A tour of Jewish San Diego | Community | jewishaz.com
WEBJun 25, 2004 · The Jewish Community Center, once a landmark in the San Diego State College area in the eastern part of San Diego, now is located in La Jolla, closer to University of California, San Diego. The Hebrew Home for the Aged, which had been the old JCC's neighbor, also departed the State College area and now …
Judge Learned Hand awards announced | Community | jewishaz.com
WEBFeb 12, 2014 · The Arizona Region of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) will pay tribute to three legal professionals at its annual Judge Learned Hand (JLH) Awards luncheon on Wednesday, March 5, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Commenting on the honorees, Timothy J. Eckstein, co-chair of AJC's Judge Learned Hand Awards luncheon, said, "Once again, we are ...
ASU releases first study of Jewish community since 2002
WEBFeb 19, 2020 · Since 2002, the Jewish population in Maricopa County has grown by 19%. According to ASU’s tally, the community now includes 82,900 Jewish adults and 98,750 Jews overall. Today, the majority of the Greater Phoenix Jewish community identifies as Conservative or Reform and only attends services once …
‘Embracing Israel’ is goal of CJP and Pardes partnership
WEBAug 15, 2024 · With the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel, a nonprofit organization whose mission since its founding in 1929 has been “to secure a vibrant Jewish future for generations to come,” CJP and Pardes have arranged for a shlichah to be based in the Valley for the enhancement of the Jewish community’s connection to Israel and its people.
Jewish attorney running to be Arizona’s top cop
WEBJul 5, 2022 · On June 14, Trump endorsed veteran and former prosecutor Abraham Hamadeh. “Abraham Hamadeh is a fantastic candidate running for Arizona attorney general,” Trump said in a statement from his Save America PAC, adding that Hamadeh “knows what happened in the 2020 election and will enforce voting laws so that our elections are free and fair ...
Milestone - Bar Mitzvah | Milestones | jewishaz.com
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Milestone - Bar Mitzvah. Aug 21, 2024. ASHER JOSHUA SILVERMAN. Asher Joshua Silverman will become a bar mitzvah on Aug. 24, 2024, at Congregation Beth Israel. He is the son of Diane Silverman of Peoria and David Silverman of Glendale. Asher’s grandparents are Ron and Cathy Caplan of Mesa and Steve and Lucy Silverman of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rabbi David and Odette Rebibo to be honored - jewishaz.com
WEBJan 7, 2020 · As Rebibo prepares to retire and make aliyah to Israel, PHA and Beth Joseph will honor him and his wife, Odette, at a Jan. 19 open house.. David Rebibo, who was born in Morocco, was studying in Paris as a young man when he met Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz, the head of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, New York, who invited Rebibo to study at his yeshiva and helped him obtain a teaching position at ...
Two synagogues to share facility in Sun City West
WEBMay 14, 2014. Temple Gan Elohim plans to return to its roots to serve Jewish families in the Northwest Valley by moving into Beth Emeth Congregation in Sun City West. Gan Elohim was originally founded in 2000 as the Northwest Valley Jewish Alliance, with a goal to serve Jews living in the areas of West Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Litchfield Park ...
Jewish candidate for top school job debates critical race theory …
WEBSep 16, 2022 · Tom Horne, the Republican and Jewish candidate for Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction, repeatedly said he wanted to talk about test scores in his debate with Kathy Hoffman, the Democratic candidate and current superintendent.
Chandler synagogue to serve Crypto Jews - jewishaz.com
WEBNov 11, 2005 · Rabbi Yosef Garcia. A Portland, Ore., rabbi has relocated to Chandler to continue his work with Crypto Jews, descendants of Jews who centuries ago were forced to convert to Catholicism but secretly practiced Judaism. Rabbi Yosef Garcia ran Congregation Avdey Torah Hayah in Portland for nine years before moving to …