The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are developing Jewish life in the region, facilitated the first Jewish wedding in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 52 years this past weekend at the Ritz Carlton Manama. The event was also the first…
Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest hospital rated by Newsweek as one of the top ten hospitals in the world for the third year running, published a study Oct. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine outlining the decreasing levels of antibodies in individuals receiving the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine over a six month period. The…
Hate crimes are the highest priority of the FBI’s civil rights program because of the devastating impact they have on families and communities. We know that, historically, hate crimes are underreported. To help our community recognize the importance of the issue and to encourage people to report incidents to law enforcement, the FBI in Phoenix…
Jewish Free Loan would like to welcome Caroline Carriere as their new Administrative Assistance/Office Manager. Caroline is a recent graduate of Arizona State University and a long-standing member of the Jewish community of greater Phoenix. She has over 10 years of experience volunteering and working in Jewish nonprofit organizations, including with the Hillel Jewish Student…
On Wednesday, October 13, comedian Andy Steinberg will be performing at Tempe Improv. All donations will benefit Gateway Academy, a school that specializes in the education of students diagnosed with high functioning autism. The show, titled “Funny for Autism,” is centered around autism in a non-traditional way. The School has a special place in Steinberg’s…
Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) announced that hundreds of international “passengers” have registered to attend the world’s most immersive virtual tour of Israel as part of the organization’s complimentary four-day national conference taking place October 10-14, 2021. Featured in national travel publications including National Geographic, JNF-USA is unparalleled when it comes to offering Zionists, travel aficionados,…
Artificial sweeteners found in many foods, sports supplements, and beverages could be causing long-term digestive disease and discomfort, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The team’s findings, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, show that at least three of the six FDA-approved artificial sweeteners tested ─ aspartame, sucralose, and…
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society is planning three different events, starting in fall 2021, to commemorate the 100-year history of the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E. Culver Street, immediately adjacent to Phoenix’s Margaret T. Hance Park. Recognized as a Phoenix Point of Pride, the historic building has been home to Congregation Beth Israel (CBI),…
Photo: On Monday, September 13, Jewish Family & Children’s Service received a surprise ‘Now is the Moment’ Grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Pictured is JFCS president and CEO Dr. Lorrie Henderson and vice president of Philanthropic Services Gail Baer. When Dr. Lorrie Henderson received a call to meet with the Trustees of Virginia…
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the bipartisan Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 5323), which provides $1 billion to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system to help the Jewish State continue…
