Photo: A Magen David Adom EMT administers a fourth Covid booster in a nursing home. Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, began administering fourth doses of the Covid vaccine Tuesday to seniors living in elder care facilities in an attempt to thwart the spread of the Omicron variant and to protect…
JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), a nonprofit that supports and empowers LGBTQ youth from Orthodox, Chassidic, and Sephardic/Mizrahi homes, announced on Dec. 27, it received a $1 million donation that will enable the New York City-based organization to vastly expand critical social services to LGBTQ youth in major Jewish communities around the US. The gift, by…
The Sixth Cohort of the Americans for Ben-Gurion University Zin Fellows Leadership Program will begin in January 2022 with 23 dedicated leaders who have been selected to become ambassadors for Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Israel in their local communities. Ari Ackerman from New York, Seth Harlem from Florida, and Susan Szafir from…
Photo: Shattered glass remains from a broken window at Kol Ami Tucson. Over the holiday weekend, the Tucson Police Department said Kol Ami Synagogue, formerly Temple Emanu-El, was vandalized, resulting in multiple broken windows and shattered glass. In a separate incident on Dec. 25, a group of people assaulted two men as they walked into the…
Innovative and always forward thinking, the state’s largest woman-owned law firm, Rose Law Group pc, is pleased to announce a new Space Law practice. This revolutionary new practice is a first for Arizona and it will involve assisting clients in the space and satellite arena. As part of the division, Rose Law Group pc represents…
Photo: Anuradha Mittal is the driving force behind Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott over 800,000 Jews who live in 140 communities in various parts of Israel. Anuradha Mittal, the head of Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors and Vice President of Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Inc. has been crowned 2021 Antisemite of the Year…
Ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday season, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has sent $515,000 to 156 Righteous Gentile, rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in 14 different countries. The foundation provides monthly financial awards to these aged and needy Righteous Gentiles, helping to repay a debt of gratitude on behalf of…
As dozens of Jewish organizations plan delegations to the United Arab Emirates following the signing of the Abraham Accords, Visions of Abraham (VOA), a nonprofit working to create and promote educational initiatives relating to interfaith programming between Muslims and Jews, has launched. The group aims to provide an in-depth look at the impact of the…
Health experts say that it’s not too late to get a flu shot, especially as COVID-19 remains active and Arizona’s flu season ramps up. Vaccination and following a few simple tips can help slow the spread and ease the burden on our state’s health providers. Most flu cases have occurred from mid-December through February over…
Congratulations go to The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona Alumni Amanda Bauer. Amanda recently received her MA from the University of California Los Angeles in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Her MA thesis is titled, “A Preliminary Catalogue: Female Plaque Figurines in Late Bronze Canaan” (2021). She…
