Arizona Jewish Post | Tucson, AZ
Nov 18, 2024 · Three lines of text about an obscure, ancient ritual changed her life. Rabbi Sharon Brous told this to a crowd of more than 250 gathered on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Edgar B. Berger Performing Arts Center for “Community in Unity,” an event presented by Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona (JFCS) and the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center (TJMHC).
JFCS continues services to seniors during pandemic
Jul 17, 2020 · During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona’s Older Adult and Adult with Disability Services programs have continued to provide robust services for the community.
All the Jews who made the Time 100 most influential people list
Apr 17, 2019 · Share via Twitter: All the Jews who made the Time 100 most influential people list Share via Facebook: All the Jews who made the Time 100 most influential people list Share via Email: All the Jews who made the Time 100 most influential people list — One week after winning election to a fifth term as Israel’s head of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was named to Time magazine’s ...
Tucson: the land of cactus, cowboys and… Klezmer?
Oct 20, 2021 · Some may be surprised to learn that Jews have been active in Tucson’s political, commercial, and cultural life for nearly 200 years. Today, that heritage continues, and includes a contemporary group of local musicians that has been gathering weekly for more than a decade to play the unique Jewish folk music called “Klezmer.”
How to make cold borscht | AZ Jewish Post
Apr 26, 2017 · (The Nosher via JTA) — I can’t eat borscht that comes from a jar that’s been sitting on a supermarket shelf for who knows how long.So sue me. Tell me I’m a snob. I just can’t. It’s the wrong color, it’s too thin and has these shimmering chopped-looking things on the bottom that I suppose are beets but remind me of pocket lint.
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Oct 28, 2024 · Hosting the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games and Access in Tucson this summer will be a true community effort. More than 1,000 volunteers, 350 host families, and up to 100 local athletes ages 12-17 will be recruited to join staff members of the Tucson Jewish Community Center in creating a…
Retiring soon, CAI’s Rabbi Eisen lauded as humble, effective
May 1, 2020 · Rabbi Robert Eisen, who will retire at the end of June after 21 years as Congregation Anshei Israel’s spiritual leader, “doesn’t like to toot his own horn,” says Dan Jurkowitz, president of the CAI board of trustees and a lifelong member of the congregation.
Interim rabbi takes helm at Temple Emanu-El | AZ Jewish Post
Jul 17, 2020 · Rabbi Scott Saulson, Ph.D., joined Temple Emanu-El this month as interim rabbi. With an extensive background in pastoral counseling and mediation, Saulson specializes in helping congregations in transition.
What Jewish law really says about abortion | AZ Jewish Post
May 31, 2019 · Ephraim Sherman (Courtesy of Sherman) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are attempting to dramatically restrict abortion accessDuring these charged times, it is appropriate for the Jewish community to remind ourselves that halacha (Jewish law) has a nuanced view of abortion.
From the beginning, it was clear Kristallnacht was different
Nov 7, 2011 · A destroyed Jewish clothing store in Magdeburg, Germany, after Kristallnacht, Nov. 11, 1938. (H. Frederick, Hanover) NEW YORK (JTA) — Before it was called Kristallnacht, it was known simply as “the pogrom.” Designated “the night of broken glass,” the 14-hour wave of Nazi violence on Nov. 9 ...