Pictured above: Shemesh Camp Director Megan Rich, left, and Youth Coordinator Ali Gates are excited that the Valley of the Sun JCC’s Shemesh Camps have received accreditation from the American Camp Association. In October 2017, Shemesh Summer Day Camp at the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center received accreditation from the American Camp Association….
When children sign up for summer camp this year at Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics & Dance Center, they will have two new locations to choose from. The first is the Sunrays’ 34,000-square-foot gym at 15801 N. 32nd St. in Phoenix that opened in September of 2017 and the second is at 3923 E. Indian School Road…
Do you love classical music? Or, do the names Beethoven, Bach and Brahms intimidate you? Either way, Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations allow everyone – from the avid music lover to the novice – to truly enjoy a classical concert experience. Keyboard Conversations are “concerts with commentary,” as Jeffrey puts it. They are first and foremost…
Sharon B. Megdal, Ph.D., couldn’t have guessed she would end up as the director of The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center when she earned her doctoral degree in economics from Princeton University. But some interesting twists and turns in her career led her to where she is now. She originally came to Arizona…
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a major source of the innovation and brainpower that drives the Israeli economy. Technion people, ideas and inventions make immeasurable contributions to the world including life-saving medicine, sustainable energy, computer science, water conservation and nanotechnology. The Technion World Tour is a three-year tour that takes supporters and donors around…
Planning a wedding can be overwhelming. Just a simple internet search can result in thousands of photographs on Pinterest alone. Each year, wedding planners come up with what they think some of the hottest trends will be in their industry. Here are a few ideas of what’s trending for 2018: Navy is the new black…
Rachel Shamir and Moshe Raccach have a unique love story. They spent most of their young lives in the same country, Israel, although it took until later in life for them to meet. They met online, although not on a dating website, but on Motke, “like an Israeli Facebook” Rachel describes. It was on this…
Four years ago Matt Gottesman experienced great loss – both personally and professionally. The advice his father gave to him during this tumultuous time “spoke to my soul,” Matt says. “He said to me, ‘You come from an entrepreneurial family, we all do our own thing, we are very independent. I’m not going to tell…
From the early days of Hollywood, films involving Jewish themes have been an integral part of the movie business. The first feature-length Hollywood “talkie” film, where both music and dialogue were on the filmstrip itself, was the 1927 film “The Jazz Singer.” The movie depicted a young man struggling over his decision between the stage…
Peter Gordon has only been the head of Pardes Jewish Day School in Scottsdale since August 2017, yet when you speak to him, his passion for both his position and the school are evident. “Our faculty is incredible, they are the ones who inspire their students to pursue excellence and achieve their best,” he says…
