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Oct 7, 2011 · On the way. Rabbi Andy Green | Parshah Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1 - 17:27. Parshah Lech Lecha introduces Abram, who will become Abraham, the world’s first Jew. In our portion, Abram as referred to as an “Ivri” (Genesis 14:13), a Hebrew. The sages explain that Abram was called an Ivri because “the entire world was on one side, and he was ...
Milestone - Obituary | Milestones | jewishaz.com
Milestone - Obituary. Oct 8, 2024. KEN ABRAMS. Ken Abrams was an Eagle Scout and played the saxophone in Phoenix’s North High School marching band and was president of AZA. He attended Phoenix College for two years and played in the Phoenix College marching and concert band. Ken received a band scholarship to attend Arizona State University ...
Jewish communal solidarity main takeaway from Oct. 7 …
Oct 8, 2024 · The Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix (CJP) organized and hosted the evening, with the support of Anti-Defamation League Arizona, BBYO Mountain Region, Friends of Israel Scouts, Hillel at Arizona State University, Israeli American Council Arizona, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix Jewish National Fund-USA Education and Advocacy and Valley of the Sun ...
Finding lost romance closes chapter in woman's life
Oct 29, 1999 · When Betty Schimmel speaks about her life, her brown eyes well up with tears for all they have seen in the past 60 years. Her gaze reflects the intense emotional roller coaster ride of love, loss, hatred, confusion and forgiveness that Schimmel has been on since her childhood. Schimmel, 70, has told her life story numerous times - verbally, and ...
'Our' rabbi: Albert Plotkin | Community | jewishaz.com
Feb 12, 2010 · Plotkin, who died Feb. 3 at the age of 89, would go on to have an inestimable impact on the state of Arizona. He arrived in Phoenix in 1955, having previously served two congregations in Washington state; in Seattle, he'd met and married Sylvia Pincus, and the couple brought with them two young daughters, Debra and Janis.
Providing context to a misleading campaign sign
Oct 15, 2024 · Providing context to a misleading campaign sign. When I first saw a large sign declaring that Christine Marsh voted against Holocaust education, I was taken aback. State Senator Marsh (LD4), a former Arizona Teacher of the Year, sat on the Senate Education Committee when I testified in 2021 in support of legislation to mandate Holocaust ...
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Mesa appoints Jewish judge to municipal court
Sep 13, 2024 · Judge Geoffrey Balon was sworn in as a new municipal court judge in Mesa during a Mesa City Council on Monday, Aug. 19 by Judge Stephen Umpleby, the municipal court’s presiding judge. Last month, the Mesa City Council appointed Judge Geoffrey Balon as a new magistrate on its Municipal Court. Balon, who is Jewish, believes that his experience ...
High Holidays services around the Valley and Northern Arizona
Sep 17, 2024 · Yom Kippur Morning Service: Saturday, Oct. 12 at 9:30 a.m. Yizkor: Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11:15 a.m. Mincha and Neilah: Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:45 p.m. Break the Fast: Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6:34 p.m. followed by a buffet. Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. All High Holiday services will be held at The Sun Lakes Chapel.
A cello and Leonard Bernstein shed light on a father’s Holocaust ...
Oct 8, 2024 · On a winter day in Toronto, her father’s past started to come to light while she was driving him to a doctor’s appointment. Being a difficult man to make small talk with, Horvath decided to “talk shop” with him.