Upon entering Gloria and Maurice (Mo) Goldman’s law offices, Goldman & Goldman, in Northwest Tucson, I felt transported into a beehive of activity. Four staff members speaking Spanish maneuvered around desks piled high with folders and documents awaiting immigration cases. A father sitting on the couch with his 12-year-old son told me that he recently…
Jeralynn Benoit, known as Jeri, will be speaking at 10:30 am on April 12 at the Genocide Awareness Week at Scottsdale Community College. Her presentation is on the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, a Nazi-directed raid and mass arrest of Jews in Paris by the French police on July 16 and 17 in 1942. “I offered to…
Each October Oregon Jewish Life focuses on women. This year our “All About Women” special section features profiles of remarkable women using their skills and passions to change their world. From Ovarian Cancer Superhero Phyllis Lang to Principal of the Year Deanne Froehlich, women are making a difference. This section also features useful information on…
This year, Frances Smith Cohen will be celebrating 29 years at the helm of Center Dance Ensemble and 31 years teaching Modern Dance and Creative Ballet with partner Susan Silverman at Dance Theater West. But her beginnings with dance started as a child in Tucson. “I started as a tap dancer and ballet, of course,…
Many people have heard of and benefited from Rabbi Avigdor Miller’s “Ten Commandments of Marriage.” Rabbi Miller’s commandments focused on loyalty to one’s spouse and making every effort to avoid cycles of hurt and resentment. Dating, however is a different story. After all, why be loyal to someone who you may not marry? Isn’t it…
When Melissa Fink was pregnant with her first son, Miles, eight years ago, she was the model of a healthy pregnancy. “I worked out the whole pregnancy, everything was great – no blood pressures issues, nothing,” she explains. And then the unthinkable happened. Days after Miles birth, Melissa got very ill. “I woke up with…
Sefitu Ezra was only 7 years old when her family arrived in Israel in 2004. Up until that point, she had only known life in the small Ethiopian village of Sekota. When Sefitu and her family (her mother, father, sister and three brothers) arrived in Israel, they were placed in the Absorption Center in Beer-Sheva,…
When you ask Dr. Hannah Sivak what brought her to Arizona, her answer is as endearing as it is honest. “My son fell in love with a girl from Arizona. I am a Jewish mother, so I followed. My daughter is a Jewish daughter, so she followed me. So all the family is here.” She…
Forget that “fat-burning” setting on the treadmill. According to a new weight loss study published on HMHB.org, strength training is better at helping people lose belly fat compared with cardio. While aerobic exercise burns both fat and muscle, weight lifting burns almost exclusively fat. And don’t worry about turning into a bulky, bodybuilding champion if…
Since the creation of the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project in 2009, more than 10,000 women have participated in the Momentum trip. Momentum connects women to the land of Israel, to their Jewish values and each other through an eight-day journey filled with educational lessons and planned activities. Best described as “Birthright for moms” the fully…
