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Resource Guide 2013-2014 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 RESOURCE GUIDE A Guide to Your Jewish Community 2013-2014 INSIDE! Calendar 5774 Announcing On Sale - SEASON Now SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY Melissa Etheridge Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 8pm Centennial Hall Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 7:30pm Centennial Hall Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Bahia Orchestra Project Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8pm Centennial Hall with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Centennial Hall Friday, February 7, 2014 at 8pm OCTOBER Red Baraat Chris Thile, mandolin Crowder Hall Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8pm Rialto Theatre Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8pm Arturo Sandoval, trumpet Christine Goerke, soprano Crowder Hall Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8pm Fox Theatre Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:30pm Lang Lang, piano Inon Barnatan, piano Crowder Hall Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 7:30pm Centennial Hall Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7:30pm UA Dance: “Premium Blend” Eller Dance Theatre Quartet for the End of Time Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:30pm Crowder Hall 7 performances – October 24 – November 2, 2013 MARCH NOVEMBER Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald Jon Batiste and Stay Human Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8pm Fox Theatre 4 performances – November 7 – 9, 2013 Club Congress Danú DIAVOLO Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:30pm Fox Theatre Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 8pm Centennial Hall Michael Feinstein: The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra Centennial Hall “The Gershwins and Me” Centennial Hall Friday, November 15, 2013 at 8pm Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 7pm Unión Tanguera Centennial Hall The Joffrey Ballet Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 8pm Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 7pm Centennial Hall DECEMBER APRIL Green Day’s American Idiot Centennial Hall Ramsey Lewis & John PIzzarelli: 3 performances – December 7 – 8, 2013 The Nat King Cole Tribute Fox Theatre JANUARY Friday, April 11, 2014 at 8pm Zoppé Family Circus Soweto Gospel Choir Centennial Hall 6 performances – January 10 – 12, 2014 Reid Park Friday, April 18, 2014 at 8pm Compagnie Käfig Bobby McFerrin Centennial Hall Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 8pm Centennial Hall Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 7pm MAY Jungle Jack Hanna Centennial Hall Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 4pm Renée Fleming, soprano Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 7pm Centennial Hall UApresents.org • (520) 621-3341 4 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Table of Contents 2013-2014/5774 Arizona Jewish Life Resource Guide | Volume 2/Issue 1 [Where We Were] 8 Southern Arizona 10 The Valley 12 Northern Arizona [Where We Are/The Resource Guide] [Organizations/Agencies 13-19] 14 Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix 15 Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona 16 Organizations/Agencies [Spiritual Life 20-32] 21 Shabbat 23 Kids & Shabbat 24 Congregations 30 Jewish holidays [Kashrut/Food 41-43] 41 Kashrut 42 Food & Dining [Generations/Dor l’Dor 44-63] 45 Lifecycles 47 Mohel/Mikvah 48 Family resources 49 Education: Preschools, Day schools, Hebrew/Religious schools, Adult education 52 Camps 53 Youth & Teens 54 Campus groups 54 Young adult 55 Singles survey results 56 Seniors 61 Elder care 63 Cemeteries/Mortuaries [Israel 64] [Businesses/Services 65-69] 65 Arts & Entertainment 65 Auto 66 Event venues 66 Health/Medical 66 Legal 67 Real estate 67 Resorts 67 Spa 68 Tutor [2013-2014 Calendar (5774) 33-40] COVER PHOTOS (from our files). Top left: Arizona artist David Unger (by Loraine A. DarConte). Top right: Rabbi Nina Perlmutter on North Rim of the Grand Canyon (courtesy of Heichal Baoranim). Middle right: Temple Kol Ami children celebrate Passover in Scottsdale. Bottom: Israeli salad (courtesy of Anne Kleinberg). ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 5 A Message from the Publishers When we first decided to launch Arizona Jewish Life a little over a year ago, we spent a great deal of time meeting with community leaders, as well as unaffiliated and affiliated members of the Jewish community. We felt that in order to be an effective addition to the community it was imperative for us to understand the community needs, interests and goals and where we could have the most impact. The following mission statement evolved from those meetings: ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE MISSION STATEMENT Give a voice to, and communicate with, ALL segments of the Jewish community through media that speaks to them: a contemporary magazine format, engaging articles, online content, newsletters, community calendars and social media. Facilitate dialogue and be a vehicle for organizations, congregations and businesses to educate the community about their services and events. Provide outreach to all members of our Jewish community through free magazine subscriptions and distribution, community events and user-friendly online and social media. Provide human interest stories on Israel. To be a unifying force and a community builder that celebrates the vitality,diversity, challenges and accomplishments of the Jewish community of Arizona. As a company and a media representative of the Jewish community, we can assure you that we take your feedback, advice and support to heart. We appreciate the way the community took us under their wing in the beginning, and celebrated us throughout. We take special pride in the fact that our subscriptions have grown 30% since the beginning and we reach more than 60,000 readers each month. And now we are introducing our first annual 2013-2014 Resource Guide, including our own calendar specifically designed for the Jewish community of Arizona. Keep your eye out for our new Jewish Life Directory Network companion website that launches in September. We have always felt that if we support the community, all will benefit. We hope that we all continue to thrive together. Wishing you and yours a healthy and happy year. Publishers Bob Philip and Cindy Saltzman Editors Deb Moon, Janet Arnold and Kira Brown and the whole Arizona Jewish Life team 6 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE THE JEWISH LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR ARIZONA Publishers Robert Philip and Cindy Saltzman Advertising and Editorial Director Cindy Saltzman Editor-In-Chief Which schools accepted graduates Deborah Moon from the PCDS class of 2013? Associate Editor Janet Arnold Advertising Sales [email protected] A. Brown 602-538-2955 Art Director B. NYU Philip Nerat Copy Editor C. Parsons New School LeeAnn Gauthier Susan Moon for Design Online Content Editor Kira Brown D. Duke Contributors David M. Brown, Rich Geller, Debra Rich Gettleman, E. UCLA Jennifer Grossman, Amy R. Kaufman, Stuart Mellan, Michael Alan Ross, Lois Sussman Shenker and Eileen Warshaw, Ph.D F. Cornell For your complimentary subscription, go to www.azjewishlife.com and click on subscriptions G. Rhode Island How to reach us: School of Design 602-538-AZJL (2955) [email protected] [email protected] H. U Penn [email protected] Answer: All of the above. Our 62 well-rounded graduates will attend 42 different colleges and A Prince Hal Production universities in the fall. For their complete list of (TGMR18) The content and opinions in Arizona Jewish Life do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers, acceptances, visit www.pcds.org/acceptances2013. staff or contractors. Articles and columns are for informational purposes only and not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our published materials, Arizona Jewish Life, and its agents, publishers, employees and contractors will not be held responsible for the misuse of any information contained herein. The publishers reserve the right to refuse any advertisement. Publication of advertisements does not constitute endorsement of products or services. Phoenix Country Day School Proud members of: Paradise Valley • www.pcds.org • 602.955.8200 ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 7 Where wewere Arizona’s Jewish Evolution: Southern Arizona By Eileen Warshaw, Ph.D. developer Edward Nye Fish. Secretary Eva Mansfeld registered the land deed for $1 in trust for the building of a Jewish house While the first known Jewish settler arrived in Southern of worship. Arizona in 1854, the earliest indications of Jewish religious In 1900 Therese Marx Ferrin spearheaded the drive to build a activities in Arizona appeared in newspapers in the 1870s permanent home for the Jewish community and to acquire land Newspapers in Prescott and Tucson began announcing that Jews for a Jewish cemetery. Rabbi Martin Zeilonka visited Tucson in those communities were closing their places of business and in 1904, on behalf of the Cincinnati-based Union of American gathering for High Holy Days services. Hebrew Congregations, and encouraged the congregation to In 1880 Jewish pioneers Isadore, Jake and Dave Gottheif; formulate a plan for the construction of a permanent home. Kuno Baum; and Albert Steinfeld assembled a list of all the On March 2, 1904, a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Jewish citizens in Tucson and appealed to them to help form a L. Rosenstern for the purpose of re-energizing the Jewish congregation. Services were held in Alex Levin’s Park Theater community. At that meeting the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Building, with Isadore and Sam Drachman leading the ritual. Society changed their name to the Hebrew Ladies’ Aid Society, As a result of these efforts, Congregation B’nai Israel was and the organization took on the additional charge of funding a begun in the home of Lionel Jacobs permanent synagogue building for the with Mr. Jacobs as president, Sam Jews of Tucson. Drachman as vice president, L. In October of 1905 Mrs. Joseph Rosenstern as secretary and Fred Ferrin hosted a meeting of local Fleishman as treasurer. Although community leaders for the purpose the congregation never formally of raising funds for a synagogue chartered, the initial membership building. Aided by her daughter, Wnumbered 40 individuals. The small Clara, Therese wrote letters and spoke congregation held services from to the townspeople about monetary time to time at the Tucson home donations.
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