Dec 18, 2024 · Each qualifying organization offers unique programs to fill the needs of the community. Programs vary depending on the organization and include tuition assistance, helping with medical and living expenses or meeting special need requirements, providing the donor with an opportunity to support a range of causes close to their heart.

Women who dared to enter the old boys’ club of Wall Street from the 1950s through Sept. 11, 2001; two fierce women who brought the fight for reproductive rights to the American public in the early 20th century; and a women-only, private social club founded in New York City in 1903, are just a sampling of the book topics featured at the Brandeis National Committee Phoenix Chapter’s Book …

Jan 2, 2025 · Scottsdale natives Casille Kristol and Scott Lorsch love hosting their friends and neighbors for Shabbat. Every week, they pass out candles, offer a smorgasbord of kosher food, play games and, in every way they can, provide Jews of all levels of observance with a safe space to relax and unplug.

Jan 10, 2025 · Happily, days before the families arrived on Sunday, Dec. 29, more than 50 people let Baer know they wanted to volunteer. Baer, a longtime CBI member and former Mensch Club Tikkun Olam coordinator, first learned about the Family Promise partnership program in 2023. “It piqued my interest, and I ...

Sep 5, 2024 · Arizona Jewish Academy (AJA) students entered their classrooms for the first day of school last month, likely feeling a mixture of nervousness, excitement and hope about all the possibilities the new school year might represent.

Rabbi David Rebibo first toured Phoenix in 1964 while investigating the possibility of starting a Jewish day school. Rebibo was there at the behest of a small cadre of Jewish families in the Valley that had contacted Torah Umesorah – National Society for …

2/20/2020, 10:13 a.m.: This post has been updated to correct the names of participants in a meeting at ASU. The 2019 Jewish Community Survey shows a growing population that is active in charitable giving and generally agrees about the importance of living an ethical and moral life but disagrees on issues ranging from attending Jewish schools to …

Dec 9, 2024 · I’ve seen this firsthand in the mobilization of Jewish advocacy groups at school boards, city councils, and Congress. This grassroots activism is making a tangible difference, from securing protections for Jewish students on campuses to advancing the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in state legislatures.

Aug 28, 2024 · A pivotal moment came for me during our meeting with Secretary of State Wojciech Kolarski at the Presidential Palace. I sought information about citizenship for descendants like me, whose grandparents fled Poland to survive the Nazi invasion.

Sep 17, 2024 · High Holiday services are open to all, but reservations are required. For more information and to RSVP, visit chabadcenter.com.. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service: Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 6:15 p.m.