Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Not surprisingly, many have been captivated by the summer Olympics with new stars and favorites emerging and surprising declines for others. Needless to say, Simone Biles’…
Messages & Musings
From weekly Shabbat messages to the occasional guest blog, keep up with perspectives, impact stories, and more.
Marty’s Shabbat Message – July 29, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Another interesting week in the Valley. Things have dried up again after all that wonderful rain. We certainly needed it. Hope there is more to come!…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – July 15, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), At this writing, our Phoenix Suns have yet to have played game four of the NBA finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. By the time you read…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – July 8, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Hello Friends), I hope that you all had an enjoyable long Independence Day weekend, our annual celebration of nationhood and the commemoration of the Declaration of Independence, asserting…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – July 1, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It feels a lot longer than one week ago that the tragedy in Surfside, Florida took place. It has simply been heartbreaking watching things unfold at…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – June 24, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageIt is my pleasure to welcome a guest writer this week, Federation’s Director of Campaign & Women’s Philanthropy, Sheryl Press. I hope you enjoy her message. Marty Shalom Chaverim (Hello…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – June 17, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Things have really started to heat up out there in the Valley. At this writing, it is 111 degrees in Scottsdale with much higher temps predicted…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – June 10, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Sadly, the genie of anti-Semitism is back out of its bottle and continues to rear its ugliness all around us. This week, unfortunately, it hit all…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – June 3, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), We just concluded the Memorial Day weekend and I noticed more conversation than ever before on social media discussing the meaning of Memorial Day. Many made…
Marty’s Shabbat Message – May 27, 2021
By Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Marty's Shabbat MessageShalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As of this writing, the cease fire in Israel continues to hold. May it turn into a permanent peace for many years to come. One of…
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