Rosemary thrives amoung the citrus trees in Jacqueline Soule's Northwest Tucson garden.
The American Medical Association cautions that many Americans consume too much salt. The AMA encourages us to reduce our salt intake because excess sodium boosts blood pressure, leading to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. The problem is that we like flavor in our food, and most of us… Read more »
MICHELLE BLUMENBERG, executive director of the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HILLEL FOUNDATION, and AMALIA MARK, UA Hillel director of Jewish student life, attended the Hillel International Global Assembly in Orlando Dec. 14-17. The convention focused on inclusion of students with disabilities, pluralism and mental health on campus. SIVAN KORN has… Read more »
Jacques and Renee Claire Sebag of Tucson announce the engagement of their daughter Lena Sebag to Keith Teboul, son of Helen Teboul of Dunlap, Ill., and the late Guy Teboul of Paris, France. Lena is an owner/partner of Belle Destination Weddings & Events, Inc., of Maui, Hawaii, where she… Read more »
A photo taken in Israel by KEN BRANDIS, “Path to Peace,” will be part of the University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies 25th annual photography exhibit. The show will displayed in the Union Gallery at the UA Student Union beginning Jan. 28, with an opening reception from… Read more »
Elana Beth Goldberg, daughter of Lisa and Ben Goldberg, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Mimi and Jerry Sisk of Palos Verdes, Calif., and Karen and Bill Goldberg of Tucson. Elana attends Tucson Hebrew Academy and… Read more »
Ruth Ferleger, 88, died Dec. 9, 2015. Mrs. Ferleger grew up in Philadelphia and moved to Tucson in 2001. Mrs. Ferleger was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Arthur. Survivors include her children, Faye (David) Wolsky of Tucson and Leonard (Donna Kruman) Ferleger of Pittsburgh; and… Read more »
Jerome Allen “Jerry” Snyder, 78, died Dec. 12, 2015. Born in Louisville, Ky., Mr. Snyder graduated from Tucson High School in 1955. He graduated from the University of Louisville and was employed by the Social Security Administration for his entire working life. In 1963, Mr. Snyder married Barbara Ziblat.… Read more »
Bernadine “Bernie” Lerman, 96, died Dec. 15, 2015. She lived in Wisconsin and taught special education until moving to Tucson in 1980. Mrs. Lerman was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jacob “Jack” Lerman, and her daughter Judith. Survivors include her daughters Sharon (Barry Mates) Chaimson… Read more »
(Family Features) — It’s the time of year when many of us think about getting organized for a fresh new start. “Most of us put cleaning out and organizing our closets at the top of our New Year’s resolutions list every single year,” says Barbara Reich, professional organizer. “But… Read more »
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, left, met U.S. Jewish religious
leaders, including Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick
Jacobs, in New York, Dec. 11, 2015. (Courtesy of the Union for Reform
Judaism)
NEW YORK (JTA) – It was all hugs and smiles when Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met Friday with leaders of America’s three main Jewish denominations at an event hosted by UJA-Federation of New York. But when it came time to speak, the Reform and Conservative leaders made clear they… Read more »
Ayman Odeh, carrying one of his three children, casting his vote in
Nazareth on Israel's Election Day, March 17, 2015. (Basal
Awidat/Flash90)
(JTA) — Arab-Israeli lawmaker and political leader Ayman Odeh refused to meet with the umbrella foreign policy body for American Jews because it shares office space with the Jewish Agency, an abrupt and dissonant end to a trip that was aimed at promoting greater Arab-Jewish cooperation. “I came here… Read more »
Miss Israel, 19-year-old Avigail Alfatov, will compete in the Miss
Universe Pageant, which airs on Dec. 20. (Courtesy of Alfatov)
(JTA) — Avigail Alfatov eats her pizza upside down and has funny hiccups. Her favorite food is falafel and she makes her face shine by wiping it with green tea bags. How do we know this and, perhaps more important, why do we care? Well, Alfatov is the reigning… Read more »
Circa 1660, Dutch philosopher Benedicto De Spinoza (1632 - 1677). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM (JTA) – More than 350 years after this city’s Portuguese Jewish community excommunicated Baruch Spinoza and banned his writings for eternity, the philosopher’s books are for sale at the souvenir shop of the community’s synagogue. Spinoza, a Dutch-born Jewish philosopher who laid the intellectual foundations of the Enlightenment… Read more »
Brisket-stuffed papas rellenas (Jennifer Stempel)
(The Nosher via JTA) — Cooking enough for an army has been a long-established tradition of Jewish mothers across the globe, but mine takes it to a new level. I can’t think of a meal prepared by my mother where there wasn’t enough food for each diner to have… Read more »
The Onya Collective is behind the new garden in South Tel Aviv. (Gabi Berger)
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The teeming blocks around this city’s New Central Bus Station are anything but scenic. Packed with humanity at every hour of the day, they are dizzying monuments to urban blight: equal parts graffiti, chaotic traffic and bustling, black-market commerce. So on a sunny Friday last… Read more »
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Sitting in front of a computer at the center of Israel’s largest army base, a soldier stares at the screen, moving pixel by pixel over a satellite photograph, picking out details and finding patterns. A few years ago N.S., who has autism, thought the Israel Defense Forces wouldn’t take him.… Read more »
Secretary of State John Kerry addressing the Saban Forum in
Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2015. (Courtesy of Brookings Institution)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking at an annual U.S.-Israel confab, said Israel’s government must consider the consequences of evolving toward a single state incorporating the Palestinian areas. “How does Israel possibly maintain its character as a Jewish democratic state?” Kerry said Saturday at the Saban Forum in Washington,… Read more »
A Boy Scout saluting the American flag at Camp Maple Dell outside Payson, Utah, July 31, 2015. (George Frey/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — With the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay employees lifted this summer, it’s a good time to be pitching scouting to the liberal American Jewish streams. So says Bruce Chudacoff, the chair of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting. A representative… Read more »
Indian-Spiced Cauliflower Latkes with Cilantro Chutney (Samantha Ferraro)
(The Nosher via JTA) — Growing up, my mom always made the best latkes. And while I know everyone probably says this about their mom, I maintain her latkes really were the best. She would stand over the sink shredding and shredding potatoes until night’s end. Then she would insist… Read more »
Everything bagel latkes (Shannon Sarna)
(JTA) — I first tasted latkes for brunch at a trendy eatery on the Lower East Side about six years ago. Since then, I’ve seen them across the country on brunch menus everywhere from diners to Michelin Star restaurants. Latkes — or potato pancakes, as they’re known to non-Jews —… Read more »
