Paul Rockower, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix, speaks at the newly created learning event “Smart Justice Cafe.” In association with the Arizona Faith Network, the JCRC provided a platform for Arizona residents who have firsthand experience with the effects of the state’s criminal justice system on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Mountain View Community Center.
- Photo courtesy of the Jewish Community Relations Council
From left: Zack Bodner, CEO of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto; Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, president and dean of Valley Beit Midrash; and Rabbi Amitai Fraiman, director of the OFJCC’s Z3 Project and founder of Shazur/Interwoven, at VBM’s Sept. 15 learning event, “Zionism 3.0. What Is It, and Why Is It Important?”
- Photo courtesy of Valley Beit Midrash