TUCSONANSBy Phyllis Braun Sadness, anger, hope, and resilience. Todd Rockoff, president and CEO of the Tucson Jewish Community Center (JCC), felt all these emotions and more on a JCC Association Board Solidarity Mission (JCCA) to Israel in January. “I felt a great pull to be there,” he says, to bear witness and “to support our…
StandWithUs (SWU), a 22 year-old international non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism is pleased to announce the local students participating in the 2023-24 Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship and the Emerson Fellowship. StandWithUs High School Leventhal Interns: Dana Ozer, and Noa Ozer at Chapparel High School; Aviv Melman, Basha High School and Zoe Miller, Saguaro High School StandWithUs…
This summer, the Tucson J community welcomed a familiar face in a new and exciting role: Davis Hubbell, a native of Tucson and an alum of Tucson J programs, was appointed as the J’s new Director of Teen Engagement. With a rich tapestry of experiences spanning from artisan bakeries in Vail, CO., and San Diego…
Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619 (JWV) will welcome Dana West, Central Arizona Outreach Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (ADVS) as its Sunday, November 19th featured speaker. The meeting takes place in the Poolside building at Oakwood Country Club 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd in Sun Lakes. A “Meet & Greet,” with…
OneTable, a national non-profit organization that empowers people in their 20s and 30s to envision new rituals and build community through Shabbat dinner has been in Phoenix since last November. OneTable launched a Phoenix hub to lower the barrier to entry into the Jewish community for young adults, support them in ritual and community building…
By Natasia Hansen, THA Director of Marketing, Communications, & Admissions The Hebrew High program at Tucson Hebrew Academy (THA) is designed to provide continued education in Hebrew language studies and to promote an immersion in Israeli culture. The curriculum offers high school students in 9th through 12th grades a path in which they can…
By Rabbi Dr. Robert L. Kravitz, Jewish Family & Children’s Service Every New Year presents us with a chance to pause and reflect on the past year. Considered a festive time, many will dress up and attend New Year’s Eve/Day parties and watch football. As in every special season, our tradition calls…
Len Gutman has been named vice president of philanthropic services at Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS). Gutman was most recently the director of philanthropy at Sojourner Center, a subsidiary of JFCS. As vice president of philanthropic services, he will oversee the organization’s overall fundraising and development efforts including working with donors and prospects for…
The mezuzah program is still going strong with more than 130 Mezuzahs placed around the valley and several thousand around the globe! Take advantage of this free opportunity to get your own $80 front door mezuzah too! Click here to get your mezuzah today! Be sure to use code “InspireAZ” when ordering!
After intensive study to receive his Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies from the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, Rabbi Schesnol went on to be officially ordained by the International Institue for Secular Humanist Judaism this past April. Although Rabbi Schesnol has been the spiritual leader of Or Adam Congregation for Humanistic…
