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Mitzvah Magic co-chairs Danielle Larcom (left) and Katie Stellitano Rosen with some of the gifts destined for needy Jewish families in Southern Arizona this Passover. Mitzvah Magic is a joint program of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona and Jewish Family & Children’s Services.

Mitzvah Magic, a volunteer program that supports local Jewish families in need, is celebrating its 18th year with a birthday bash on Wednesday, May 13. Marlyne Freedman, then a vice president at the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, started the program in 2008 in response to the economic… Read more »

“Jewish mothers are the heart of the household. We are the connectors, the planners, the tradition-keepers. When moms return inspired, connected, and confident, the ripple effect touches their children, their schools, their synagogues, and their friends. It creates a stronger, more resilient community,” says Jennifer Bell, left, enjoying schwarma with Emily Richman on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem in November 2025.

Emily Richman was thrilled when two local women, Emily Yasmer Lazarus and Shelley Kippur, approached her shortly after she moved to Tucson in 2022 about bringing the MOMentum Journey of Growth program to Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona. Richman, JPSA’s chief development officer, had staffed the program in… Read more »