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Devarim - Guided Rebuke
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (764+ words) A fundamental question in life is: How much of our opinion should we share with others? If we express our opinion, especially when we think someone is wrong, we risk upsetting them. Rebuke can strain relationships, and sometimes the person…...
Glendale man indicted for defacing synagogue and posting antisemitic threats
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (625+ words) Sha’arei Shalom Congregation in Phoenix. Kevin Charles Pyles, 33, of Glendale, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 23 for “intentional defacement of religious real property” after he allegedly placed an antisemitic flyer on the front door of Sha’arei Shalom…...
The Jewish People are waiting for your light
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) Rabbi Jonathan Sacks often told a remarkable story about a Chabad rabbi who visited a remote town in Alaska. While speaking to a classroom of children, he asked whether anyone had ever met a Jew. One little girl raised her…...
Chabad expanding to Carefree
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) Rabbi Mendel and Mussie Heller with their son Moshe. Chabad of Arizona recently announced that it is expanding to incorporate a new Chabad center, bringing Jewish learning and connection to the north Valley communities of Carefree and Cave Creek. When…...
The Torah is for all who seek it
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (333+ words) (Ruth 1:16) Ruth’s loyalty oath in this verse becomes the biblical model of the righteous convert, and many of the laws and traditions concerning Jews by choice emerge from her example. Even so, the inclusion of the Book of Ruth proves…...
Preparing to receive the Torah
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (456+ words) Shabbat is a special and elevated day. It doesn’t only give us rest, it lifts us up. Shabbat elevates the week that just passed and brings blessing to the week coming ahead, so our coming days can be lived with…...
ADL reports decrease in antisemitic incidents in 2025, still higher than pre-Oct. 7 levels
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (930+ words) Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, talked with Mi-Ai Parrish at Congregation Beth Israel in 2025. Antisemitic incidents in Arizona from 2021 to 2025. Data courtesy of ADL. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents on May 6, highlighting…...
An ode to the Bible Quiz, Israel’s quirky and surprisingly consequential Independence Day tradition
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (164+ words) The annual Bible Quiz held at the Jerusalem Theatre on Israel's Independence Day, May 5, 2022. (JTA) — We are two Australians in our 30s, and if you asked us what most shaped the way we love and understand Israel, we would both give…...
Over 200 volunteers participate in CJP’s citywide Mitzvah Day
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (893+ words) Mitzvah Day volunteers at Temple Kol Ami made birthday bags for children in foster care. Volunteers made bracelets in honor of Lauren Cummins at Gesher Disability Resources on Mitzvah Day. Volunteers help make sandwiches for the homeless with Valley Beit…...
Fatalities from antisemitic attacks in 2025 reach highest toll in 30 years, Israeli analysis finds
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (593+ words) A sign reading "Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too" is seen at the floral tributes area outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Dec. 18, 2025, to honor victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. The attack at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14 was one of…...