When Issy and Pinki Lifshitz came to the United States from South Africa in 1980, they were looking for a better life for themselves and their three boys, Wayne, Jonathan and Bryan. Now, 35 years later, it doesn’t get much better than this. Issy and Pinki are living the good life in Arizona. Their three…
ABOVE: Valley area couples on the first Honeymoon Israel trip walk through Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda open-air market with a local chef. The first Honeymoon Israel trip, with 20 young couples from Phoenix, was a smashing success (See updates from that first trip below). Applications are now being accepted for the second Honeymoon Israel trip (Feb….
Sam Fox loves to conceptualize great dining experiences. Sam Fox never dreamed he would be where he is today. Certainly not when he was a young kid going through the booths at his parents’ deli in Chicago, looking for spare change that slipped out of customers’ pockets. And not when he would bus tables or…
Twenty years ago if you were an Israeli artist who wanted to write and record in English while living and performing in Israel, you had a problem. Radio DJs were skeptical, to say the least, and without airplay you were limited to the small clubs circuit, playing for an audience of dozens (most of them…
PHOENIX (May 14, 2015) — As Arizona’s Attorney General during the 1990s, Grant Woods used indictments, lawsuits, and legislation to upset the status quo. Now, instead of government, the former Arizona top prosecutor is turning to music to create change. The Project, a collaboration of Arizona musical all-stars performing 10 of Woods’ original songs, will…
It is hard – perhaps impossible – for most of us to imagine a day without enough food to eat. From time to time we’ll declare “I’m starving!” followed by devouring a meal of our choice and settling back with a satisfied sigh. Yet for too many in our country, not having enough to eat…
This lecture is an incredibly insightful and speaks eloquently to the status of the relationship between the Vatican and Israel as well as how it works itself out with religious Holy sites in Israel, specifically Jerusalem.
Yom Hazikaron speaker personalizes challenges of a nation CAPTION: Speaking at the Yom Hazikaron service at the Valley of the Sun JCC, Chen Ben-Lulu shares his story of being injured during Operation Protective Edge. Photo by Tal Peri “Grief cuts through all society – all levels of race, gender and income” Those sobering words were…
Jewish Community Foundation brings Life & Legacy partners together for community’s future Photos by Richard Kasper As partners in Life & Legacy, 12 Jewish organizations and congregations in the Valley are positioning themselves to receive a share of the estimated $59 trillion transfer of wealth projected to take place in the United States by 2052….
When Ori Parnaby first saw the job posting for the Tucson Jewish Community Center concierge position, she laughed along with her sister and said, “That’s not a real job!” Indeed, Ori is one of only a few concierges at JCCs across the United States. “It’s revolutionary!” she exclaims. “It is utterly transforming our ability as…
