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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

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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. By December of 1908 more of Julius Wittelshoefer, who was than 65 men and their families from believed to own a Torah, and where as far away as Globe and Nogales, Joe Goldtree’s son Morris became representing both Jews and non-Jews, the first bar mitzvah in the Territory. had pledged funding for the building. Despite the initial enthusiasm, the Five years later 142 Jews were congregation disintegrated within listed as living in Tucson, the ladies the year. organization had reorganized yet again In September of 1881 Samuel (this time with prominent Jewish men Black and a group of Tombstone Jewish men legally formed joining the officers’ positions), and the the first Jewish institution in the Territory – the Tombstone new organization Emanuel Temple Association (later changed Hebrew Association – with the expressed purpose to hold High to Temple Emanu-El) was formed. The group had a building Holy Day services, to establish a Jewish Cemetery Association fund of $2,500, a plot of land and an architect hired. Building and to oversee Jewish funerals. On Jan. 7, 1883, the town’s plans were accepted in April of 1910, as was a loan to cover the leading Jewish men met to institute Arizona Lodge No. 337, remaining cost of $4,512. Masons from Lodge 4 Tucson laid the Independent Order of B’nai B’rith. cornerstone of the first synagogue building in Arizona on June In 1884 the Jewish women of Tucson formed the Hebrew 20, 1910. Ladies Benevolent Society, largely due to the efforts of Minna The Temple opened on Oct. 3, 1910, the eve of Rosh Czerwinsky. Members in the organization included President Hashanah, with Rabbi Dr. E.M. Chapman from Albuquerque, Minna (Mrs. Toby) Czerwinsky; Vice President Eva (Mrs. NM, officiating at the dedication and services. Invitations to Jacob) Mansfeld and her sister, Gertrude (Mrs. William) attend the dedication and services were extended via the local Florsheim, secretary; and Julia (Mrs. William) Zeckendorf, press to the entire community, with a promise that the services treasurer. The purpose of the society’s 21 members was “aiding would be mostly in English with very little Hebrew. the needy in times of distress.” Soon after the synagogue was built, Sunday school classes In 1886 the society received a donation of land at the edge were initiated. Clara Ferrin and her sister Hattie, both of the village of Tucson from prominent merchant and land University of Arizona graduates, served as teachers. 8 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE As with other western Jewish congregations, services were held at various times, including Sunday mornings. Thus the building became known in the Tucson community as the Jewish church. By 1914 services in the synagogue were also held on Friday night with 50 to 80 people attending the lay-led services. In 1926 Rabbi Ydel Dow was brought to Tucson from El Paso by a group of more traditional Jews who were uncomfortable with the Reform, primarily English services, held at Temple Emanu-El. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Rabbi Dow Arizona’s Jewish Evolution: Southern Arizona would conduct modern Orthodox services at the temple, he would start a Hebrew school, and, because his flock was small, he would supplement his salary with commercial pursuits – a kosher delicatessen and grocery store. His stay in Tucson was short-lived as the rabbi and his family moved to Phoenix within the year. In 1930 a group of Temple Emanu-El’s more conservative congregants started one of the first Conservative congregations in Arizona, Congregation Anshei Israel. For many years the group held services in the temple and in a small house two doors north of the synagogue building donated to Temple Emanu-El by the Goldtree family. In December of 1946 the Conservative congregation moved into a newly built synagogue at 1801 E. Sixth St. in Tucson. We put the epic in epicurean. The Temple Emanu-El congregation struggled financially through the Great Depression of the 1930s and the war years of the ’40s. Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood’s notes for the period INSIDE TALKING STICK RESORT | 101 & INDIAN BEND show the congregation with few funds to maintain or repair the 480.850.8606 | TALKINGSTICKRESORT.COM synagogue. In the late 1940s Temple Emanu-El briefly shared Locally owned and caringly operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. the sanctuary space with yet another congregation as the first ©  Talking Stick Resort Orthodox congregation in Southern Arizona was formed. From 1910-1924 a succession of rabbis served the Temple Emanu-El congregation; they included Rabbi Dr. Benjamin 4533-22_TSR_PIS_F&BOrangeSky_JwshLife.indd 1 7/17/13 5:13 PM Cohen (professor of Old Testament at University of Dubuque, JOB #: 4533-22_TSR_PIS_F&BOrangeSky_JwshLife · Client: Talking Stick Resort IA) and Rabbi Dr. Chapman, and Rabbis Belchman, Ellinger, Agency: RIESTER · Trim: 3.604" x 4.937" · Color: CMYK · Pub: Jewish Life Magazine Levi, Freed and Freehof. In 1924 with no rabbi available, Max Insertion Date: 09/01/13 · Contact: Bill Robbins · [email protected] Lisitzky conducted the High Holy Days Services. Finally in 1930 the first permanent rabbi, Rabbi Moise Bergman, was installed. However, by 1934 Rabbi Bergman was replaced by Rabbi Joseph Stolz for the High Holy Days. From 1935 to 1937 Rabbi William Rosenblatt led the congregation. In 1937 Rabbi Hyman Iola assumed the role of spiritual leader. Rabbi Iola would die a premature death at the age of 39 in October of 1941. Rabbi Joseph Gumbiner of Reno, NV, was selected to lead the congregation from late 1941 to 1947. In May of 1947 Rabbi Albert T. Bilgray was hired as the last rabbi to lead the congregation in its original building on South Stone Avenue. Toward the end of 1944 Temple Emanu-El had 101 paid members and for the first time plans were laid to construct a new house of worship to be built in the eastern suburbs of Tucson. Land was purchased at 225 N. Country Club Road and construction began on the auditorium, the first of five buildings to be erected. Today Temple Emanu-El is joined community-wide by no less than 14 other Jewish houses of worship. The first synagogue building in Arizona has been historically restored and is the home of the Jewish History Museum..

Eileen R. Warshaw, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Jewish History Museum in Tucson.

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 9 Arizona’s Jewish Evolution: The Valley

By Michael Alan Ross continued to participate in local political and business life, and Phoenix and Scottsdale Jewry began developing community structures. The original Temple Beth Israel was built in 1921. The Jewish history of Phoenix, which dates Through recent restoration, the building in downtown Phoenix to the second half of the 19th century, now houses the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. A second synagogue, Beth El, came together about 10 years later and was includes Jewish adventurers, entrepreneurs, officially dedicated in 1931. farmers, ranchers, bankers and politicians. Among notable Jewish women of this era were Freeda Marks, who was elected to serve in the Arizona State Legislature, and Among the luminaries were two women whose families Michael Wormser, Emil Ganz, established department stores, the Goldwater (Goldvasser) Helen Diamond and Blanche brothers and Isidor E. Korrick. Solomon. The post-World War II Michael Wormser, a French years saw a serious explosion Jew, began acquiring land in the in Jewish population Valley around 1863. He later accompanied by new opened stores, first in Prescott synagogues, a Jewish and then in Phoenix. Upon his Community Center and death he left land to Temple numerous other Jewish Beth Israel to establish the first community organizations. T Along with these came Jewish cemetery in the Valley. Emil Ganz, a German Jew, successful and not-so- became a three-term mayor successful Jewish schools. of Phoenix, serving in the late Pardes, created by three 1880s and again in the late synagogues working 1890s. Ganz’ granddaughter together, has grown into Joan Ganz Cooney, who was an independent, K-8, co- born and raised in Phoenix, educational day school. and went on to co-create the Among the early Orthodox TV series Sesame Street. The synagogues was Beth Hebrew Goldwaters, after fits and starts, (built in 1954), at which Steven successfully established branches Spielberg became a bar mitzvah in of their department store, first the mid-20th century. Unlike Steven’s in Prescott and eventually in wonderful success and remembrance Phoenix. Their descendent, of his Jewish connections through his Barry Goldwater, is perhaps films, Beth Hebrew no longer exists as the best-known Goldwater; a separate synagogue. he represented Arizona as Many local rabbis have gained a U.S. Senator and was the national prominence, most notably Republican presidential the late Rabbi Albert Plotkin, of nominee in 1964. Congregation Beth Israel, who made Among other retailers were Sam great contributions during the Civil Korrick, who arrived in 1895 Rights movement. Originally from and established the long-lived South Bend, Indiana, Rabbi Plotkin Korrick’s Department Stores with graduated from Notre Dame, and was his brothers; and Ike and Nathan affectionately known as the “fighting Diamond, who opened the Boston Irish Rabbi.” Store, which became Diamond’s The post-World War II years saw and was eventually purchased by a serious explosion in Jewish Dillard’s. population accompanied by new By the first half of the 20th century, synagogues, a Jewish Community Jewish individuals and families Center and numerous other Jewish community organizations. The Phoenix JCC has had many

10 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Arizona’s Jewish Evolution: The Valley

Creating Courtesy of Jewish History Museum/Tucson Rabbi Ydel and Bessie Dow. Rabbi Dow was the shochet and rabbi YourChange Philanthropy in Action in Tucson in 1926. He then moved to Phoenix where he was that city’s first shochet. Mr. Louis May brought Dow to Tucson, but he had kosher restaurants in Tucson and Phoenix and helped the family move to Phoenix for better pay. Dow became the rabbi at You don’t need to be Phoenix’s first synagogue building (Beth El Congregation on Third wealthy to create change. Avenue and McDowell in 1930). For more than 40 years the Jewish Community Foundation physical locations throughout its 60 years. It is now located in Scottsdale and is known as the Valley of the Sun JCC. A second of Greater Phoenix has educated community JCC is in the East Valley, where there is a significant and inspired generations of givers, Jewish population as well. Today, in Phoenix and Scottsdale alone and not including the helping individuals and families like east and west valleys, two dozen very active synagogues represent you support the Jewish and secular all the various denominations of Judaism, as well as independent congregations. There are at least a half-dozen kosher restaurants. causes that are important to them. We There are approximately 100,000 Jews in the Greater Phoenix can help you achieve your personal area. philanthropic goals. The local Jewish community boasts many politicos as well. From Mayor Ganz to Freeda Marks, who served as a minority leader Simplify and direct your charitable giving in the state legislature in 1922 and represented Arizona on the with a donor advised fund Republican National Committee, to Phoenix’s last mayor, Phil Gordon (2004-12), there has always been strong representation Support the causes you care about today in both major political parties. forever with an endowment fund While there were some difficult days of anti-Semitism, particularly among hotels, in the early to mid-20th century, Engage in teen philanthropy opportunities today one can rub shoulders with Jews in almost every arena of Phoenix and Scottsdale life. No longer must someone like Senator Barry Goldwater joke that he’ll play nine instead of 18 holes because he’s only half Jewish; Jews can now be found as members of almost every golf club, athletic club and civic organization. Jews in Phoenix and Scottsdale run the gamut of financial success from working class to wealthy. Phoenix and Scottsdale Jewry has arrived. .

Michael Alan Ross, a Phoenix attorney and member of The New Shul, Let us make your philanthropy leads tours of Jewishsites in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Reach him at: [email protected]. work for you. 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 202 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 480.699.1717 www.jcfphoenix.org

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 11 Evolution: Northern Arizona

By Janet Arnold

Both the Prescott and Tucson areas preceded Phoenix in named county attracting newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Germany and treasurer. The About 1942 in the Wolf Creek Area near Prescott, Eastern Europe, who rode mules and covered wagons on their town eventually a group of Jewish children embark on a explorations to the West in the mid-1800s. The hearty settlers became known Lag B’Omer picnic. From left: Rachel Weinstein, were looking for the illusive American dream they so coveted. as Solomonville Joey Weinstein, Jimmy Pessin, Annie Pessin, Bruce Northern Arizona was a stopping point for many who were and served as the Mallin and Jerry Centuria. PHOTO courtesy of Bruce thinking of going all the way to California. county seat for Mallin (now a retired doctor dividing his time Prescott was the Territorial Capital, making it a likely place 34 years. between Phoenix and Prescott) to set down roots. Perhaps the best known name among these Some came settlers was Michael Goldwater, known as Big Mike and the searching for Michael was born in Poland in 1821 (the original surname was gold, silver and Goldvasser) and came to Arizona with his younger brother other precious metals. As output from the mines diminished, the Joseph in 1852. They tried their luck at several businesses before population fluctuated accordingly. Charles and Harry Lesinsky they finally became successful, with retail clothing stores in La opened large copper mines near Clifton in the mid-1870s and Paz, Ehrenberg, Prescott and finally Phoenix. By the time they built Arizona’s first railroad to transport their findings. opened stores in Phoenix, their other brothers had also joined Others came for the climate or to seek a new adventure. In them, including Baron, who was the father of Barry Goldwater. 1873 Solomon Barth, who was a trader moving salt, won enough One of Michel’s sons, Morris, was mayor of Prescott off and on money in a poker game to purchase cattle and enough land to Bfor over 20 years from 1879-1920 and also served as president of start a ranch on the eastern border with his brothers, Nathan th the 20 Territorial legislature. and Morris. They renamed their town St. Dr. Bruce Mallin, now of Phoenix and John’s. Prescott, remembers coming to Prescott as a Michael Wormser was Arizona’s leading young boy in the late 1930s. His uncle, Sam farmer at the end of the 19th century. At the Mallin, had been transporting scrap metal time of his death in 1898, he had amassed through the area and decided to stay; he invited more than 7,000 acres of land on the south Bruce’s father, Sol, and the family to join him, branch of the Salt River. and they soon established the Mallin Brothers This story was contributed by Marshall Foundry and then the Scrap Yard. He recalls Trimble, Arizona’s official state historian. the community seders held in the basement Judge Slamon in northern Arizona had this of a nearby church, and that his mother Sylvia instinct for knowing just how much a tourist started the first Hadassah group with about six could afford to pay for a speeding ticket Bruce Mallin and his mother in other women. He tells of the time Hadassah was and would fine accordingly. He was widely the 1930s in front of the Catholic having a rummage sale to raise money: Some respected as a fair and just man. The judge Church where they’d have the of the local women asked if “Hadassah” was the held court from the candy counter of his seders and Hadassah meetings in name of an Indian tribe. When Bruce was bar variety store. the basement. The church is now mitzvah age, the family moved to Phoenix so he There was an enduring legend on Route Prescott’s Performing Arts Center. could have his ceremony at Beth El Synagogue, 66 that when a highway patrolman caught a which was then at Third Avenue and McDowell speeder a panel truck would suddenly appear, Road. the back door would open and there would be Judge Slamon Other early Jewish settlers, Isadore and Anna Solomon, arrived sitting on his bench, gavel in hand and ready to dispense justice. in America in 1872 and came to Arizona soon after. Anna’s It might have been a tall tale but locals often referred diaries tell much of the story: “We sold everything we possessed endearingly to him as the “Judge Roy Bean of Route 66.” except our three children, and started on our journey to New Today Arizona’s Jewish population is spread throughout the Mexico. We had a very hard trip even on the railroad, traveling state, with communities in Flagstaff, Sedona, Yuma, Kingman with those three babies was bad enough, but when we reach La and Lake Havasu City as well as the original Tucson, Prescott Junta, the end of the railroad in those days, and had to travel and Phoenix. Sedona, long recognized as a haven from the by stage, packed in like sardines, traveling day and night for six heat, is a newer, yet equally active, community with an eclectic days …When we got there I was so tired out to death.” –Anna membership at its temple. And Flagstaff has a temple as well Freudenthal Solomon as Chabad and Hillel for its residents and student population. They established their home at Pueblo Viejo along the Gila Prescott now boasts a Jewish population of well over 1,000, River. Isadore established the Gila Valley Bank in 1900 and plus families who enjoy part-time summer residence to enjoy Anna opened the Solomon Hotel, the social center of the the cool, pine climate. It has an established temple and active town. Isadore also spearheaded the movement to establish community foundation. . Graham County, breaking away from Pima County, and was Freelance writer Carine Nadel recently moved to Arizona. 12 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Evolution: Northern Arizona

Where weare Organizations/Agencies

INSIDE 14 Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix 15 Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona LISTINGS 16 Organizations/Agencies

TOP LEFT: Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus in Phoenix TOP RIGHT: Tucson Jewish Community Center LEFT CENTER: Cutler-Plotkin Heritage Center (home of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society) BOTTOM LEFT: Tucson Hebrew Academy

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 13 Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix

By Jennifer Grossman

The Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix (Association) was established in 2012 with the combination of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center (VOSJCC) and the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus. The vision was to leverage the synergies of each to drive engagement and growth not just within our walls but to the many Jewish organizations and synagogues throughout Phoenix, in Israel and around the world. JCA President and CEO Stuart Wachs Jennifer Grossman, JCA Vice President Our mission is to “strengthen and sustain a vibrant, of Marketing and Public Relations inclusive community that enriches lives through Jewish values, innovation and stewardship,” and we embrace that responsibility. We believe in the power of community. And we believe that together we can make our world a better enhance Jewish life and identity. To ensure funds are put to place. the highest and best use, the Association has developed and The Association serves as a resource to the community implemented a system in which community volunteers and by maximizing the impact of the dollars raised to fund professional staff allocate funds to programs and organizations organizations and programs that make a difference in our through a thoughtful process that emphasizes due diligence, community every day. Through the generosity of our donors, evaluates the use of funds and requires measurable results. the Association raises funds through the Annual Campaign The Association is also in a unique position to identify for Jewish Needs, which focuses on funding programs and opportunities that may not be visible to the greater community, organizations that care for people in need, and sustain and be it a newly formed organization or through the work of our planning task forces. “The Association continues to build our relevance and impact on our community through our new initiatives of focused planning,” says Stuart Wachs, Association President & CEO. “The Association will be committing professional and volunteer leadership, resources and best practices from across the country to create strategic plans to build a more engaged and vibrant Jewish community as well as better serve those in need. The Association is here to plan for our future and to create the path for Phoenix to have a thriving and sustainable Jewish community.” The Valley of the Sun JCC, a supporting organization of the Association, is also a vital resource for the community. The VOSJCC is a family-oriented facility that builds community through relationships and engagement in an all-inclusive environment through childcare, fitness, education and cultural arts programming. The VOSJCC offers an easy and engaging connection to Jewish culture and tradition for Jews of all ages. Studies have proven that the more exposure Jews have to Jewish education (formal, information or experiential) and positive Jewish experiences, the more likely they are to stay involved in Jewish life. We believe in the importance of Jewish education and sustaining and enhancing Jewish life and identity. Wachs notes, “I am very excited about the future for the Phoenix Jewish community. We have seen a growing number of young adults getting engaged and involved in the community. As we reach out to the next generation of leaders, engage with and learn from them, our future is very bright.”.

14 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona

and through our Partnership2gether Project in Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ashkelon, Israel, in conjunction with the Phoenix and Seattle Federations. We said “yes” to inclusivity when we established the LGBT Jewish Inclusion Project, one of only two such Federation-sponsored projects in the nation, and by opening our Northwest Federation satellite office in Oro Valley – a fast-growing suburban area. We say “yes” to Jewish education through our Hebrew High, co-sponsored by local congregations, and via adult education co-sponsored by the University of Arizona’s Center for Judaic Studies. We have said “yes” to repairing the world by adopting a local public elementary school in a high-poverty area, where we provide after-school tutoring and Friday food packs to 65 youngsters who otherwise would go hungry on weekends. Our Federation’s reach is due to our partnerships with our remarkable beneficiary agencies and community synagogues. With the support of our Jewish Community Foundation, Stuart Mellan. JFSA President and CEO our Federation has affirmed these partnerships by providing additional financial support to several agencies during the past By Stuart Mellan several years, resulting in an even more vibrant service-delivery system. ucson native Rabbi Jennifer Krause coined the term In the end we know that strong communities must be created “The Book of Yes” as a framework for embracing the anew by each generation. In a world dominated by change, future. A product of Arizona’s much-accomplished thanks to the extraordinary support of people like you, we can SarverT family, Rabbi Krause guides our response to Jewish embrace this challenge with a resounding “yes!” . tradition’s prayer to be inscribed in the Book of Life during the Days of Awe. She inspires us to embrace the unknown with a Stuart Mellan is president and CEO of the sense of wonder and affirmation. Our approach to the future, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. she tells us, defines “how we rise, roll, surprise ourselves with courage, creativity, power and resilience. And we will do so by saying yes.” Our Federation, now in its 65th year, aspires to “say yes.” Come Tucson’s rich Jewish history dates to well before the 1910 establishment of the first synagogue in Arizona – now the site of our Federation’s new community partner, the Jewish History Museum. Our current mayor, Jonathan Rothschild, formerly the at Federation’s Jewish Community Relation’s Chair, is the fourth the Jewish mayor out of Tucson’s last six mayors. Nonetheless, with J! a community of roughly 25,000 Jews in a metropolitan area of just over 1 million, Tucson is a town of newcomers. Federation’s » 98,000 Square Feet of Amenities 2002 Jewish Community Study noted that 38% of the Jewish community had arrived in the 10 years prior to the study. » Personal Training, Massage & Wellness And so we are very clear that we must engage our » Over 100 Free Weekly Fitness Classes community’s newcomers by saying “yes” – and that’s what we have done. Our Federation said “yes” when we established » Nationally Accredited Pre-School LEAF (the Local Emergency Assistance Fund) in response » Adult & Youth Sports Leagues to the economic downturn in 2008, and we said “yes” by » Pool and Splash Park maintaining the $100,000 annual LEAF budget to respond to the most vulnerable members of our Jewish community. Our » On-Site Café Women’s Philanthropy Mitzvah Magic program, 30 circles of women who “adopted” 30 mostly single mother-led Jewish families in need, is another way we are taking care of each other. twitter.com/TucsonJCC We said “yes” to bridge-building in our community when we established the only Latino-Jewish Teen Coalition in the facebook.com/TucsonJCC U.S. – a program that brings teens to Washington, D.C., as the culmination of a yearlong civics responsibility course. We say 3800 E. River Rd. | Tucson, AZ 85718 | 520-299-3000 | tucsonjcc.org “yes” to deepening connections to Israel though our Weintraub Israel Center, a partnership between our Federation and JCC, ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 15 ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES

Brandeis National Committee The Holocaust History Center at the PRESCOTT Tucson Chapter Jewish History Museum Jewish Community Foundation 5844 E. 15th St. of Greater Prescott, Inc. Tucson, AZ 85711 PO Box 2684 520-747-3224 Prescott, AZ 86302 www.TucsonBNC.org 928-717-0016 www.jcfgp.org Desert Caucus Eileen Warshaw, Ph.D., Executive Director P.O. Box 44146 Barry A Friedman, MD, President of the Board Tucson, AZ 85733 Catherene J. Morton, Ph.D., J.D. , 1st Vice- TUCSON 520-299-2410 President B’nai B’rith Sahuaro Lodge #763 564 S. Stone Ave. Tucson, AZ 85701 Tucson Hadassah Southern Arizona Mail: P.O. Box 889 th 520-327-4006 4301 E. 5 St. Tucson, AZ 85702 Tucson, AZ 85711 520-670-9073 520-795-0300 [email protected] B’nai B’rith Covenant House of www.hsa.hadassah.org Tucson, Inc. www.jewishhistorymuseum.org 4414 E. 2nd St. The mission of the Holocaust History Center Tucson, AZ 85711 Hebrew Free Loan Association of is to preserve the memory and lessons of 520-327-2200 Tucson the Holocaust through the life stories of the PO Box 44267 survivors and their descendants who over the Tucson, AZ 85733 years have been residents of Southern Arizona. 520-326-5736 The Museum will exhibit and highlight the survivor’s experiences during the Holocaust, their perspectives on those events and their subsequent accomplishments in life.

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Arizona Jewish Historical Society 122 E. Culver St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Eileen Warshaw, Ph.D., Executive Director 602-241-7870 Barry A Friedman,MD, President of the Board www.azjhs.org Catherene J. Morton, Ph.D., J.D., 1st Vice-President 564 S. Stone Ave. Shira Ledman, President & CEO Tucson 85701 Brandeis National Committee – Shoshona Elkins, Vice President, Programs & Mail: P.O. Box 889 Phoenix Chapter Services Tucson, AZ. 85702 Pattie Martin, Director of Older Adult Services [email protected] 4301 E. Fifth St. www.jewishhistorymuseum.org Tucson, AZ 85711 The mission of the Jewish History Museum is the Phone: 520-795-0300 collection, preservation, exhibition and teaching PO Box 13775 Fax: 520-795-8206 of the history of the Jewish experience in the Scottsdale, AZ 85267-3775 [email protected] Southwest, and the preservation of the first 480-359-7262 jfcstucson.org synagogue building in the Arizona Territory. www.brandeisphoenix.com Experienced and compassionate professionals Jewish War Veterans of the USA Brandeis National Committee provides provide expert counseling and social services philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a Freidman-Paul Post 201 for people of all ages, with offices in Tucson, distinguished liberal arts and research university Tucson Northwest Tucson and Green Valley. JFCS founded by the American Jewish community. 520-298-8612 offers individual, group, couples and family Our Phoenix Chapter was founded in 1950. The counseling; and specialized counseling services funds we raise from our events and study groups for trauma, substance abuse, and domestic National Council of Jewish Women help to support the development and expansion violence. Services also include a cancer support Tucson of Brandeis’s Libraries, scholarships and group, emergency financial assistance, care for 520-749-9182 medical research. We are dedicated supporters Holocaust Survivors, personalized information to a university that prides itself in bringing & referral for Jewish seniors, care management, together many people of different ethnic, and reconditioned home medical equipment. Tucson Jewish Community Center religious and cultural backgrounds.

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INSIDE 21 The Beauty of Shabbat 24 Kids and Shabbat 25 Congregations 30 Jewish Holiday Guide

Top: Blessings are recited every Shabbat over candles, challah and wine. At left: To celebrate Passover, students at Temple Kol Ami in Scottsdale dress as slaves in Egypt. Photo courtesy Debbie Glassman 20 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Above: Rosh Hashanah at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson. the Beautyof

ShabbatBy Amy R. Kaufman

a gift that is treasured by the Jewish people, and it has held us In words that form images of light together through the centuries. and darkness, waters receding from the firmament Shabbat brings Jews to the synagogue, where magnificent and stars separating day and night, the Hebrew Bible (Torah) songs, prayers of praise, the reading of the Torah portion and describes the separation of the seventh day from all the the rabbi’s sermon become part of the day’s spiritual observance others. This is the Sabbath – the day G-d desisted from the and edification. “Adon Olam” (Master of the Universe) and work of creation. The Hebrew word Shabbat comes from the “Yigdal” (Magnified Be), traditionally sung at the close of original phrase in Genesis 2:1, “VaYishbot,” meaning “And He Shabbat services, express the essence of Judaism – G-d, creator stopped.” of the universe, is One. A favorite Friday night melody, “Lecha On Shabbat (also pronounced Shabbos) we abandon worldly Dodi,” composed by one of the Jewish mystics of Safed, reflects pursuits and turn our gaze to the riches of our heritage and the Hassidic tradition of greeting the Shabbat queen or bride. family. A spirit of joy prevails, and all forms of mourning The Torah recounts that the Jews were aware of the Sabbath are forbidden. Refraining from work, though it may entail even while wandering in the desert; delicious manna fell discipline, is considered a way of casting off burdens. Shabbat is

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 21 from heaven, with a double portion in time for Shabbat. In from synagogue, Kiddush (sanctification) is recited over a honor of the double portion that fell, two loaves of challah are goblet of wine and they bless the children. The wife is honored traditionally set on the Shabbat table dressed in snowy white. as her husband chants “A Woman of Valor” (Proverbs 31:10): When the Jews gathered at the base of Mount Sinai, where “Far beyond pearls is her value … . She opens her mouth with they received the Ten wisdom, and the teaching of Commandments, Shabbat kindness is on her tongue … . Give became a covenant. The her the fruit of her hands, and let Fourth Commandment her be praised in the gates by her The Torah recounts that the begins: “Remember the very own deeds.” Rich or poor, the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Jews were aware of the Sabbath family has prepared a fine meal. The next several phrases even while wandering in the The person who kneads the dough specifically characterize desert; delicious manna fell from for the Sabbath loaf (challah) Shabbat as a day of rest heaven, with a double portion traditionally separates the first dedicated to G-d. The in time for Shabbat. In honor of portion and burns it as an offering. writings mention several the double portion that fell, two Everyone lingers at the table forms of daily activity after the meal, joining in zemirot that are forbidden on the loaves of challah are traditionally (songs), many of them centuries Sabbath, such as working set on the Shabbat table old. On Saturday, when three stars in the fields, buying and dressed in snowy white. can be seen in the evening sky, selling, cooking and traveling. Shabbat has ended. The Havdallah The Talmudic sages greatly ceremony, with its braided candle expanded this list, and in Exodus modern times, and redolent spices, marks the depending on return to the working week with a their customary observance, individuals may refrain from turning blessing for the Master “who distinguishes between the holy and on electric lights, driving a car and talking on the phone. the mundane.” The home is given over to the peace of Shabbat, and all The seventh day reminds us of our purpose in creation and preparations are carried out in a spirit of gratitude. Traditionally, remains a day of delight for all time.. before sunset on Erev Shabbat (Friday evening), the Shabbat candles are lit and the blessing is recited. When parents return Amy R. Kaufman is a Portland journalist, book editor and publisher.

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22 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE One of Shabbat’s many blessings is the respite it can bring from the digital age. Put down that smartphone, iPad or whatever else is distracting you, and read a book with your kids. After all, the Jews are the “people of the book,” not the people Kids of the Kindle! The Children’s Illustrated Jewish Bible by Laaren Brown is an excellent introduction to the Torah. It’s Challah Time! by Latifa Kropf will teach your child the fine art of baking challah. My First Shabbat Board Book by Clare Lister is perfect for babies and toddlers. A truly delightful book is Shabbat Can Be by Raymond A. Zwerin and Audrey Friedman Marcus. This 1979 title is out of print but is still readily available from Shabbat used booksellers. This book perfectly encapsulates everything A recipe for sweet weeks that is special about spending Shabbat with your family, and the illustrations by Yuri Salzman are classic. Dig those groovy and strong identities

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ast February my family was about to sit down to Shabbat dinner. As we gathered in the dining room and took our seats, my 5-year-old son, Leo, was nowhereL to be found. My wife and I called out his name, and suddenly he emerged from his bedroom, running up to us with a big smile on his face. All by himself, he had managed to put on his button-down shirt, black pants and dress shoes, and completed his ensemble with a clip-on tie and kippah! Beaming with pride, he exclaimed, “I wanted to dress up for Shabbat!” At 5, he “got it.” Shabbat is special: a day to celebrate life and family. If Shabbat has kept the Jews more than the Jews have kept Shabbat, it is especially true for families with ’70s sideburns on the hip young rabbi! Mark Shulman’s Bagel young children. Consistently observing Shabbat has been Books are another fun way to spend a Saturday morning. These instrumental in helping our children forge strong Jewish clever books are aimed at toddlers but are fun for everyone, identities from an early age. The rhythm of their week is using pictures of bagels for learning shapes, colors, opposites and punctuated by that one moment of Zen when the family counting. Sit down with your little ones and a dozen bagels, and comes together to say the blessings and break bread. let your imagination run wild! Young children really groove on structure and ritual, and As any parent of young children can attest, kids crave your Shabbat provides both in abundance. As soon as my 3-year- undivided attention. When I am about to leave for work and old, Sela, notices me setting up for Shabbat she wants to am asked, “Daddy will you play with me?” my Jewish guilt pitch in. Her special jobs are to choose two candles, which inevitably conjures up a “Cat’s in the Cradle” scenario, with my I put into our silver candlesticks, and to carefully lay over kids all grown up and too busy for me. Why not make Saturday the challah three covers that the kids decorated at religious a dedicated day for a family walk or trip to the park after the school. These are simple to make and give kids a real sense morning soccer game? If you have musical instruments, bust of pride, as their handiwork becomes part of every Shabbat. them out and play some Shabbat songs. “Shabbat Shalom (Using a translucent white fabric and a Shabbat template (Bim Bam),” “The Dinosaur Song” and “Shabbat is Here” are from the Internet, your child can trace the design with all Shabbat classics. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison is colorful permanent markers.) another fun one to sing along to. Whether or not you attend After the kosher grape juice and Manischewitz are services, make it a day all about family. poured, we turn off the TV, dim the lights and take our seats. When three stars appear in the sky, it is time to conclude The candles are lit (our kids get a kick out of blowing out your Shabbat with Havdalah. This brief service brings a sense of the match), we wave the light in three times and welcome closure to your observance and provides a moment of transition Shabbat into our home. We raise our cups high as we sing between Shabbat and the rest of the week. Our children delight the Kiddush. A cacophony of clinking cups generally ensues in passing around the spice bags they made at preschool and as the kids shout “L’chaim” and merrily drink their juice. listening for the telltale crackle of the braided candle’s flame as As we touch the challah and chant the hamotzi, a tangible it is extinguished in the wine. Spice bags and spice boxes are connection is made with the bread that sustains us, G-d who easy to create, and instructions for making them can be found created the ingredients necessary to bake it and with each at kveller.com. Watching their dreamy smiles as they inhale the other. spicy aroma is enough to make every week a Shavua Tov, or a sweet week! . ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 23 CONGREGATIONS

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ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 29 Jewish HOLIDAY GUIDE A Guide to Jewish Holidays Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 5-6, 2013) Hanukkah (Nov. 28- Dec. 5 2013) Lag B’Omer (May 18, 2014) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated each year on the first day (Light the first candle on your Hanukkiah the evening of Nov. 27) Lag B’Omer is celebrated on the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer, of Tishrei, early in the fall. The day is a special time of rejoicing as we wish each The festival of Hanukkah lasts for eight days, beginning on the 25th of Kislev, which which is on the 18th of the Jewish month Iyar. other L’Shanah Tovah, a good year. It is also a solemn day because Rosh Hasha- can fall anywhere from late November to late December. The holiday celebrates the nah is not only the day on which we celebrate the creation of the world, it is also According to the Torah, we are obligated to count the days from Passover victory of the Maccabees, Jewish military leaders who rebelled against the Greek- to Shavuot. This period is known as the Counting of the Omer. An omer is a important as the Day of Remembrance, when the sound of the shofar calls each Syrian King Antiochus, who forbade the practice of Judaism and desecrated the of us to recount our deeds of the past year in preparation for repentance on Yom unit of measure. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, great Temple in Jerusalem. The word “Hanukkah” means “dedication,” and the holy an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as an offering. Kippur. The Rosh Hashanah festival meal table is set specially, as for Shabbat. day commemorates the rededication of the Temple after the Maccabees’ victory. Throughout the High Holy Days, the challah is to be a round spiral or “turban” The Talmud tells us that the festival lasts eight days because, when the Maccabees Every night, from the second night of Passover to the night before Sha- loaf rather than a long twisted one. The round challah symbolizes the cyclical rededicated the Temple, they found only enough holy oil to light the eternal lamp vuot, many among us recite a blessing and state the count of the omer nature of life, the seasons and the Jewish year. for one day. A miracle was wrought, however, and the oil lasted eight days, long in both weeks and days. The counting is intended to remind us of the link enough for new consecrated oil to be made. Another explanation is that when the between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavuot, which Temple was rededicated, the Jews immediately celebrated the festivals of Sukkot commemorates the giving of the Torah. It reminds us that the redemption Yom Kippur (Sept. 14, 2013) and Shemini Atzeret, lasting a total of eight days. They did this because Antiochus from slavery was not complete until we received the Torah. had prevented them from observing Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret at the proper time. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a solemn fast day. We pray for forgiveness Hanukkah is celebrated in the home with the lighting of the Hanukkiah, or Hanuk- from G-d and repent sincerely for our sins during the past year. Appropriate kah menorah. Gifts are exchanged, children are given gelt (coins) and families play greetings for Yom Kippur inclued “May you have an easy fast” and g’mar chati- (May 28, 2014) dreidel (games with a top bearing Hebrew letters). Foods fried in oil, reminiscent Yom Yerushalayim mah tovah, “May you be sealed for a good year (in the Book of Life).” Families of the legend of the miracle of the oil in the Temple, are served during Hanukkah. In Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the fourth of the new holidays that gather for a plentiful if simple meal before sundown on the eve of this holy day. particular, latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly doughnuts) are enjoyed. have been added to the Jewish calendar since the establishment of the At the end of the meal, festival candles are blessed and the fast begins for all State of Israel. (Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut fall adults in the household. The family then attends worship services at which Kol earlier in the month). The day commemorates the re-unification of Jerusa- Nidre is chanted. While children under the age of 13 are not required to fast lem in June 1967, when the Old City came under Israeli control. on Yom Kippur, meals for children should be Spartan to introduce the notion of Tu B’Shevat (Jan. 16, 2014) fasting while still providing proper nutrition. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, Tu B’Shevat takes its name from its date on the Hebrew calendar, the 15th of families and friends gather for a light break-the-fast meal. Traditionally, this is a Shevat. It is called the “Birthday of Trees,” and it celebrates the first beginnings of (June 4-5, 2014) cold meal consisting primarily of dairy products and fish. spring, although on the Gregorian calendar the 15th of Shevat usually falls in Feb- Shavuot ruary. Tree-planting is a common activity on Tu B’Shevat. A tradition of holding a Tu Shavuot occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan – late May B’Shevat seder, celebrating different kinds of fruits that grow in Israel, has become or early June. Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d Sukkot (Sept. 19-25, 2013) popular in recent years. Appropriate fruits would include dates, figs, pomegran- gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is one of ates, carob and oranges. the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, this seven-day festival is a celebration conclusion of the counting of the Omer. of the abundance with which G-d has blessed us. We are encouraged to take our meals in the sukkah throughout the festival. The sukkah is a temporary dwelling covered with leafy branches and decorated with fruits and vegetables, Purim (March 16, 2014) (Aug. 5, 2014) symbols of the harvest. The sukkah is a reminder of the temporary dwellings our Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia from the wicked Tisha B’Av ancestors in ancient Israel used to live in during the harvest. It also reminds us Haman, through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai. Purim Tisha B’Av is a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First of the booths in which G-d caused the Children of Israel to dwell during their takes place on the 14th day of Adar. (In the case of a leap year, it takes place in the and Second Temples. It also became a day of general mourning for other wanderings in the desert after the exodus from slavery in Egypt. Meals through- 13th month, Adar II.) major disasters that have befallen the Jewish people, from the Edict of out Sukkot include generous portions of fruit and vegetables, highlighting the Expulsion from England in 1290 and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain importance of an abundant harvest. Costumes are often worn on Purim and gifts of food – mishloach manot – are in 1492 to the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto during delivered door to door. World War II. The story of Purim is found in the Book of Esther, often referred to as “The Megil- Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah lah.” This is read aloud in synagogues twice on Purim: when the holiday begins (Sept. 26-27, 2013) at nightfall and the following morning. When the name of Haman is read, people stomp their feet, hiss, boo or shake noisemakers called groggers to obliterate his The days immediately following the end of the festival of Sukkot are the semi- name. independent holidays Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Some liberal congrega- tions celebrate both in one day as Atzeret-Simchat Torah. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah formally end the season of the High Holidays. Simchat Torah is a final assembly day, formally ending the season of the High Holy Days. It is also Hanukkah at Pardes when we celebrate the renewal of the annual cycle of Torah readings. We read the Sukkot at Pardes Jewish Day School final verses of Deuteronomy, then immediately recommence the cycle by reading Jewish Day School the opening verses of Genesis. We mark the occasion with hakafot, joyous circuits of marching around the synagogue with Torah scrolls, flags and banners. Children beginning their formal religious education are consecrated on Simchat Torah.

30 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE A Guide to Jewish Holidays Passover (April 15-22, 2014) Lag B’Omer (May 18, 2014) Passover, also known as Pesach, is the eight-day observance commemorating Lag B’Omer is celebrated on the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer, the freedom and exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt – perhaps during which is on the 18th of the Jewish month Iyar. the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II. The holiday begins at sunset on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan. According to the Torah, we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavuot. This period is known as the Counting of the Omer. An omer is a A time of family gatherings and lavish ritual meals called seders, the story of unit of measure. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, Passover is retold through the reading of the Haggadah. With its special foods, an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as an offering. songs and customs, the seder is the focal point of the Passover celebration. Every night, from the second night of Passover to the night before Sha- vuot, many among us recite a blessing and state the count of the omer in both weeks and days. The counting is intended to remind us of the link Yom Hashoah (April 28, 2014) between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavuot, which On April 12, 1951, the Knesset passed a resolution proclaiming the 27th of Nis- commemorates the giving of the Torah. It reminds us that the redemption san “the Holocaust and Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day – a day of perpetual from slavery was not complete until we received the Torah. remembrance for the House of Israel.” The date was chosen to fall between the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the observance of Israel Independence Day. In Israel the day is marked by various observances including Yom Yerushalayim (May 28, 2014) two minutes of silence signaled by the wailing of sirens on the morning of the ob- servance. At that moment, Israelis stop what they are doing, no matter what, and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the fourth of the new holidays that stand in solemn silence in memory of all who suffered and perished. In America have been added to the Jewish calendar since the establishment of the most Jewish communities come together for a community-wide gathering of State of Israel. (Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut fall remembrance. earlier in the month). The day commemorates the re-unification of Jerusa- lem in June 1967, when the Old City came under Israeli control.

(May 5, 2014) Yom Hazikaron Shavuot (June 4-5, 2014) Yom Hazikaron is Israel’s day of remembrance for the men and women, boys and girls who have lost their lives due to war or terrorism. It is celebrated on the Shavuot occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan – late May fourth day of the Jewish month of Iyar. As the sun sets that evening, Israel turns to or early June. Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d the celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut. gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the counting of the Omer. Yom Ha’atzmaut (May 6, 2014) Yom Ha’atzmaut is the national independence day of Israel, commemorating the Tisha B’Av (Aug. 5, 2014) Jewish state’s declaration of independence in 1948. Tisha B’Av is a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First Celebrated annually on 5th of the Jewish month of Iyar, it centers around the and Second Temples. It also became a day of general mourning for other declaration of the state of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948 major disasters that have befallen the Jewish people, from the Edict of (5 Iyar, 5708) and the end of the British Mandate of Palestine. Expulsion from England in 1290 and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 to the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto during It is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israel fallen soldiers Remembrance World War II. Day on the 4th of Iyar.

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29 30 Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix/Tucson. Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi- tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

October 2013/Tishrei-Cheshvan 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Cheshvan 1 Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Candle Lighting 2014 Annual Phoenix 5:52 PM Campaign Kick-Off CandleTucson lighting5:48 6:30PM 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Valley Beit Midrash’s 2nd Annual Seymour Sack Me- morial Lecture with Jerry Candle Lighting Silverman of JFNA Phoenix 5:42 PM Tucson 5:39 PM 6:17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Arizona Jewish Historical Society’s Annual Heritage Candle Lighting Award, honoring Sheila Phoenix 5:34 PM Schwartz Tucson 5:31 PM 6:04 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AVIV at Rainbows Fest

Jewish Genetic Diseases Candle Lighting Center – Genetic Screening Phoenix 5:26 PM Tucson 5:23 PM 5:52 27 28 29 30 31

Tucson Hebrew Women’s Philanthropy Academy 40th Fall Luncheon – “Spark Anniversary Celebra- the Fire Within” tion and Tikkun Olam Gala

34 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE November 2013/Cheshvan-Kislev 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it 1 2 is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix/Tucson. Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo Candle Lighting li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, Phoenix 5:19 PM and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat. CandleTucson lighting5:16 PM 5:42

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kislev 1 Scholastic Book Fair kickoff at East Valley JCC Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:13 PM 5:11 PM Tucson 4:32

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:08 PM Tucson 5:06 PM 4:24

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Desert Gathering Jewish Music Fest in Phoenix Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:05 PM Tucson 5:03 PM 4:17

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Thanksgiving Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:03 PM Tucson 5:01 PM 4:13

December 2013/Kislev-Tevet 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tevet 1 Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah

Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:02 PM Tucson 5:01 PM

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JFGP Super Sunday – Candle Lighting Community Action Day Phoenix 5:03 PM Tucson 5:02 PM

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Portland Jewish Academy’s 52nd Annual Auction Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:06 PM Sunday Night Fever Tucson 5:04 PM

Portland Jewish 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Academy’s 52nd Annual Auction Candle Lighting SUNDAY NIGHT Phoenix 5:10 PM FEVER Tucson 5:08 PM 29 30 31

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 35 January 2014/Tevet-Shevat 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Shevat 1 2 3 4 Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me- lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has Candle Lighting sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Phoenix 5:15 PM Holy Shabbat. CandleTucson lighting5:13 PM4:21

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:21 PM Tucson 5:19 4:29 PM

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Tucson International Tucson International National Council of Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Jewish Women Awards Candle Lighting Brunch Phoenix 5:27 PM Tu B’Shevat Tucson 5:25 4:37 PM

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tucson International Tucson International Tucson International Tucson International Tucson International Tucson International Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Jewish Film Festival Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:34 PM Tucson 5:25 4:47PM

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AIPAC annual dinner in Phoenix Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:40 PM Tucson 5:38 4:57 PM

February 2014/Adar I 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:47 PM TucsonCandle lighting5:45 PM 5:07

9 10 11 12 13 Greater Phoenix 14 15 Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Jewish Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Candle Lighting Phoenix 5:54 PM Tucson 5:51 PM 5:17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Greater Phoenix Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Greater Phoenix Jewish Jewish Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Film Festival Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:00 PM Tucson 5:57 PM 5:27

23 24 25 26 27 28 Mittleman Jewish Community Center 100th Anniversary Candle Lighting Friends of the Center Phoenix 6:06 PM Dinner Tucson 6:02 PM 5:37

36 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE March 2014/Adar I-Adar II 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix/Tucson. Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Adar II 1

Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:11 PM CandleTucson lighting6:08 5:47PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:17 PM Tucson 6:13 6:56PM

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Purim Brandeis annual Candle Lighting Book and Author Phoenix 6:22PM event Tucson 6:18 7:05PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:27 PM Tucson 6:23 7:14PM

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April 2014/Nissan 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:33 PM CandleTucson lighting6:27 PM 7:23

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:38 PM Tucson 6:32 PM7:32

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pesach Pesach Pesach Pesach Pesach

Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:43 PM Tucson 6:37 PM 7:41

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:48 PM Tucson 6:42 PM7:50

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Yom Hashoah

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 37 May 2014/Iyar-Sivan 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should 1 2 3 be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check Iyar 1 your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix/Tucson. Candle Lighting Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu Phoenix 6:53 PM bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat. TucsonCandle lighting6:47 PM 7:59

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Yom Hazikron Yom Ha’atzmuat Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:59 PM Tucson 6:52 PM 8:08

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Yom Ha’atzmaut community celebra- Candle Lighting tion at the VOSJCC Phoenix 7:04 PM Tucson 7:02 PM 8:16

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Lag B’Omer Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:09 PM Tucson 7:06 PM 8:24

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June 2014/Sivan-Tammuz 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shavuot Shavuot

Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:17 PM 7:10 PM CandleTucson lighting 8:37

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:21 PM Tish’a B’Av Tucson 7:13 8:42PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:23 PM Tucson 7:15 PM 8:44

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:24 PM Tucson 7:16 8:45PM

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38 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE July 2014/ Tammuz-Av 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for 1 2 3 4 5 the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix/ Candle Lighting Tucson. Phoenix 7:24 PM Candle lighting 8:45 Tucson 7:16 PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:22 PM Tucson 7:15 PM 8:42

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:20 PM Tucson 7:12 PM 8:37

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:16 PM Tucson 7:09 PM 8:30

27 28 29 30 31 Av 1 Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

August 2014/Av-Elul 5774 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Phoenix/Tucson areas. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle- lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Phoenix /Tucson. Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha- Candle Lighting bbat. Phoenix 7:11 PM Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Tucson 7:04 PM Shabbat. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tish B'Av Candle Lighting Phoenix 7:04 PM Tucson 6:58 PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:57 PM Tucson 6:51 PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:49 PM Tucson 6:43 PM

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Candle Lighting Phoenix 6:40 PM Tucson 6:35 PM

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40 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Kashrut

The word kosher means proper or acceptable, and it has informally entered the English language with that meaning. But kosher laws have their origin in the Bible, and are detailed in the Talmud and the other codes of Jewish traditions. They have been applied through the centuries to ever-changing situations. In today’s age of modern food production, amidst the rise of many different types of certification, kosher remains the gold standard many consumers look to verify the safety and purity of the food they eat. Kosher certification agencies, many of which are national, each have there own certification symbol (hechsher). Speak to your rabbi regarding which symbols are appropriate. Food&Dining Greater Phoenix Vaad Hakashruth

Rabbi David Rebibo, Rav Hamachshir Rabbi Yisroel Isaacs, Director of Kashruth Rabbi Mayer Freedman, Director of Kashruth 515 E. Bethany Home Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone: 602-277-8858 Fax: 602-274-0713 [email protected] www.kosherphoenix.org

The Greater Phoenix Vaad Hakashruth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting kashrut through education, research and supervision. The Vaad currently certifies many bakeries, restaurants, hotels and caterers throughout the community. Whether you are looking for kashrut certification, have a question about one of our certified products, or just want a place to get kosher food, the Vaad is here to help as a resource for everything kosher.

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 41 Food & Dining

Chompie’s Bakery Products (OU) Deli Since 1979, serves up a huge breakfast, Fairytale Brownies in Supermarkets & Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf lunch and dinner menu. It’s famous for its (Vaad) Jewish Sliders (featured on Travel Channel’s 4610 E Cotton Center Blvd. #100 Man v. Food), Mile-High Sandwiches, NY-style Phoenix, AZ 85040 Chompies boiled-then-baked bagels, Matzo Ball Soup and 800-324-7982 other Jewish Heritage Classics, as well as for www.brownies.com its sprawling deli and bakery cases and custom catering. Locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and Chandler, AZ. Fifth Street Kosher Deli and Market 5071 E 5th St. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Tucson, AZ 85711 9 Valley-wide locations under 520-325-3354 supervision of KOLA www.5thstreetdeli.com (except Sky Harbor Airport) 4550 E. Cactus Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032 FRESH MINT RESTAURANT 602-710-2910 (Vaad, Vegan) 9301 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Cookies from Home 480-860-0475 (Vaad) 480-443-2556 1160 E. University, Tempe, AZ 85281 1605 W. University Dr. Ste #106 13802 N. Scottsdale Road #161 480-557-0700 Tempe, AZ 85281 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 www.freshmint.us.com 3481 W. Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85226 800-543-8133 480-398-3008 www.cookiesfromhome.com www.chompies.com Founded by the Borenstein family, originally from Queens, NY, Chompie’s, Arizona’s New York

42 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Jewish Enrichment Center

Food & Dining

Ken Schnitzer, Owner Dine in style at Scottsdale’s Orange 480-315-8333 Lucia Schnitzer, Owner Sky Restaurant, the culinary www.scottsdalekoshermarket.com Jerry Mansoor, VP Operations jewel on the 15th floor of Talking Segal’s One Stop and Oasis Imperial Kosher Stick Resort. With world-class 1590 E. Bethany Home Road Grill Market & Deli Phoenix, AZ 85014 entrees, award-winning wine (Glatt, Vaad) and breathtaking views, a visit to (Glatt, Vaad) Phone: 602-773-1339 737 E. Glendale Ave. Orange Sky Restaurant will offer an 4818 N. 7th St. Fax: 602-680-3933 Phoenix, AZ 85020 experience like no other. Phoenix, AZ 85014 [email protected] 602-285-6999 602-285-1515 www.LucisHealthyMarketplace.com www.imperialkosher.com www.segalsonestop.com PAPRIKA Luci’s Healthy Marketplace is Karsh’s Bakery (Vaad , Meat) a unique cafe, coffee bar and (Vaad, parve and dairy) 7116 E. Mercer Lane ZOYO NEIGHBORHOOD marketplace. Featuring quality 5555 N. 7th St. #116 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 YOGURT organic, kosher, gluten-free and Phoenix, AZ 85014 480-948-3776 natural products from reputable (Vaad ,Dairy) 602-264-4874 local and regional vendors, including 1139 E. Glendale Ave. www.karshsbakery.com SAMARKAND meats, seafood, dairy, cheeses, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Vaad , Meat) snacks, entrees, wine and beer, 602-265-6060 7823 N. 19th Ave. King Solomon’s Pizza supplements, cosmetics, baby care, www.zoyogurt.com Phoenix, AZ 85021 (Cholov Yisroel, Vaad) pet care, cleaning, unique gifts, th 602-331-8991 4810 N. 7 St. etc. Freshly cooked meals and our Phoenix, AZ 85014 fresh Grab and Go menu items are 602-870-8655 available all day. We have received Scottsdale Kosher Market www.kingsolomonspizza.com best of awards, including Phoenix’s (Glatt, Chabad) Best Gluten-Free Market and Coffee. 10211 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Kitchen 18 (Restaurant with Manhattan Pizza and Subs Scottsdale Kosher Market) (Cholov Yisroel, Chabad) 10211 N. Scottsdale Road 5224 N. 7th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Phoenix, AZ 85014 480-284-6001 602-248-8086 www.thekitchen18.com www.manhattanpizzeria.com

Kosher Korner Mozart CafÈ and Bakery (Glatt, Vaad) (Cholov Yisroel) 6107 N. 7th St. 7116 E. Mercer Lane Phoenix, AZ 85014 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 602-266-0555 480-609-3879 www.mozartscottsdale.com Levi Catering & CafÈ (Vaad) Nadine’s Pastry Shoppe 12701 N. Scottsdale Road #108 (Kosher) Scottsdale, AZ 85254 4553 E. Broadway Blvd. 480-907-7150 Tucson, AZ 85711 www.Levi-catering.com 520-326-0735

Luci’s HEALTHY ORANGE SKY RESTAURANT MARKETPLACE

9800 E. Indian Bend Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Phone: 480-850-8606 [email protected] talkingstickresort.com

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 43 Generations

INSIDE 45 Lifescycle 47 Mohel TOP: Story time at Temple Beth 47 Mikvah Sholom of the East Valley. 48 Resources for all ages MIDDLE LEFT: Four generations 49 Education celebrate Hanukkah with the 52 Camps Bureau of Jewish Education in 53 Youth & Teens Phoenix. MIDDLE RIGHT: The 54 Campus groups Entin children welcome their 54 Young adult Zayde to Phoenix. 55 Singles survey RIGHT: Three generations of 56 Seniors Phoenix’s Schneider family 61 Elder care 63 Cemeteries/Mortuaries

44 JUNE/JULY 2013 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE 44 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Lifecycles

By Lois Sussman Shenker is becoming more common to have the same kind of celebration Life-cycle photos by Mark Gluckman/ markgluckmanphotography.com that occurs at a brit (minus any surgical or medical procedure, of course).

n the Jewish tradition, the life-cycle events of birth, bar Bar/Bat Mitzvah and bat mitzvah, weddings, death and mourning carry The ceremony of bar or bat mitzvah is the formal rite of specific rituals, most of which have been used for centuries. passage into adulthood for Jewish boys and girls. A boy actually I becomes a bar mitzvah simply by achieving his 13th birthday. Birth For girls, the bat mitzvah is typically anytime during the year Jewish children are given Hebrew names in addition to their after the 12th birthday. The decision for the age of bat mitzvah is English names. The most prominent ceremony surrounding made by individual synagogues and communities. a birth in our tradition is the circumcision of the male child, According to Jewish law, young men and women are obligated performed on the eighth day after birth. The ceremony is called to observe Jewish laws at this time, whether or not they have a a brit milah, which means covenant, harking back to when formal ceremony. In common practice, however, one is said to Abraham entered into a covenant with God and circumcised become a bar or bat mitzvah when one is called to the Torah for himself as a sign of that covenant. The circumcision is performed the first time. In liberal synagogues, both men and women are by a highly trained person called a mohel or, if a mohel is called to the Torah. The ceremony is the culmination of much unavailable, by a Jewish doctor under the supervision of a rabbi. effort and preparation on the part of the young person. The A brit or bris is an occasion for great joy and celebration in the requirements and preparations differ, depending on the custom Jewish tradition. It adds yet another link in the chain of our of the synagogue and the movement of which it is a part. In all history, one that is bright with hope for the future. cases, however, they include these: A part of this ceremony is the giving of the baby’s Hebrew • The ability to read a certain amount of Hebrew, name and the special prayer for newborns, also given to girls • The understanding of and participation in specific prayers, when they are named. While there is no specific covenant • The ability to say or chant the appropriate blessings when ceremony for girls, many have been created in recent years, and it called to the Torah.

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 45 Under the chuppah – Family and friends gather around the chuppah as a rabbi unites a couple in marriage.

In most cases the bar/bat mitzvah will chant the portion of the has been interpreted by many to symbolize the remembrance service known as the Haftarah as well. This is a passage that of sorrow at our moment of greatest joy. It commemorates the follows the Torah portion; it is a different passage each week. destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, in the year 70 C.E., and reminds us that life consists of both joy and sorrow. Weddings Traditional Jewish weddings are performed by rabbis. The Death and Mourning ceremony takes place under a chuppah (wedding canopy). When a Jewish person dies, there are clear directions as to It may take place anytime other than Shabbat (Friday night how things should proceed with regard to the body, the burial, sundown until Saturday night sundown), Jewish holidays and the funeral and mourning. The concept of honoring the dead is some designated periods on the calendar. The ceremony begins reflected in all Jewish burial customs. Burial takes place as soon with words of greeting, after which the rabbi says blessings over as possible, sometimes within 24 hours after death, or as soon a cup of wine shared by the bride and groom. The groom then thereafter as relatives can gather for the service. presents the bride with a ring, which may be accompanied by the • Prior to the service, traditional Jewish mourners participate bride presenting the groom with a ring. The groom’s declaration in the custom of kri’a, which is a symbolic tearing of clothing to the bride, first in Hebrew and then English, is, “Be thou accompanied by a prayer to symbolize the tear in the heart of a consecrated unto me with this ring according to the laws of loved one. Typically this is usually done by the rabbi with a knife Moses and Israel.” If the bride gives her groom a ring, the bride or scissors, usually on a tie for a man, a scarf for a woman or on a may make the same declaration or use one taken from the special “mourner’s ribbon.” “Song of Songs” or some other appropriate source. The ketubah • The casket is kept closed. Out of respect for the deceased, (wedding contract) is read, and the cantor or rabbi chants the the body is not seen at the funeral, nor is it viewed at the funeral Sheva Brachot (seven blessings) in Hebrew. Finally the groom home. (and sometimes the bride) will shatter a wine glass, wrapped • At the conclusion of the service, the mourners, family and in a cloth, with his (her) foot. When the glass is broken, the friends proceed to graveside for the burial. The mourners recite congregation often shouts, “Mazel Tov!” the mourner’s prayer and the casket is lowered into the ground. • Orthodox (and some Conservative) brides will visit the It is considered a mitzvah for the mourners, friends and relatives mikvah (ritual bath) in the week prior to their wedding as a to participate in the ritual of burial by shoveling some earth onto special form of spiritual cleansing to prepare them for their new the casket. life transition. • Upon leaving the cemetery, it is customary to wash one’s • The groom, if he chooses, may be called to the Torah for a hands. In most traditional cemeteries there is a fountain special blessing at a service preceding the wedding where the available for this purpose. Sometimes it is the custom for a Torah is read. This custom is called an aufruf. If the synagogue “washing bowl” with water to be placed outside the door of the allows women to be called to the Torah, the bride and groom house of mourning for this purpose. may be called individually or as a couple. • Only Jews are permitted to be buried in Jewish cemeteries. • The chuppah under which the wedding takes place Within the Reform tradition, however, exceptions are made for symbolizes the bridal chamber and the Jewish home the couple non-Jewish spouses. is about to create together. It also is symbolic of the importance • It is not generally the custom to send flowers to a of hospitality. Jewish) funeral, although it is sometimes done. Similarly, it is not • The breaking of the glass at the conclusion of the ceremony customary to bring flowers when visiting the cemetery. Some

46 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE visitors, however, leave a small stone on the tombstone or the edge of the grave to indicate they have been to visit. Community Generations/Life Cycle guide Jewish mourning laws recognize the need for mourning. They also recognize the need for healing. We are required to mourn intensely for seven days after burial. This period is known as MOHELS MIKVAHS shiva, which means seven. During this time, one stays at home, A mohel is the person who performs (Mikvaot) sits on low chairs and wears only slippers or stockings instead the circumcision in the brit milah of shoes. These are traditional signs of mourning. Mourners also ceremony for a male child on the A mikvah is a ritual bath satisfying may cover all mirrors and not groom themselves (shave or put eighth day after his birth. For more very specific building requirements on makeup) to show the feeling of pain and loss. Services are information, contact your local that incorporate “living water” held in the home of the deceased on the night of the funeral and congregation. (running or moving water from a for as many nights during the first week as the family desires in God-given source such as rain, liberal families, and for all nights during shiva (except Shabbat) Richard Dobrusin, D.O. snow, ice or a spring). Immersion in Orthodox families. Morning services are often held in the 480-443-1464 in a mikvah is performed for ritual home, as well. In order for the mourners to say the mourner’s purification and a change in status, including conversion. It is used by prayer, a minyan (quorum) must be present. It is a special Paul Block, M.D., FACS Jews who wish to observe the Jewish mitzvah to ensure that a minyan will be present for the mourners Canyon State Urology laws concerning family purity or in the home during this period. 5750 W. Thunderbird Road #B200 sanctification before a Jewish holiday, The 30 days following the funeral is the period of mourning Glendale, AZ 85306 wedding or conversion ceremony. called sheloshim (meaning 30). During this time, the mourners 602-375-1700 The purpose of immersion is not return to their work, but they refrain from excessive enjoyment [email protected] physical, but spiritual, cleanliness. Today, mikvah use has taken on such as attending parties, the theater, dances, vacations and the like. The Kaddish, (the mourner’s prayer) may be said for 11 some modern spiritually satisfying months less one day after the death of a loved one. This prayer Steven Hauben, M.D. meanings. Immersion is often a way of celebrating both happy milestones is a part of every synagogue service and therefore is said by the Scottsdale, AZ and the pains of overcoming losses. mourner whenever attending services. In addition, traditional 602-826-4131 Jews often go to minyan (daily service) every day, morning and [email protected] night, if it is available, in order to say the prayer every day. In the Mikvah Chaya Mushka Chabad of Arizona Orthodox and Conservative traditions, only the mourners rise Rabbi Mendy Lipskier 2110 E. Lincoln Dr. when the Kaddish prayer is said in synagogue. In the Reform 16954 E. Kinstree Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85016 tradition, the whole congregation rises. While this is the general Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 602-265-5552 custom, it varies from synagogue to synagogue. 480-776-4763 www.chabadaz.org After the 11 months are over, traditionally, the only time www.azbris.com the mourners are permitted to say the mourner’s prayer is at Yizkor, a memorial service that occurs four times during the Robert S. Lipson, M.D. Jay Stein Family Community Mikvah year on specific holidays, and on the yahrzeit (anniversary) of the 2525 E Arizona Biltmore Circle Congregation Beth Israel person’s death. In this way, our healing and mourning are defined Suite C236 10460 N. 56th St. by degree, with the end goal of returning fully to our lives in Phoenix, AZ 85018 Scottsdale, AZ 85253 society. 480-326-1361 www.cbiaz.org 602-426-9772 Unveiling Jews do not erect tombstones at the time of death or at the Keilim Mikvah Robbi Yossie Semel funeral service. In America, this is done some time around the 6516 N. 7th St. end of the mourning period (11 months). At this time, the 6804 N. 13th Pl. Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phoenix, AZ 85014 family holds a graveside service called an unveiling, at which 602-326-3885 prayers are recited, more words are said about the deceased www.azmohel.com and the mourners remove a sheet covering the tombstone, thus Mikvah of Tucson unveiling it. Congregation Young Alan B. Singer, M.D. Israel (Adapted from her book Welcome to the Family: Opening Doors to the 602-705-3501 443 E. 4th St. Jewish Experience. The book is available at loisshenker.com. [email protected] Tucson, AZ 85719 520-326-8362

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 47 Arizona has resources for all ages Me Shabbat, a free program offered the first Friday morning of By Debra Rich Gettleman each month to encourage families in the celebration of Shabbat. This fall the BJE is offering several special parenting classes Arizona is one “Jew friendly” place for Jewish including “The Blessing of a B Minus” and “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee,” two courses based on Dr. Wendy Mogel’s children, families and adults. There are so many popular books. amazing resources that an article can’t possibly cover Parenting classes are offered through many synagogues, JCCs, them all – it takes a Resource Guide to do justice to Jewish Family & Children’s Service and the Deutsch Family Shalom Center at Temple Chai, which provides programming the plethora of programs, agencies and schools that and services for everyone in the Jewish community. The Shalom make Jewish life so rich here. Center recently offered a parenting support group entitled “Learning to Take Care of Your Child with Special Needs.” Linda Feldman, the director of family education at the They are planning more parenting programs this coming year. Bureau of Jewish Education, believes Arizona programming For college students, there’s Hillel at Arizona State University, for Jewish families rivals that of the bigger U.S. cities like New University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University. Hillel York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Feldman notes: “We have provides Jewish college students an opportunity to meet peers, fabulous Jewish preschools which offer infant care starting at attend religious and social programs and connect to the ASU 6 weeks of age. FYI – Los Angeles does not even offer this as Jewish community. their Jewish preschools usually start at 2 years of age – no infant Rebecca Weinstein, development director of ASU’s Hillel care.” Jewish Student Center, believes Phoenix and Tucson are “Jewish Feldman pointed out that most Arizona schools also try to friendly” cities. “ASU is the largest public university in the work with parents in need. country, so out of 70,000 students, we estimate at least a Jewish While there are generally fees for participating in the BJE population of 3,500. U of A is an even more Jewish campus.” classes, “No one is turned away for inability to pay,” says Weinstein says, “The students who participate in Hillel events Feldman, adding that the BJE’S annual Passages Lecture Series are generally here all the time, planning events, outreaching to raises funds for the BJE. other students or just spending time at the building making BJE programs cater to all ages and stages from Jewish Jewish connections.” Marriage University for engaged, serious couples and recently Most Hillel programs are free for students. There are marrieds to Jewish Baby University for expectant parents. occasional fees for elaborate meals or programs that require There’s also Training Wheels, cycling through the Jewish year materials (e.g., crafts). to help young families explore the year’s holidays, and Baby and

48 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE Olga & Bob Strauss ECE Center Chandler, Arizona 85226 EDUCATION Temple Emanuel 480-855-4333 Bureau of Jewish Education in Scottsdale and 225 N. Country Club Road www.chabadcenter.com Coalition of Jewish Education in Tucson provide a Tucson, AZ 85716 variety of programs from pre-school through seniors 520-325-0390 Shalom Montessori (See listings under community organizations). www.templeemanueltucson.org 7300 N. Via Paseo Del Sur Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Jewish Tuition Organization The VALLEY 480-626-0676 www.shalommontessori.org Alef Bet Preschool Chabad Center Temple Beth Sholom Preschool 2110 E. Lincoln Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85016 3400 N. Dobson Road 602-994-2580 Chandler, AZ 85254 12701 N. Scottsdale Road - #100M www.alephbetaz.com 480-897-3636 Scottsdale, Az 85254 www.sholompreschool.org 480-634-4926 Beth El Congregation www.jtophoenix.org 1118 W. Glendale Ave. Temple Chai Preschool An Arizona private school tax credit organization Phoenix, Arizona 85021 4645 E. Marilyn Road & non-profit 501(c)(3). Raises funds through 602-994-2464 Phoenix, AZ 85032 the private school tax credit for individuals www.bethelpreschoolphx.com 602-923-3619 and corporations as well charitable donations. www.templechai.com Awards need-based scholarships to Jewish day Chanen Preschool school students. Congregation Beth Israel 10460 N. 56th St. Syndi Scheck Yad B’Yad Preschool Scottsdale, Az. 85253 Temple Emanuel of Tempe The Learning Shuk 480-951-3398 5801 S. Rural Road K-12 parent-educator-community collaboration www.cbiaz.org Tempe, AZ 85283 www.thelearningshuk.org 480-838-1414 ex. 20 East Valley JCC Preschool www.emanueloftempe.org PJ Library - Phoenix Temple Kol Ami [email protected] 15030 N. 64th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85254 PJ Library – Tucson 480-951-9660 [email protected] www.templekolami.org

PJ Library – Prescott Early Childhood Learning Center of the EVJCC Valley of the Sun JCC Preschool 12701 N. Scottsdale Road #203 [email protected] Steve Tepper, Executive Director/CEO Hadassah Baldinger, Assistant Executive Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Director 480-659-7769 PRESCHOOLS Pam Morris, Early Childhood Education Director www.vosjcc.org 908 N. Alma School Road TUCSON Chandler, AZ 85224 480-897-0588 DAY SCHOOLS Esther B. Feldman Preschool [email protected] TUCSON Congregation Anshei Israel www.evjcc.org 5550 E. Fifth St. Tucson Hebrew Academy Tucson, AZ 85711 The EVJCC has been a proud member of the East 3888 E. River Road 520-745-5550 Valley for over 40 years. Our Early Childhood Tucson, AZ 85718 www.caiaz.org Learning Center, ages 6 weeks through Pre-K is NAEYC accredited and a Quality First site. 520-529-3888 www.thaaz.org Tucson JCC Preschool We offer activities for all ages with play groups, aftercare programs, school break camps and a 3800 E. River Road fabulous summer camp. Holocaust education, THE VALLEY Tucson, AZ 85718 community service projects, thought-provoking www.tucsonjcc.org commentaries and more, engage our adults. East Valley Jewish Day School 520-615-5437 908 N. Alma School Road chandler jewisH Preschool Chandler, AZ 85224 Chabad of the East Valley 480-897-0588 875 N. McClintock Dr. www.evjds.org

ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 49 Pardes Jewish Day School Phoenix Hebrew Academy Yeshiva High School of Arizona 515 E. Bethany Home Road 727 E. Glendale Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phoenix, AZ 85020 602-277-7479 602-266-1213 www.phoenixhebrewacademy.org www.azyeshiva.org Shalom Montessori HEBREW/RELIGIOUS Head of School: Jill Kessler, M.A., M. Ed. 7300 N. Via Paseo Del Sur Director of Admissions: Bethany Spector, M.A. Scottsdale, AZ 85258 SCHOOLS 3916 E. Paradise Lane 480-626-0676 Most temples, synagogues and Chabads offer Phoenix, AZ 85032 www.shalommontessori.org Hebrew and religious schools through bar/bat Phone: 480-991-9141 mitzvah. Some temples continue with Confirmation Fax: 480-991-9405 classes through 10th grade. See congregation [email protected] Shearim Torah High listings for contact information. www.pardesschool.org School for Girls 6516 N. Seventh St., Suite 105 Celebrating 20 years of academic excellence. Phoenix, AZ 85014 Independent K to 8 coeducational day school. 602-324-3406 Rigorous secular education with an integrated www.shearimhighschool.org Jewish education. Experienced and dedicated faculty; low teacher-student ratio; student- Torah Day School of Phoenix focused learning. Technology, art, physical 1118 W. Glendale Ave education, music and Spanish offered. After- Phoenix, AZ 85021 school enrichment activities, morning/after-care 602-374-3062 available. Kosher kitchen supervised by Vaad; www.TorahDaySchoolOfPhoenix.org daily kosher lunch program. Member of the Mountain Valley Athletics League. Accredited. Partner agency with the Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix.

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ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 55 By David M. Brown Thy Fathers and Mothers

he Arizona Jewish community walks the Fifth Commandment talk. By providing quality places to live, a variety of medical andT social services at home and at local centers, and an ever expanding docket of activities, Jews in the Grand Canyon State are caring for their aging parents and relatives – as well as offering many of these opportunities to people of all backgrounds.

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Kivel Campus of Care, operating for 54 years in Phoenix, fulfills its mission as a home for Jewish seniors, but today its resident population also includes non-Jewish residents. On two campuses, Kivel offers four options: 210 independent apartments; 30 assisted-living beds; 15 assisted-living memory care beds; and the 10-bedroom Retreat assisted-living community in north Scottsdale. The minimum age is 62; one resident is 105. “Our staff is specially trained to provide personal care while addressing the physical, medical and social needs of our residents,” says Ira Shulman, Kivel’s president and CEO. A kosher facility, Kivel schedules Friday night and Saturday services and celebrates the major Jewish holidays. The community is regularly visited by children from Jewish day schools and members of Valley synagogues. Purim and Hanukkah parties and other Jewish cultural activities are part of the mix. “What sets Kivel apart is our dedication to provide a loving and caring environment for our residents,” Shulman says. “We treat people as individuals and do our best to meet their unique needs. Our staff is committed to quality services and doing everything 56 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE possible to provide a safe, enjoyable and responsive atmosphere for our residents.” In Tucson, Handmaker – Jewish Services for the Aging is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Situated on a 10-acre garden campus, the 181-room kosher facility offers quality-care options for adults of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds. The campus is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. Handmaker’s services include post-hospital rehab and skilled nursing care; independent and assisted living; long-term memory care; adult day care; and the “Adventure Bus” for high- functioning adults, which provides respite for caregivers one day a week. “Compassionate, charitable care is central to our mission and legacy of caring,” says Arthur Martin, president/CEO of Handmaker. His executive team includes Christine McNamara, CFO; Gary Lochowitz, COO; and Howard Paley, CDO. Handmaker recently partnered with Tucson Medical Center to build a Geriatric-Psychiatric Center for the care of adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The two-story Paul & Lydia Kalmanovitz Elder Care Center will add 24,000 square feet to Handmaker’s facility: 20 skilled nursing beds for resident- focused dementia care and 16 hospital beds for interventional psychiatric care of otherwise debilitated geriatric patients. “It will fill a significant void in the continuum of care in southern Thy Fathers and Mothers Arizona,” Martin says. Lifestyle Needs and Enhancements

Many Arizona organizations are serving Jewish seniors’ lifestyle needs. Rabbi Mendy Deitsch, for example, leads the recently opened Pollack Chabad Center of the East Valley in Chandler. The 13,000-square-foot facility provides the East Valley with religious services, education, social events and other functions. “We have a multitude of programs,” Rabbi Deitsch explains. “Several times a month our volunteers visit assisted-living homes in the East Valley to meet with elderly neighbors. We also have senior classes, and this year we will be having Grandparents Day, in which seniors can come and visit with the children in the preschool, and Intergeneration Day. We are also planning a brunch for seniors.” In Tucson, the Jewish Elder Access program is a clearinghouse of information about resources and programs available to seniors. In addition, JEA can fund qualified individuals requiring home repairs or modifications, yard clean-up and housekeeping. It’s funded by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, with additional support from Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona. “Clients primarily are served over the phone and occasionally via email, but they may come to JFCS to meet with me in person,” notes Irene Lloyd, who manages the JEA program.

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ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 57 Other JFCS services include Select Care managers for Schwartzberg, vice president of Older Adults and Jewish older adults and people with disabilities; the OneStop Community Services. Affordable Home Medical Equipment store with value-priced One of these, Jewish Family Home Care, provides a multi-stage, reconditioned and sanitized home medical equipment; The in-home assistance program to Jews and non-Jews, beginning Holocaust Survivor Program, offering case management, in- with an assessment of needs, followed by the development of an home support, transportation, counseling, social opportunities individualized care plan and finally the assignment of a matched and financial assistance; and other counseling services for older caregiver to provide daily activities such as companionship, adults at home and in multiple office locations. housekeeping, shopping/errands, medication reminders, At the same time, Jewish Family & Children’s Service transportation, meal-planning and preparation, and personal care of metropolitan Phoenix offers a variety of in-home and such as grooming and dressing. community programs dedicated to seniors, explains Ellie Another program, the Center for Senior Enrichment, operates SCOTTSDALE’S PREMIER ASSISTED LIVING HOME

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58 RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 | ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE from Chris Ridge Village Senior Living Community in Phoenix. The CSE is open to people living in the facility or outside and is nondenominational, although the majority of those attending are Jewish, Schwartzberg says. “At CSE, we have health and wellness programs, tai chi and zumba, yoga, book groups, music, arts and current events, a computer lab, cultural outings and entertainment,” she explains. Counseling is also available, Sabbath and holiday services are scheduled and the center will provide a kosher lunch if needed. In addition, JFCS offers counseling and a bereavement group in the Sun City area. Jewish clients throughout Maricopa County may also receive help through the Helping Hands Program, What does well-being which provides financial assistance following catastrophic events; a High Holidays program, arranging for tickets to local synagogues; a Thanksgiving dinner families program, which look like? brings a holiday dinner into elders’ homes; Hanukkah gifts and Passover food baskets; Holocaust survivors counseling; in-home Care at Maravilla Scottsdale. It’s the perfect blend of comfort, convenience and a personalized approach that only Maravilla Scottsdale can offer. It’s all here for you, in a beautifully crafted, comfortable community in the heart of Scottsdale. From basic assistance with activities of daily living to our award-winning InTouch® memory care program, you’ll fi nd Maravilla’s well-appointed private alcove and one-bedroom residences to be the perfect fi t. Residency is available to the public on a convenient monthly older adults counseling and case management; and a chaplaincy network with 22 Valley hospitals. fee basis, with no entrance fee required. The Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix (the Come see how rewarding Association) also funds senior-focused services. “Currently, and reassuring Maravilla’s we fund organizations such as Jewish Family & Children’s Service that provide seniors with support through in-home specially designed approach to services, counseling and case management, as well as the care can be. Center for Senior Enrichment, the only Jewish senior center in Greater Phoenix,” says Lisa Kaplan, director of planning and organization relations. “JFCS also provides advocacy and resource referrals to help older 7375 E. Princess Blvd. adults strengthen their support systems, improve emotional Scottsdale, AZ 85255 health and develop community connections,” she adds. ASSISTED LIVING | MEMORY CARE Recently, the association board commissioned a community- 480.359.1345 MaravillaScottsdale.com wide senior services research study. When the study is complete in late 2013, a task force will implement best policies for the community, says Jennifer Grossman, vice president of marketing and public relations. Other programs funded by the association that include senior services are indigent burial-fund and hardship-loan programs administered by Jewish Free Loan; The Bureau of Jewish Education; and the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, which provides many senior services such as fitness, arts and culture, social engagements and outings. The activities at the Scottsdale JCC are mostly scheduled October through March and include mah jongg and bridge classes, art classes, a Mature Mavens dinner group, a monthly program with the Phoenix Art Museum and classes with rabbis ARIZONA JEWISH LIFE | RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 59 and educators, explains Erin Searle, director of Adult Services & Cultural Arts at the JCC. RestWe assured. can help. Send out the S.O.S.! The association also supports Smile On Seniors, which provides Jewish programming and education to seniors living in Valley independent- and assisted-living facilities such as Kivel, Sierra Pointe Retirement community, the JFCS Jewish Senior Center in Chris Ridge, Pueblo Norte and Arte Resort Senior Living.

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