new…
Chaya Mushka Ben-Shabat and her husband, Mordechai are the founders of the Menachem Mendel Academy in Scottsdale – which may seem odd considering the two have no background in education. “The way that we ended up where we are … we’ve traveled internationally over the last several years,” says Chaya. “We have had our son…
We have all heard that “necessity is the mother of invention” and in the case of Shandee Chernow, creating her company CertiStar, was indeed a necessity. Shandee has food allergies and if she consumes certain foods, she can have a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. According to the Food Allergy Research & Education website, “up to 15…
In February 2015 Elayne and Harley Feldman and their oldest daughter, Kelly Feldman Weinblatt, experienced an unthinkable tragedy. Their beloved daughter and sister, Allison Feldman, 31, was found brutally murdered in her Scottsdale home. Allison was a giving, loving person with many friends. After graduating from the University of Arizona, she purchased a home in…
Pictured above: Bnei Menashe lighting candles for the first night of Hanukkah in Churachandpur, India. Photos courtesy of Shavei Israel Thousands of members of the Bnei Menashe community from across northeastern India gathered Sunday, Dec. 3, in Churachandpur, in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur, to light candles for the first night…
Monterfish have arrived Monsterfish Grand Opening (Sat-Sun Nov 17-18). 9 am-8 pm. Included in admission. Meet Zeb Hogan, star of the National Geographic’s Monster Fish show at the opening of this award-winning exhibition. OdySea Aquarium, 9500 Via de Ventura, Scottsdale. odyseaaquarium.com Pizza & Donuts – Yum! Phoenix Pizza Festival (Sat Nov 17). 11 am-5 pm….
Pictured above: WachsField Technologies helps to optimize performance of machinery such as this inlet blower at a landfill gas scrubbing plant in Texas. Although Stuart Wachs left Jewish communal work in 2017, he takes many of the skills he honed over the past three decades into his work in the private sector. He formed WachsField…
March 4 – 10, 2019 Join Project Inspire Arizona for an unparalleled seven-day spiritual journey with a group of growth oriented, accomplished Jewish women of all levels of observance. Dig deeper, discover more and rejuvenate spiritually. This Israel tour combines the best of today’s Torah educators, exciting and meaningful touring and a beautiful Shabbos in…
The mission statement of MyZuzah is simple, “MyZuzah believes in connecting and protecting all Jews by putting a mezuzah on the front door of every Jewish home. A touchpoint that unites all Jews, the mezuzah’s mystical power has connected and protected the Jewish people since the Exodus.” But how do you make sure that every…
