Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This past week, community members gathered to hear Sefitu Ezra, a young Israeli woman who emigrated as a child with her family from Ethiopia. Sefitu shared…
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Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Marty with Rachel Hoffer & Danielle Gross, Phoenix Federation Young Leadership Cabinet members While most of you have gone about your business during a typically balmy…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week we experienced one of the saddest days on the Jewish calendar. Did you know that both the first and second temple were both destroyed…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week, I share with you a story about how volunteerism, community and friendships can collide in a beautiful way as friendships and partnerships bloom. Earlier…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As another hot July summer week comes to a close, I was energized, as I dutifully performed my nightly habit of reviewing the Facebook posts of…
Lori, Susan and Marty Haberer Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Greetings from New York, where my family is celebrating my mom’s 75th birthday! This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas, where Moses…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I hope you all had a wonderful July 4th celebration. We the Jewish people should know as well as anyone how sweet freedom is and how…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It’s been an interesting week… one of disappointment and one of hope. As leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Agency in…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Last Friday night, I was privileged to attend a Kabbalat Shabbat service. The program was hosted by Smile on Seniors and provided the service, dinner and…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This past week, I had the great joy to visit with a young man I taught at the Community Hebrew High School while I was Associate…