Take Arizona’s tax credits today and impact the community for …
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.
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Ashira Rosen’s fourth-grade daughter, Mimi, told her mom she wanted to look at camps that offered “horseback riding and community service” when they attended the JKids & Teens Expo on Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus (ILJCC) in Scottsdale.
8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American …
Dec 24, 2024 · Among the ironies of the holiday is its observance close to the winter solstice, making Hanukkah with its lights in the darkness more, and not less, like the winter festivals of those whose culture it rejected, first the Saturnalia of the Greeks, and later Christmas — a confluence that is explicit this year, when the first night of …
Chanukah Happenings | Community | jewishaz.com
Dec 17, 2024 · This year, Chanukah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 and lasts until sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. There are festivities happening around the Valley, so no matter where you live, you can find an event near you.
18 notable Jews who died in 2024 | Arts & Features | jewishaz.com
Dec 19, 2024 · At the time of her death, Pearl Berg was thought to be the oldest Jewish person in the world, and the ninth-oldest overall. A philanthropist active in her local Hadassah chapter, Berg was married for 58 years to Mark Berg, a businessman and investor.
Give back this Chanukah with gifts from Israeli small businesses
Dec 18, 2024 · Barbara Shaw Gifts. Barbara Shaw Gifts offers curated products made locally in Jerusalem. From holiday-focused creations for Chanukah and Rosh Hashanah, to bar and bat mitzvah gifts and kitchen gear, like the Seven Species of Israel Chanan Mazal Placements, $19 (set of two), Barbara Shaw Gifts has hand-crafted presents available for every person on your list.
Embracing 2025: A new year of hope, innovation and generational …
Jan 8, 2025 · It’s hard to believe we are standing at the threshold of 2025. It feels like just yesterday we were bracing for the Y2K bug, anxiously anticipating technological collapse as the clocks struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2000. And yet, here we are, 25 years later, still standing, still thriving and still ...
Milestone - Bar Mitzvah | Milestones | jewishaz.com
Dec 19, 2024 · For his mitzvah project, Ari raised awareness and funds for the Israel ParaSport Center, which is a community of mentors, coaches and para-athletes that empowers people whose physical abilities make it challenging to overcome the obstacles of daily life.
Holocaust survivor, band leader speaks in Chandler
Dec 6, 2024 · Saul Dreier, a nonagenarian survivor of the Holocaust, will tell the story of his experience growing up in Poland and surviving life in a ghetto and concentration camps, but he will add a unique twist to the standard fare of survivor speeches. He will play his drums for those who come to hear him in Chandler on Monday, Dec. …
Navigating Thanksgiving conversations after a polarizing election
Nov 19, 2024 · Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and gratitude, but this year, you may find yourself gathering around the table with loved ones who hold sharply different political views following a polarizing presidential election.