Arizona Jewish Post2h
At 100 and 99, Murray and Honey Manson are going strong
It probably wasn’t his old jogging habit that helped Murray Manson reach age 100 in August. That just ruined his knees, he ...
Arizona Jewish Post1d
Of Blessed Memory: Barbara Soble
Her personal life was her children, her grandchildren and her many friends and neighbors. She is survived by her daughter ...
Arizona Jewish Post2d
JFCS to Hold LEAH Workshop to Raise Awareness About Elder Mistreatment
LEAH (Let’s End Abusive Households) is a crucial program operated by JFCS of Southern Arizona, dedicated to supporting Jewish ...
Arizona Jewish Post2d
Tessa Minardi and Benny Louchheim are Wed
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Thomas and Marcia Louchheim on the wedding of their youngest son, Benny, to Tessa Minardi. Benny and Tessa ...
Arizona Jewish Post3d
HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE: Casting away your sins at Tashlich — it’s not just fish food
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Can ridding oneself of a year’s sins really be as simple as tossing a piece of bread into the water? Basically that’s tashlich, or “casting away,” a custom that many Jews practice ...
Arizona Jewish Post5d
Hamas, natural gas and other good reasons Israel and Turkey should stick together
Israel Hamas, natural gas and other good reasons Israel and Turkey should stick together The Turkish government ship Lady Leyla in Mersin before being sent to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza ...
Arizona Jewish Post5d
In-vitro detection progress spurs new push for Jewish genetic disease testing
Susan and Brad Stillman grew concerned following their son Benjamin’s birth in September 1998. He was fussy and congested, had difficulty breastfeeding and didn’t take to the bottle. The parents ...
Arizona Jewish Post4d
We found the (actual) first Jewish woman to finish the Iditarod sled dog race
Twenty-seven years before Braverman crossed the finish line on Sunday, Cantor completed the grueling 1,000-mile course in 14 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes and 42 seconds. She finished in 37th place. In a ...
Arizona Jewish Post6d
Small actions beget big changes
The story of Naaman in the Book of Kings II has always been one of my favorites. He is a foreign commander who serves the king of Aram and he has tzara’at, which is usually translated as leprosy.
Arizona Jewish Post4d
On Israel, think tanks adopts a more cautious approach, even as anger at critics lingers
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In one corner was the Center for American Progress, or CAP, arguably Washington’s leading liberal think tank. In the other was Josh Block, a pugnacious former spokesman for the ...
Arizona Jewish Post4d
JFCS ethical will workshop to be rescheduled
Update July 8: This event has been postponed due to a bereavement. JFCS hopes to reschedule on a date in August. Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona will hold a free ethical wills ...
Arizona Jewish Post5d
In post-Brexit Scotland, Jews warm up to leaving UK
EDINBURGH, Scotland (JTA) — The last time that Scotland voted on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom, most of its 7,000 Jews thought doing so was a bad idea. Worried that Scottish ...