Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Happy Friday Everybody. With another busy week behind us, we again can look to Shabbat for reflection, contemplation, rest and, possibly for some of us, healing….
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Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Another week is quickly coming to an end. It is time to take a deep breath and reflect on how we did and what we will…
by Marty Haberer I have just completed my first two months as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. They have been interesting with racial slurs and swastikas…
Rachel Hoffer, chair of Federation’s NowGen board, recently returned from the National Young Leadership Cabinet mission hosted by the Jewish Federations of North America. During the week-long study mission, she…
More than 60 volunteers dialed for dollars during the Spring Phone-a-Thon on Sunday, May 1. They made over 2,500 calls and raised more than $40,000 for Jews in need here…
Nearly 100 Jewish professionals attended the Federation’s Business & Professionals Corner Office event on April 5. Sponsor Perkins Coie provided a perfect venue at the Phoenix Plaza Conference Center for…
The Federation’s NowGen program launched its Shalom Phoenix, welcoming newcomers to the Phoenix area and providing them with resources to engage with their new Jewish community. Jewish young adults ages…
Nearly 400 women gathered at the Scottsdale Hilton on March 4 for IGNITION! The event was co-chaired by Anita Gutkin and DeeDee Vecchione and featured Jane Weitzman, philanthropist and executive…
If anyone knows how to harness the power of networking, it’s Eliot Kaplan, a Perkins Coie corporate and tax attorney, as well as chair of the steadily-evolving Business & Professionals…
Congratulations to Women’s Philanthropy Chair Julee Landau Shahon on being named to the Jewish Federation of North America’s Women’s Philanthropy board! “Julee has been instrumental to resurgence of our local…