The Jewish Tuition Organization (JTO), is a certified school tuition organization (STO). The JTO raises money for Jewish day school scholarships through Arizona’s dollar-for-dollar private school tax credit. The tax credit is available to both individual and corporate Arizona tax payers. “The private school tax credit is a wonderful way to support Jewish education for…
Amplifying Voices is a six-part virtual series presented by the Tucson JCC designed to help us explore the intersectional relationship between Black and Jewish identity and community. The program is designed to create space for Jews of Color to share their experiences as both Jews and Black people and is available to anyone who would…
Beginning Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 pm, the Jewish Learning Center of Scottsdale will be offering via Zoom a new six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), titled Secrets of the Bible: Iconic Stories, Mystical Meanings, and Their Lessons for Life. “Over the years, our JLI courses have grown in popularity,” says Rabbi…
The fall session of Hebrew High for students in grades nine through 12 will start on Oct. 27, and it will be the second session for Rabbi Aviva Shira Funke as principal. Aviva grew up in the Valley and attended Hebrew High herself. “I have known Myra (Shindler) my whole life,” she says. Myra is…
Photo: A high school student tours the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. 15 states currently require Holocaust education as part of their secondary school curricula. Arizona is not one of them. There have been at least four high-profile antisemitic incidents in Arizona in the last year. Experts say a lack of education…
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Debra Grobmeier of Horizon High School in Phoenix as the September 2020 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Debra is a freshman math teacher who has been teaching for 23 years. She was awarded a check for $500 to use for classroom…
Photo: Dr. Marvin Slepian Marvin Slepian, M.D., is Professor of Medicine, Professor and Associate Department Head of BioMedical Engineering and McGuire Scholar in the Eller College of Management, all at the University of Arizona. Dr. Slepian is the Director of the newly created Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation (ACABI) – a “creativity engine,” focused…
We are fortunate to live in a state with a variety of choices when it comes to picking the right school for your child. Hopefully, next year there will be an additional charter school option for parents. The Albert Einstein Academy will offer not only a STEAM-based (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) education but…
The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is now able to distribute federally subsidized student meals at no cost to all children under the age of 18, regardless of whether they live in the District or are enrolled in an SUSD school. The new flexibility is the result of a policy change by the U.S. Department…
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF), a Masa Israel Journey experience in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Education. The 2020-21 Fellows have arrived from various countries and states including Arizona teachers Alexandra Goldberg and Sarah Balis. Under the strict guidelines and with approval from Israel’s Ministry of Health, Fellows…
