One friend told me last year that she could never afford health insurance and worked full-time until she was 75. She was rarely ill. But since she stopped working, her health has been a challenge. She ...

The rabbi, Cantor Jen Benray, and Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg served as his Beit Din (Hebrew for “house of judgment”) ...

NEW YORK (JTA) – After facing criticism for its handling of inappropriate behavior by a convert-supervising rabbi who turned out to be a mikvah-peeping voyeur, the country’s main centrist Orthodox ...

dig was focused on an ancient water system built in the Bronze Age, between 3,500 and 4,000 years ago. The system, which consists of a vertical shaft and tunnel reaching down to a natural spring at an ...

JYLIAN EMAN GRABELL, daughter of Ellen Eichler-Grabell and Law­rence Grabell, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Lisa ...

MAXWELL ISAAC SILVERMAN, son of Kris and Ben Silverman, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Rosalyn Silverman of Pittsburgh, ...

NATHAN RIX, son of Diana Rix and David Gibbs,will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Aug. 24 at Congregation Chaverim. Nathan attends Paulo Freire Freedom School and is interested in the fields of ...

Anita Labovitz, 87, died Dec. 5, 2010. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she volunteered with B’nai B’rith Women. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Hy; daughters, Susan (Charles) Childers of Tucson ...

The Tucson Jewish Community Center is proud to host former UA Women’s Basketball & Phoenix Mercury star, Sam Thomas, for the ...

Delegates to the Association of Holocaust Organizations conference in Toronto, Ontario June 7-10 included Lori Shepherd, executive director of the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center, middle row, ...