Photo: A family with Temple Emanuel of Tempe after they were “bageled.” There have been many creative ways that synagogues have come up to help their members feel connected during the pandemic. Temple Emanuel of Tempe has a unique (and tasty) way to make sure their members know that they are thinking about them. The…
For the second time in two weeks, a home in the Willo District neighborhood in Central Phoenix was left vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. The first time it happened, on the weekend of Jan. 23, a swastika was painted on the front of the home while Alba Rodriguez, the homeowner was out of town. She was…
Photo: A screenshot is seen of the website for the white supremacist organization the Patriotic Brigade Knights of the Klu Klux Klan after it was hacked. A website belonging to the Patriotic Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization affiliated with the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan (KKK), was hacked by an anti-fascist…
Photo: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) listens as Democratic lawmakers speak in support gun background checks legislation bill H.R. 8 on Capitol Hill on February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) On Jan. 8, 2011, a gunman killed 6 people and wounded 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at a…
Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions and those who love them. JDAIM is a call to action for all of us as we act in accordance with our Jewish…
Located in the center of Scottsdale, Chabad of Scottsdale offers a wide variety of educational and spiritual opportunities, including Hebrew school, Teen programs, Torah classes, Shabbaton dinners and an array of Jewish holiday programs. For more than 28 years traditional Jewish values have been brought to life in a joyous, non-judgmental atmosphere. They offer in-house…
Photo: The Dechter family. Rabbi Zalman and Tzipi Levertov, regional directors Chabad of Arizona, are excited to announce the arrival of the 37th representative family to service the growing Jewish community. Rabbi Dovber and Chana’le Dechter, with their two young daughters Moussia and Risya, will be moving from Brooklyn to establish a full-time presence in…
Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States, are inviting you to join them on Monday evening, November 9 at 8 pm ET for a historic virtual Kristallnacht commemoration. This is the first time that a Gulf leader will…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and Martin Pear JCC will hold a third community blood drive at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus on Friday, Nov. 6 from 8 am to 1 pm. To date, approximately 100 donors have answered the call to give back at the first two blood drives, which took place…
Photo: Rabbi Mendy Levertov prepares the materials for Sukkot bags to be given out to those not comfortable attending in person. Photo by Elliott McVeigh. By Elliott McVeigh As we entered the synagogue at Chabad-Lubavitch in Phoenix, Orthodox Rabbi Mendy Levertov greeted another older rabbi by yelling across the room. In any other year, shouting…
