Did you know that the average family spends around $670 a year on school supplies and clothing alone? For low-income families, this is nearly an impossible task without the support of organizations like Jewish Family & Children’s Service. Each year, JFCS coordinates a backpack and school supply drive for children and families in need. Because…
Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley religious Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley religious school and members participated in the Men’s Club World Wide Wrap. The students practiced with a set of “practice” tefillin as the adult members demonstrated how to put them on properly. The Worldwide Wrap is an international program to…
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…
Do you know (or have) a teen going to Israel? They can apply for a grant! The Harold & Jean Grossman Teen Israel Experience Incentive Grant Fund was made possible through a generous endowment established by Harold (z”l) & Jean (z”l) Grossman to encourage Jewish teens to participate in Israel experience programming. Teens age 15…
The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) has been awarded a $12 million general operating grant, over the next four years, from the Jim Joseph Foundation in support of its revised strategic plan. This grant, which is part of a $67 million overall campaign, will help secure FJC’s ability to support the field of Jewish camp…
Photo: A young reader enjoying one of Judy’s books along with a Be Kind Bear. When Judy Laufer first started writing children’s books, the most important thing for her was to get them into the hands of young readers. So, shortly after she published her first book, Where Did Papa Go?, which looked at death…
Why do we blow a shofar? What should we do in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? When do we sit in the sukkah? The answers to these questions – and much, much more – can be found in “A Time to Grow: A PJ Library Family Guide to the Fall Holidays”, a beautiful, free…
Photo: Left to right, Kate Chavez, Shelly Pertsovsky, Maya Lane and Sydney Cohen. StandWithUs is proud to announce the Kenneth Leventhal High School Interns for the 2021-22 school year. They are: Shelly Pertsovsky, senior, Horizon High School; Sydney Cohen, senior, Phoenix Country Day School and Maya Lane, a junior at Chaparral High School. Created in 2012,…
Photo: Left to right; Laizer Kornwasser, National Vice President of the OU and Co-Chairman of NCSY Youth Commission; Rabbi Dr. Joshua Joseph, Executive Vice President and COO of the OU; Tiffany Yankovich, National Development Director of NCSY; Becky and Avi Katz, Guests of Honor; Rabbi Micah Greenland, International Director of NCSY, Moishe Bane, President of…
Photo courtesy Darryl Everett Attention all kids: Don’t let the “butterfly-days” of summer fly by without entering Butterfly Wonderland’s Summer Coloring Contest! Butterfly Wonderland invites children ages 6-17 to participate in its annual creative contest to win some exciting prizes! The winning entry will receive a $50 Visa Gift Card plus an awesome children’s t-shirt…
