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David Raphael and Lee M. Hendler believed they were onto something in the summer of 2017.
On Nov. 17, Smile On Seniors of Arizona celebrated 10 years of programs for seniors at its annual benefit fundraiser. Since Rabbi Levi and Chani Levertov started the program in 2009, it has expanded from one-on-one visits to a wide range of services, some of which reach hundreds of seniors a month.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, students flooded the chambers of the Undergraduate Student Government at Arizona State University to debate a planned resolution in favor of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The meeting came after a month of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incidents on campus.
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On Nov. 17, Smile On Seniors of Arizona celebrated 10 years of programs for seniors at its annual benefit fundraiser. Since Rabbi Levi and Chani Levertov started the program in 2009, it has expanded from one-on-one visits to a wide range of services, some of which reach hundreds of seniors a month.
For 20 years, the Phoenix Police Department’s Police Chief’s Advisory Boards have been bridging the gap between the police department and minority communities in Phoenix. That includes the Jewish Advisory Board, which allows the Jewish community to stay connected with police resources and fo…
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Tablet Magazine’s podcast “Unorthodox” is coming to the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center on Dec. 9. Starting at 7 p.m., co-hosts Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz will interview local guests on stage at The J, and afterward meet first-time listeners and longtime fans and sign copies of their new book, “The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s an…
In the 23rd iteration of the Sonoran Arts League’s annual Hidden in the Hills studio tour, visitors will be able to observe nearly 200 artists at work across numerous mediums, from jewelry, metalworking and glass art to pastels, mixed media and oil painting.
The Hallmark Channel will premiere its first two Chanukah-themed movies next month in honor of the eight-day Jewish holiday, which this year starts on Dec. 22, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.
A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported.
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Attorney General Avichai Mandelbilt officially delivered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Monday.
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