For Ben Pozez, involvement in the Jewish community is practically coded into his DNA. His grandparents, the late Shaol and Evie Pozez, were philanthropic and community leaders from the moment they ...

Allen Langer keeps a photo on his desk of the ship that brought him and his parents from Germany to the United States in 1949, when he was 21 months old; his parents, survivors of the Holocaust, spent ...

Tucsonan Shari Gootter spends her time changing the lives of others in a wide variety of ways. Self-employed as a therapist and yoga instructor, she works daily to help people as they improve ...

Growing up in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, Roberta Bracker, now 76, took being part of a Jewish community for granted. At her high school, all of the kids were Jewish. Bracker’s mother ...

Connections Co-Chairs Karen Faitelson and Nanci Freedberg emphasized the power of tradition and the strength of women. “Our ...

He was standing at a busy intersection when I drove by. What caught my attention was the small dog wrapped in a blanket that he pushed in a stroller. Also, his sign had a name on it: Leo.

Many local congregations have chesed committees. Most also have social action committees. Broadly speaking, chesed committees focus inward to meet needs within the congregation and social action ...

Israel is forever changed after the attacks on October 7, 2023. What does the future hold for Israel and the Jewish people ...

Editor’s note: Willy Halpert, 92, and his wife, Marilyn, divide their time between homes in Toronto, Canada, and SaddleBrooke, Arizona. Willy is writing a memoir, paints watercolors, and collaborates ...