(JTA) — Relatives of Israeli hostages who have drawn international criticism for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza are planning a multi-day march in support of ramped-up measures to debilitate Hamas ..read more

(JTA) — I recently returned from a synagogue mission to Israel. Before our departure, I asked our 20 travelers why they were going. “I want to be able to bear witness,” one of them responded, “so first I have to be a witness ..read more

When Mandy Patinkin takes the stage on Feb. 16 at Mesa Arts Center, it will be nothing like his last concert performance in Phoenix ..read more

Laura Arnold Leibman, a historian at Reed College in Oregon, often uses objects — a cup, a photograph, even a gravestone — as an entry point to understanding the lives of the people she resear ..read more

KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel — Fifteen young men and women, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings and to each other, dance around a bucolic field, twisting their bodies to trance music blasting through their headphones ..read more

Did you read where Dr. Ruth Westheimer has a new job? At the age of 95, she was just appointed as New York’s first “loneliness ambassador.” I’m not sure exactly what the job entails or how she is going to go about fulfilling her responsibilities, but the governor was quoted in an Arizona Rep ..read more

Phoenicians Alan and Carole Zeichick are passionate lovers and supporters of Jewish music, so much so they have sponsored several musical events at various synagogues around Greater Phoenix, a ..read more

On Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., there will be a special public performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The production is a partnership between the Bridge Initiative, a women-led artistic collective that uses theater and media to build bridges in the community, and Childsplay, a local professional theater with family-friendly productions along with a ..read more

Phoenicians Alan and Carole Zeichick are passionate lovers and supporters of Jewish music, so much so they have sponsored several musical events at various synagogues around Greater Phoenix, a ..read more

(JTA) — With the Pan American Maccabi Games set to begin in Argentina next week, an Israeli delegation of more than 200 athletes was planning to join 5,000 Jewish participants from across the world who will compete in 30 sports ..read more