Native Tucsonan Patricia Zarin, owner of Classy Sweets, owes both her entrepreneurial spirit and her strong Jewish identity to her parents, Bill and Roselyn Dumes. “I was bat mitzvahed at Anshei ...

Nahary, a former cybersecurity analyst, will present “Practical Ways to Stay Safe Online” at the upcoming Southern Arizona ...

Rabbi Yeshaya Levin leads a prayer minyan at Tucson Torah Center. Rabbi Yehuda Palgon, the center’s outreach director, is third from left. Photo: tucsontc.org In August 2023, six young rabbis, recent ...

Due to the coronavirus, the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Women’s Philanthropy Lion of Judah Society canceled a pre-Passover cooking demonstration featuring Marianne Banes. Tucson has a ...

My birthday this year came and went with no bouquet of roses gifted to me by a special man and nary a sweet nothing whispered in my ear. It’s just not fair, I silently reproached the universe. Why are ...

Through Project Isaiah and Mitzvah Magic, two longstanding programs organized by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and community partners, members of the Tucson Jewish community have helped ...

Everyone holds a multitude of identities that guide our choices: gender, race, occupation, sexuality, and more. As a ...

Anne Lowe, a former Bet Shalom president and inveterate volunteer, was at the mission on November 27, washing the feet of ...

As PJ Library often shares, it costs a lot to be free. In 2023, PJ Library in Southern Arizona raised $48,000 through major ...

“Even the smartest of us can get played,” says Levia Nahary. “Anyone can be deceived,” says Rabbi Dr. Bennett Blum. Both Nahary and Blum are talking about ways scammers exploit older adults. Nahary, a ...

Rabbi Sharon Brous speaks at “Community in Unity” event. Photo courtesy of Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center Three lines of text about an obscure, ancient ritual changed her life. Rabbi Sharon ...

Local teens proudly represent the Tucson delegation during opening ceremonies at the 2024 JCC Maccabi Games (R) in Detroit. Hosting the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games and Access in Tucson this summer will be ...