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PHYLLIS BRAUN AJP Executive Editor

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ast spring, community leaders from the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Jewish Community Foundation began a community visioning project that was soon dubbed “2020 and Beyond: Reimagining Jewish Life in Southern Arizona.” After initial stages that included hiring an outside consultant and holding meetings with stakeholder groups and broader focus groups, the process is now at a crucial stage: an online survey now open at www.jew matter.com that gives all members of the Southern Arizona Jewish community the chance to make their voices heard.

“This is a vital opportunity to take a serious look at the strengths and challenges facing our com-

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Take survey to play part in Jewish community visioning project

From left, Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida, Ph.D., Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona vice president; Graham Hoffman, Jewish Community Foundation president and CEO; and JCF Project Manager Maya Horowitz, review a community planning timeline at the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Jan. 28.

munity. Together, the agencies, synagogues, donors, lay leaders, and professionals across our community are deeply committed to

formulating a holistic, cohesive plan to enrich, expand, and animate Jewish life for this generation and generations to come,”

says Graham Hoffman, president and CEO of the Foundation and incoming president and CEO of the Federation. Hoffman is the senior project lead for 2020 & Beyond.

“One of the major focuses of this study is to hear the viewpoints of everyone in our community — from those at the center to those at the furthest periphery,” says Hoffman. “This is our chance to collect insights so that we can make data-driven decisions for the future, and the data we seek comes from every corner of Jewish life.”

Building on the past The 2020 & Beyond project is the first widespread community research project since JFSA President and CEO Stuart Mellan and then-JFSA Chairman Bruce Ash commissioned a 2002 population See Visioning, page 2

Love, poetry, community: a family’s unique response to cancer PHYLLIS BRAUN AJP Executive Editor

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ara Hurand says she’s never known anyone like her brother, Josh Hurand, a psychotherapist in Tucson who has a gift for connecting people.

“He makes business connections, creative connections, light and fun connections, and deep and enduring connections. He is meaningfully close with family members both near and far, calling on them regularly to maintain authentically deep connections,” she says.

Last spring, at age 46, Josh received a terminal prostate cancer diagnosis.

Although Sara, two years Josh’s junior, has yet to come to grips with this news, she began mus-

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Siblings Sara and Josh Hurand in Tucson in fall 2017

ing about how the family might honor Josh at some point in the future. Then she realized, “This is a project that Josh would love to be involved with. Why not start something together now, that he

can be part of shaping?”

Their project, the Hurand Connection Fund, began coming together at Josh’s first chemotherapy session last month in Cleveland, where he has a primary oncolo-

gist in addition to one in Tucson.

While his wife, Ashley, stayed here with their two young children, Sara, who now lives in Tel Aviv and previously lived in Cleveland, flew in to keep Josh company. They read poems together.

“After, he looked at me with a smile and said, ‘This was fun, right?

We got to hang out and read poems.’ He meant it sincerely. When else did we find the time to sit together and read poems out loud?

They say that the big ‘C’ doesn’t have to mean cancer, it can also mean change. Josh has consistently lit up the bright spots, helping me and my parents find our way along this dark path,” she says.

Sara got in touch with Tyler Meier, executive director of the See Love, page 4

CANDLELIGHTING TIMES: February 21 ... 5:57 p.m. • February 28 ... 6:03 p.m. • March 6 ... 6:08 p.m.

na. From all that we have learned these past six-plus months, we have crafted continued from page 1 what is called a needs assessment surGo to www.jewmatter.com. vey,” which is now available for comThe survey will remain open study, conducted by demographer Ira munity participation, says Rosov. through March 16.

Sheskin.

Together with Federation and “The 2002 population study was Foundation staff, Rosov’s team will a landmark for our community. It provided us with in- combine the survey results with data from the focus sights into demographic trends and allowed us to be- groups and community conversations to draft “a comgin to take a data-driven approach,” says Mellan. “I was munal vision and preliminary plan for the enhancement thrilled to be a part of the initiation of the 2020 & Be- of Jewish life in Southern Arizona,” says Rosov, addyond process. I feel that these studies are invaluable for ing that the vision and plan “will be shared in a series understanding and enriching our offerings.” of community-wide convenings scheduled for later this The 2002 study was a full demographic survey, con- spring.” ducted at a time when most people still had landline “We have pored over this survey,” says Aviva Zeltzertelephones. For the new study, which delves into commu- Zubida, Ph.D., JFSA vice president, planning and comnity needs, desires, and identities, “it’s not as important munity engagement. “Our work has been to incorporate to count people — it’s more important to make people all of the feedback received so far to create a survey that count,” says Shelly Silverman, a member of the 2020 & will provide us with data that is actionable to, among Beyond steering committee and immediate past presi- other things, improve our engagement offerings.” dent of the Federation.

“The second component of our work with the comA new approach munity is a consultation on possible models for increasLeaders of the Southern Arizona Jewish community ing philanthropic investment in Jewish life in Southern began discussing a new planning process more than two Arizona. We will be bringing successful models from years ago, says Silverman. It was briefly put on hold as both inside and outside the Jewish world for considerHoffman took the reins at the JCF in ation,” says Rosov.

September 2018. In May, a steering The Next Step: Take the survey committee of professionals and lay The most comprehensive and esleaders, including the JCF and JFSA sential step along the timeline is the board chairs, Jeff Katz and Deborah survey. The framers of this project Oseran, respectively, created a list of intend for 1,000 or more Southern questions and hypotheses to present Arizona Jewish community members to potential consulting firms. These to participate. included “How can we best engage Along with questions assessing inthe next generation in Jewish life?” terest in typical Jewish activities, such and “How can we best ensure meanas holiday celebrations or travel to Isingful Jewish education in the Jewish rael, the survey also asks about topics community?” such as sports, arts and culture, and — Graham Hoffman The steering committee interenvironmental issues. Assessing posviewed and assessed proposals from sible barriers to participation, choices many consulting groups before hiring Rosov Consulting include cost, geographic location, and events being eiLLC. It was an exhaustive search, says Mellan, and there ther “not appealing enough,” “too serious,” or “not seriwas tremendous confidence in the selection of Rosov, ous enough about Jewish content,” among others. which has worked with synagogues, Jewish federations, Hoffman urges everyone to take the survey, includand community foundations in Cincinnati, Montreal, ing those who may not identify as Jewish themselves but and Louisville, Kentucky, among others. who are connected with or live in a household with JewThe 2020 & Beyond project, notes Mellan, is fully ish members. (In 2002, the demographic survey found funded by a small group of key donors who understand that 78% of the people living in Jewish households in the importance of the strategic planning process.

Tucson were Jewish.)

“The professionals at Rosov immediately stood out,” “Please take the time,” Hoffman says. “We need your says Anne Hameroff, incoming JCF board chair and views.” steering committee member. “They have conducted The results of the survey will shape and inform the studies in North America and Israel that are similar to choices made by all of the agencies in Jewish commuours and can provide expertise and analysis that will re- nity moving forward. But community action plans will ally help us move forward.” remain open to future modification.

“Our work with the Jewish Federation and Jewish “We see how fast the world is changing,” says Mellan, Community Foundation of Southern Arizona has sever- referencing the old adage that “nothing is permanent exal components. First and foremost, we have been asked cept change.” to help communal leadership come to better know and “Our Federation and our Foundation and all of our understand the needs of community members … pri- community partners understand it’s important to be out marily regarding their connection to or dislocation from in front, and adjust to our changing world,” he says. the Jewish community as well as how the community The survey will remain open through March 16 at can best provide for and support those at risk and in www.jewmatter.com. Community members are encourneed,” says Wendy Rosov, Ph.D., founder and principal aged to share the link with their friends ­— especially of Rosov Consulting. those who may be less connected to the local Jewish “We have spent many hours talking with lay and pro- community. fessional leaders of nearly every Jewish communal orgaEveryone who completes the survey can enter a drawnization in Southern Arizona as well as having conduct- ing to win a gift card. ed a series of intensive focus groups with individuals For more information, contact Maya Horowitz at representing all walks of Jewish life in Southern Arizo- maya@jcftucson.org or 647-8433.

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“One of the major focuses of this study is to hear the viewpoints of everyone in our community — from those at the center to those at the furthest periphery.”

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nscrewed Theater and Beth Shalom Temple Center in Green Valley will partner for a BSTC fundraiser next month, “Dine and Laugh!”

Comedy troops from Unscrewed Theater, an improv club based in Tucson, will perform while attendees enjoy a threecourse dinner on Saturday, March 21, at the Madera Crystal Ballroom in Quail Creek, Green Valley.

All proceeds will go toward a security system for the synagogue.

“Considering the rise in anti-Semitism in the country, sometimes you have to look forward instead of back. It may become an issue here and we need to be aware and prepared for it,” says Marilyn Beim, event chair.

The dinner is open to the Jewish community and beyond. “I would love to fill the whole ballroom with 330 people,” Beim says.

Unscrewed Theater is a volunteer-run, non-profit community theater, established by Southern Arizona’s former traveling improv troop, “Not Burnt-Out Just Unscrewed.”

“We want to be able to perform and educate people about improv wherever we have the chance,” says Chris Seidman, executive director of Unscrewed Theater.

The theater has five performing teams of six people each. Performers usually do

a series of improvisational games similar to the TV show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” They ask the audience for suggestions on a plot, then act out an unscripted scene.

“The great thing about improv is we kind of know what we’re going to do but we never know exactly what we’re going to do,” Seidman says. “We have no idea what the setting is going to be; we have no idea what the characters are going to be, or what is going to happen during the scene. That is all improvised.

“It’s always like a high wire act,” he says. “There are some nights where it is brilliant; there are some nights where it is more of a challenge and it all depends on teamwork. Improv is different from other types of comedy — like standup comedy — in that it is very much a team activity.”

Unscrewed Theater has performed for several local Jewish organizations, including the Tucson Jewish Community Center and other synagogues.

As for the goal of BSTC’s fundraiser, Seidman says, “Having a secure facility is vital in synagogues and other places of worship. I’m sad that it has to be done but I feel it is important.”

Tickets for the event are $60. Sponsorships are available. A cash bar opens at 5 p.m.; doors to ballroom open at 5:30 p.m.

The evening will include a silent auction of artwork. RSVP by March 1 at (520) 393-0317.

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University of Arizona Poetry Center, where Josh serves on the development council, and Graham Hoffman, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, another organization where Josh serves on the board. Sara and Josh’s parents, along with Sara and her husband, put up the seed money for the donor-advised fund, held at the Foundation.

“Josh squirmed a little to name it after himself specifically. He felt more connected to our family legacy of involvement, so we settled on Hurand Connection Fund,” says Sara.

The fund’s vision statement is, “To start with one voice and gather many different voices through art and creative programming that makes connections between people and groups to inspire cultural healing.”

“Part of how I’ve been managing this whole thing is through writing my own poetry,” Josh says, explaining that the fund will bring renowned poets to Tucson.

“Josh is special and unique,” says Hoffman. Faced with this diagnosis, “rather than turning inward and focusing all his energy on himself, his first motivation was to do something for everyone else, for the community,” connecting many of the organizations that have been meaningful to him in Tucson. Instead of withdrawing from his community commitments, Hoffman adds, Josh has redoubled his efforts.

Ashley echoes this sentiment. “Josh has described himself as being ‘unleashed’ in recent months … [He’s] had the time and space to put energy toward the things he has always wanted, including starting a private practice, focusing on writing about his life, and establishing a philanthropic legacy. Deciding to start the Hurand Connection Fund creates a more formal framework for the work he has been doing informally for his entire life.

“When faced with a life altering illness, people may react in any number of ways. Josh has chosen to face his diagnosis head on and not let it slow him down for a second. After losing my mother to metastatic breast cancer 10 years ago, I know how important it is to savor the mo-

“This is a project that Josh would love to be involved with. Why not start something together now, that he can be part of shaping?”— Sara Hurand ments we have together. With that in mind, I sometimes wish Josh would slow down just a bit but then I remind myself that just isn’t who he is. At the end of the day, none of us know what lies ahead and I want to support Josh in achieving all of his goals,” she says.

Ashley “has been incredibly strong,” says Josh, noting that she is a much needed counterweight to his expansive personality, which he says can make him “tough to manage.”

Married five years, the pair have two children, a 4-yearold son and 2-year-old daughter. “That’s the hardest part,” Josh says.

Since the diagnosis of stage IV metastatic cancer, which has spread to his bones, Josh has undergone a radical prostatectomy, radiation treatments, and hormone therapy in addition to starting chemotherapy. Besides Cleveland, he’s traveled to Los Angeles for some treatment and consulted with a doctor in Manhattan.

Josh, who worked at the Veterans Administration for the past 10 years, five as a case manager and five as a couples’ therapist, recently retired from the VA — an option he was fortunate to have, he acknowledges. His new practice, Strategic Healing, offers individual and couples’ therapy for adults.

He sees the Hurand Connection Fund as “a more macro expression of my healing process.”

He hopes the fund will model new ways of giving, as well as providing space for dialogue. “I think it’s extremely timely in this period of our history, when we’re so divided as a country,” he says.

The theme of the fund’s first program, planned for June, is “Roots,” inspired by a favorite poem by Eleanor Wilner, “For the Lone Pine to Bless.” It will feature poet Javier Zamora, a Salvadoran who explores his experience crossing the U.S. border alone at age 9 in the collection “Unac-

companied” (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), and Francisco Cantú, a former border patrol agent who wrote a memoir called “The Line Becomes a River” (Riverhead Books, 2018). The two have become friends, and even visited the border together, seeking the spot where Zamora crossed.

The program will be held at the Jewish History Museum, playing into the theme of its contemporary human rights exhibit in the Holocaust History Center, “Asylum/ Asilo.” Bryan Davis, JHM executive director, will facilitate the discussion.

“The Hurand fund has been established to make connections between Jewish culture and other communities.

Forging these same connections is central to the work of the Jewish History Museum and that is one of the reasons we are thrilled to partner in the launch of this important project,” says Davis.

“There’s a lot of generous thinking” around the Hurand Connection Fund project, says Meier. “It’s been a lot of great people around the table.”

The fund also will sponsor a reading in October with Tracy K. Smith, U.S. poet laureate from 2017-2019.

The June roots theme also honors the Hurand family’s legacy in Flint, Michigan, Josh says. His great-grandfather emigrated from the Russian-Polish border early in the 20th century, and started a bakery with his wife. “They were involved in creating Jewish community,” helping other entrepreneurs in Flint and raising money for Israel, he says. His late grandparents and parents continued the tradition of involvement in the local Jewish and broader communities, supporting programs such as the Flint Jewish Federation and The Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

Although Josh has a natural disposition toward optimism, and the family is excited about the opportunity to give back to the Tucson community where he has flourished, the reality of his diagnosis is hard, says Sara. “We cry a lot.”

Josh “is facing it. He’s grieving. And then he’s reorienting his perspective,” she says. “One of the things he can control is his attitude.”

“I feel pretty good overall,” says Josh. “It’s opened my life up, my soul up to a lot of things. And hopefully it’s just beginning.”

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LOCAL Handmaker lecture to explore community’s future from a rabbinic perspective response from the community, says Nanci Levy, HandAJP Assistant Editor maker’s community outreach andmaker Jewish coordinator. “Each year the Services for the Agrabbis seem to have more and ing continues its anmore fun and have really gotnual Three Rabbis Lecture ten into a great groove with Panel next month, exploring one another. Our residents “The Future of the Tucson love having them come and Rabbi Yossie Shemtov Jewish Community.” Rabbi talk here and seeing so many Yossie Shemtov of Orthodox people from the community Congregation Young Israel, attend. Often they have a Rabbi Robert Eisen of Conchance to catch up with peoservative Congregation Anple that they knew from beshei Israel, and Rabbi Thomas fore they moved into HandLouchheim of Reform Conmaker.” gregation Or Chadash will Handmaker also has a seshare their perspectives at this ries of smaller monthly lecSunday, March 22 lecture. tures from October through Rabbi Robert Eisen “Given the tensions that May with other community exist between the sacred and rabbis and Jewish educators. the secular — on a personal “Our residents love having and communal perspective the opportunity to learn with — there is much that might, them,” says Levy. could, should, or will change “With Rabbi Eisen leaving over the near and far future,” Anshei Israel and maybe Tucsays Eisen, the originator of son this spring, I am not sure the first lecture panel five what this panel will look like years ago. next year,” she adds. “I hope “The future of the Tuc- Rabbi Thomas Louchheim to continue it, but that will be son Jewish community is no up to the rabbis. If it were up different than the one in Brooklyn, Je- to me, I would have the three of them rusalem, Tel Aviv, or San Diego,” says come back and do it again for as long as Shemtov. “It’s what our families and our they like. And I know that everyone at commitment are to, true education. This Handmaker feels the same way.” does not mean Jewish children aren’t very Light refreshments are included. educated, it’s all about how much Jewish For the concluding question and aneducation they have. Fortunately, Tucson swer session, participants should subis small enough and has the means to mit questions in advance to Levy. The redirect all their resources toward Jew- free, public lecture is from 3:30-5 p.m. ish education to become leaders.” at Handmaker, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd.

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COMMENTARY Ongoing human rights struggles inform work of Holocaust History Center BRYAN DAVIS, PH.D. Special to the AJP

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n Feb. 21, 2020, the Jewish History Museum will mark four years since the opening of the Holocaust History Center and the expansion of the museum’s campus. The creation of the Holocaust History Center marked the realization of a decades-old community aspiration that began in the 1960s when local Holocaust survivors spoke of building an institution to preserve personal and familial histories and educate future generations about the horrors of the past.

When the capital campaign to build the Holocaust History Center was launched, the question was asked: “Do we really need a Holocaust History Center in Tucson?” After all, there were already dozens of museums dedicated to educating the public about the Holocaust across the country. But Tucson responded with a clear priority: educating students in Southern Arizona would be the cornerstone of the Holocaust History Center, a priority that could not

The Holocaust History Center at Tucson’s Jewish History Museum

be left to museums in Los Angeles or Washington, D.C. That goal has been more than reached. Since opening, our Holocaust

History Center has educated thousands of students who have experienced deeply meaningful Holocaust education and learned about Jewish history and values.

When our Holocaust History Center was being designed, it became clear that addressing contemporary human rights abuses was a standard feature of Holocaust museums in the United States. This aspect of Holocaust museum programming and architecture was solidified at the ground breaking of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum when Elie Wiesel turned to President Clinton and said, “A memorial unresponsive to the future violates the memory of the past.” Since Wiesel made this statement, connecting the abuses of the past to the ongoing struggles for human rights has become increasingly engrained in the work of Holocaust education and memory. Not surprisingly, the 55,000 square foot Holocaust museum that recently opened in Dallas is named the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.

The work of the JHM has evolved in numerous ways since its inception. Our programs and exhibitions are deeply rooted in Jewish values, connected to Jewish tradition, and steeped in the history of Jewish people in Southern See Struggles, page 8

Arizona House bill proposed adding ‘anti-Semitism’ to list of hate crimes HOWARD FISCHER Fischer Capitol Media Services

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House panel agreed to add “antiSemitism” to what is considered a hate crime amid questions of exactly what that includes — and what that change in state law would mean to those who are accused of those crimes.

HB 2683 requires the Department of Public Safety to collect information about criminal offenses “that manifest evidence of prejudice based on antiSemitism.” DPS already does that in incidents where race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, or disability is the issue.

More significant, by adding the term

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“anti-Semitism” to the list of items being studied by DPS, it also would automatically add that to the factors that a judge can consider when imposing a sentence.

So while anti-Semitism itself would not be a crime, the conclusion by a judge that the person acted with anti-Semitic intent could be used to increase the penalty.

“Anti-Semitism is on the rise and it is no secret that our Jewish communities are being targeted around the country and world,” said Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tucson, who is Jewish. “Surely, we cannot protect members of our Jewish community against anti-Semitism unless we define anti-Semitism.”

But Darrell Hill of the American Civil Liberties Union told members of the House Judiciary Committee that the definition of what is anti-Semitic is so broad that it would infringe on First Amendment rights.

Hill said the legislation does not itself define anti-Semitism but instead is based on what was adopted in 2016 by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, complete with examples.

“Some of those examples include applying double standards to Israel, blaming Israel for all political tensions in the region, drawing comparisons between

the Israel regime and that of the Nazis including that the existence of the State of Israel is a racist endeavor,” he said.

“We understand that while people may disagree with those statements they of themselves constitute anti-Semitism,” Hill said. “Arizona law should not include those statements as evidence of anti-Semitism.”

Rep. Walt Blackman, R-Snowflake, who, like Hill, is African-American, questioned how Hill would see the issue of someone using “N-word” to someone who is black. Hill said he doesn’t believe the use of that word should be in state statutes either. In fact, he said, that comparison helps make his case.

“In certain contexts, the N-word is undoubtedly racist,” Hill said.

“But when used by other people, black people for example, it often is interpreted as not being racist,” he continued. “Context definitely matters in these situations and we can’t just say blanket are always racist.”

Barry Aarons told lawmakers of the small group of Jewish men with whom he prays with every morning.

“We have to keep the door locked and we have to buzz ourselves in,” he said amid fears of anti-Semitic acts.

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LOCAL / PURIM Pick from a plethora of fun-filled community Purim festivities Tuesday, March 10

full array of Southern Arizona Purim parties will ensure that this most fun holiday of the Jewish calendar is action-packed. Take your pick from a string of family-friendly events, submitted by area synagogues and agencies.

7 a.m.: Traditional Purim Megillah Reading Morning minyan and reading for adults. Free hamantashen. Costumes welcome. Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. 5th St. No RSVP needed. Call 745-5550 or visit www.caiaz.org for questions.

Friday, March 6

Saturday, March 7

12:30-2:30 p.m.: Secular Humanist Jewish Circle Purim Party Vegetarian potluck lunch. Learn about ancient roots of Purim. Directions upon RSVP to Pat, ptdmnd@gmail. com, 481-5342. See www.shjcaz.org for details.

Sunday, March 8

10 a.m.-noon: Inaugural Purim Carnival Games, races, food, prizes, music, balloons, hamantaschen, mishloach manot, fun for every age, and tzedakah for those in need. Congregation Beit Simcha, 2270 W. Ina Road, Suite 100. RSVP to rabbi@beitsimchatucson. org. For more information, www.beitsimchatucson.org.

3 p.m.: PJ Library’s Who Stole the Megillah?

Dress up as a king or queen, or come as someone green.

When the rabbi says Haman, drown out his name-en.

Enjoy a Seuss-like Purim poem read by Rabbi Billy and be entertained by Ross the magician. Space is limited to 50 children. $5 for PJ families, $10 for others. Barnes & Noble, 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. RSVP and payment required by March 5 at www.jfsa.org/pjmagicalpurim2020.

Monday, March 9

4:30-7 p.m.: The Beatles come to Shushan Welcome Paul, Ringo, John, and George to celebrate the bravery and courage of Esther and BOO the hatred and prejudice of Haman. Pizza, salad, and hamantashen for families and all ages. Wear costumes. Congregation Chaverim. 5901 E 2nd St. RSVP to admin@chaverim. net or leave a message at 320-1015.

4:54 p.m.: Purim Pandemonium in a Galaxy Close to Home Free fun and games, food, and hamantashen, for families and children. Bounce house and obstacle course, carnival games and prizes for kids. Dress in Star Warsthemed costumes for a parade. Dinner at 5:45 p.m. Star Wars friends will help read the whole Megillah at 6:36 p.m. Benefit the Community Food Bank by bringing macaroni and cheese boxes to use as groggers. Congre-

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4 p.m: Purim Under the Sea “Under the Sea” costumes are encouraged for the Purim party and Megillah reading with a seafood dinner for adults, $10, and children, $8. Chabad Sierra Vista, 401 Suffolk Drive, Sierra Vista. RSVP to rabbi@jewish sierravista.com or (520) 820-6256.

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6 p.m.: Purim Shabbat Early Shabbat tot and child-friendly service; 6:30 p.m. storytime and crafts, followed by juice and cookies.

Congregation Chaverim and PJ Library, 5901 E. 2nd St., RSVP requested but not required. Call 320-1015.

Kenny Mirman and Marlene Burns celebrate Purim at Chabad Oro Valley.

gation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. 5th St. RSVP by March 4.

Call 745-5550 or visit www.caiaz.org.

5-6 p.m.: Purim Potluck and Megillah Reading Beth Shalom Temple Center, 1751 N. Rio Mayo, Green Valley. For more information, contact bethshalom templecenter2018@gmail.com.

5 p.m.: Purim Party A spirited Purim celebration for all ages with Megillah reading, entertainment, music, dinner, and hamantashen. Come in costume or dressed as yourself. The cost is $15. Chabad Oro Valley, 1171 E. Rancho Vistoso #131. For RSVP or details contact mushkie@jewishorovalley.com, 477-8672 or go to www.jewishorovalley.com/purim.

5:30-7:30 p.m.: Purim Carnival A family-friendly celebration for all ages, the carnival benefits Jewish camperships. Food, booths, card games, giant slide, costume parade with prizes. Sixth and seventh-grade students and families are running the event.

The Passport to Paradise grand prize drawing and Purim Spiel will be by seventh-graders at 7 p.m. Tickets for unlimited rides for students through eighth grade are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and do not include food trucks. Congregation Or Chadash, 3939 N. Alvernon Way. RSVP at 512-8500.

5 p.m.: The Incredible Purim Party Back by popular demand, mentalist Brett Barry’s mindreading show. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres on the patio, brisket and chicken dinner by Carte Blanche Catering under Rabbi Israel Becker’s supervision, hamantashen, and dessert. Adults $36, children 11 and under $18.

RSVP by March 1. Congregation Chofetz Chayim, 5150 E. Fifth St. Register and pay online at www.tucsontorah. org/purim. For more information, contact Dr. Jeff DuBois at 248-8663 or oriolestuc@aol.com.

6 p.m.: Megillah Reading Mel Cohen and Dan Asia will read the Megillah Esther in Hebrew and English, interspersed with joke-telling.

Guest chanter Sari Lewis is the great-granddaughter of Handmaker residents. Refreshments, including housebaked hamantashen, follow. Free and open to all. This event is for adults and teens, but all ages are welcome.

Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging, 2221 N. Rosemont Ave., in the Great Room. Contact Nanci Levy at nlevy@handmaker.org to RSVP.

3:30-5 p.m.: Purim Family BBQ in the Park Dress in your favorite costume and join other families with children for food and games at Tangerine Sky Community Park, 4411 W. Tangerine Road. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, and PJ Library. RSVP at www.jfsa.org/nwpurimbbq or 505-4161.

6:30 p.m.: Purim Whole Megillah Celebration For everyone, from the youngest to adults seeking to indulge their inner Purim child, join a fun, raucous, unbridled celebration. There will be drinks, hamantaschen, songs, parodies, chanting, costume contests with prizes, and enacting and reading the whole Megillah. Congregation Beit Simcha, 2270 W. Ina Road, Suite 100. RSVP at rabbi@beitsimchatucson.org.

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10 a.m.: Purim Extravaganza and Carnival The free extravaganza includes children’s performances and a Purim Spiel, which is Elton John-themed “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Hamantaschen,” with a full rock band.

Carnival wristbands are available: $20 for unlimited rides and pancakes; $15 for rides only; and $5 off for additional wristbands you buy after the first. Individual food and rides tickets are $1. Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road. For more information, go to www.tetucson.org/worship/holidays/purim.

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Arizona. Contemporary human rights issues and abuses are seen through the lens of Jewish values such as pikuach nefesh (saving a life), tzedek tzedek tirdof (pursuing justice), and tikkun olam (repairing the world). Moreover, the JHM is committed to representing Jewishness in expansive, inclusive, and global ways as recently showcased at a threeday Sephardic and Mizrahi Culture Festival. Expanding our sense of Jewish community and exploring Jewish inclusivity opens pathways of engagement

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“Sometimes I’m leading services and if I hear a noise it sends a ripple up my spine,” Aarons continued. “Collecting information about anti-Semitism can go a long way in preventing disastrous antiSemitic acts.”

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with many in our community who are otherwise unengaged, disenfranchised, or unfamiliar with Jewish life. The museum serves a dual purpose of opening minds and educating those within and without the Jewish community, thereby deepening and strengthening Jewish life in Tucson.

The JHM is committed to building community and confronting anti-Semitism, work that is often done simultaneously. On Jan. 12, we responded to escalating anti-Semitism by convening a safety in solidarity rally in partnership with our neighbors at the Prince Chapel AME Church and Consulate of Mexico in Tucson.

The inspiration for this event came from our communal past. In the 1940s, during another period of heightened anti-Semitism, Rabbi Joseph Gumbiner, who led the Temple Emanu-El congregation in the historic temple that is now the flagship building of our museum, invited the Prince Chapel AME Church choir to perform on the bimah of the sanctuary.

The moral courage of Gumbiner, who also hosted a regional meeting of the Urban League in the temple during the era of Jim Crow segregation, inspires our work today. Gumbiner faced skepticism and confronted questions about the importance of building community partnerships over 75 years ago. And while

some of those same issues and questions are asked today, it has become evident from the work of the JHM over the past four years that building community relations through programs and educational opportunities enhances awareness and understanding between our local Jewish community and the community at large.

We are breaking down prejudices and building positive relationships with our neighbors one program at a time.

As we continue to develop the mission and impact of the JHM, we invite you to join our efforts to create a more just, expansive, and inclusive future together.

offenders to stiffer punishhe said. And Marx said the temple now is spending more ment. But Rabbi Sheldon money on security.

Marx of Temple Shalom in But he said this “gray area” Sun City said motive matof the law left parishioners unters. settled.

He told lawmakers of an “Was this rapscallion doing incident on Christmas Eve mischief or was it anti-Semithree years ago where sometism?” Marx said. “If we can one with a truck yanked the get more clear my community large menorah in front of Alma Hernandez would calm down.” the temple out of the ground But on Feb. 17, the rules committee along with a Holocaust memorial.

“My community was freaked out,” held the bill.

“We all know anti-Semitism is on the rise,” says Hernandez. “We have a few members from both sides at the Arizona legislature that don’t think it’s necessary to have my anti-Semitism bill move.

Even though I had over 80 cosponsors on my bill, overwhelming the majority of this body, there was a small minority who didn't like it ... I’m saddened that anti-Semitism isn’t taken seriously in Arizona.”

Bryan Davis, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center.

AJP Assistant Editor Debe Campbell contributed to this report.

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here is a nationally recognized Girl Scout program for Jewish troops across the United States and Tucson has its own troop. Girl Scout Troop 613, which includes girls in second to fourth grades, is led by one of the girls’ mothers, Nichole Chorny, who is the cantorial soloist at Congregation Anshei Israel. The troop meets two Sunday afternoons a month at Anshei Israel.

“I was a Girl Scout when I was a kid.

My mother was the troop leader. I have lots of fun memories of camping and it really built up my confidence,” says Chorny.

When her daughter turned 6, Chorny decided to create her own troop that would uphold Jewish practices and traditions.

Chorny says Girl Scouts supports many of the same values as Judaism, such as having a strong moral code and giving back to people in need.

“613 is the number of commandments in the Torah. We chose this number to show our connection to Judaism through Girl Scouts,” says Chorny. The troop is open to girls of all religions and backgrounds.

Formed in 2017, Troop 613 has done several different types of charity work as part of its tzedakah program. The girls have donated to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona; started a stuffed animal drive to give to children being helped by firefighters; and put together birthday bags for needy families for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. This year the girls will be volunteering at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging. The troop is still deciding whether to put on a performance or lead a service for the residents.

Along with charity work, the girls celebrate holidays such as Shabbat and Hanukkah and can earn awards for learning about Jewish religion, culture, and heritage.

“The Girl Scout program is a leadership building program. It’s really girl led,” Chorny says. She explains that within the Girl Scout program, the acronym G.I.R.L. stands for “go-getter, innovative, risk-taker, and leader,” and the program really promotes those attributes.

The troop started small with only three girls, but has grown to six members.

Chorny says the troop is always open to new girls. For more information, contact her at cantorialsoloist@caiaz.org.

Israeli violinist Perlman to perform at UA

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tzhak Perlman, arguably the world’s most famous living violinist, will perform for UA Presents on Sunday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. He will be accompanied by pianist Rohan De Silva.

The subject of a 2018 PBS documentary, “Itzhak,” Perlman spoke that year to JTA reporter Curt Schleier. “I’m a violinist. I’m Jewish, so that makes me a Jewish musician,” he told Schleier, responding to a question about whether his religious heritage affects his playing. “I’m a musician who just happens to be Jewish. When I play klezmer … ” Perlman added, but as Schleier reported, the violinist was interrupted by Toby, his wife of 51 years, who

disagreed, saying “I think you’re the embodiment of a Yiddle with a fiddle.”

Many know the details of Perlman’s life, from his birth in Israel in 1945 and early struggle with polio, to his appearances on concert stages worldwide, as well as American television shows such as “The Tonight Show” and “Sesame Street.” He has played at the White House on numerous occasions, including Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, and was honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2003.

More information and tickets for his Centennial Hall performance are available at www.uapresents.org/itzhak-perlman.

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From AI to Ultratooth: How dental innovations help your oral health

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he practice of dentistry looks much different than it did at the turn of the century. Technological advancements are making trips to the dentist quicker, less painful, and more reliable, while other product developments are enabling better oral self-care.

“These new technologies are having a huge impact on how dental professionals treat their patients and how people take care of their oral care at home,” says Sargon Lazarof, DDS (www.sargondental. com), a cosmetic dentist in Encino, California, and creator of the immediate tooth replacement device known as Ultratooth.

“Nobody likes going to the dentist.

The drills, injections, and the menacing tools are enough to scare even the toughest of people. The good news is that going to the dentist is nothing to fear, all thanks to technology, and that patients have never had better oral care tools.”

Some of the dental innovations in the past 20-plus years include: • Clear aligners. The invention of clear

aligners eliminates any embarrassment patients who need braces might feel about their appearance. Clear aligners can move crooked teeth and close gaps without using metal brackets or wires. “They also make it easier to keep teeth clean than is the case with braces,” Lazarof says. “Many patients who wear traditional braces and had poor oral hygiene to start with won’t adjust to the cleaning routines that are

necessary when you’re wearing braces. Often, patients will develop calcium deposits on the front of their teeth following orthodontic treatment.”

• Loupes. These aren’t for the patient, at least not directly. Loupes are special glasses for the dentist that have built-in magnification, allowing the dentist to see a far larger image of a patient’s mouth.

“Loupes improve the quality of patient care and make procedures easier and faster,” Lazarof says.

• Robotics (AI). Artificial intelligence is transforming the way dentists work and patients receive treatment. “Robots are now able to perform minimally invasive work, like filling cavities, teeth cleaning, cap applications, and tooth extractions,” Lazarof says. “Although robots aren’t currently accessible for more invasive treatments, there has been success indicating that AI dentistry may become more mainstream in the near future.”

• Teeth whitening. Improvements to whitening chemicals and methods make

whitening your teeth safe and convenient.

“Although prescription-strength treatments with whitening trays are available, the most effective whitening treatments are performed by a dentist,” Lazarof says.

• Ultratooth. Generally, the process for conventional dental implants requires multiple appointments and several months. Ultratooth, Lazarof ’s invention, offers a replacement tooth in a single one-hour visit. “This eliminates the need for other removable appliances or unwanted gaps in a patient’s smile,” Lazarof says. “One advantage over traditional implants, besides allowing the patient full function after one visit, is that the tissue and the bone don’t have to be built up again.”

“The dental industry is riding the wave of the future,” Lazarof says. “Virtually every year brings change, whether it be in patient care and optimizing the patient experience, digital dental trends, or improved business practices. Technology is at the center of it all.”

MICHAEL V. GOLDMAN, DDS, MS Michael Goldman has served the Tucson area as a gnathologic orthodontist for children and adults for over 45 years. Gnathology is the study of the masticatory system. Dr. Goldman is a graduate of the University of Detroit Dental School, where he was selected by the faculty for the highest honor a dental student could receive — membership in the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Academic Honor Society. He also received the highest clinical award, the Cadarette Achievement in Clinical Dentistry Award. He received his master of science degree in orthodontics from Loma Linda University in California in 1974, and earned a master of public health degree from the University of Arizona. For 15 years, his office has been providing the most current gnathologic orthodontic therapy. Using gnathologic splint therapy, he has been correcting and healing complaints of jaw clicking, popping, pain that patients may have suffered for years, and restriction of movement. When a dental colleague tells a patient, “Your jaw clicks, go see an orthodontist,” they are correct in that assessment.

Dr. Goldman offers a $400 new patient special, and there is absolutely no fee for the initial orthodontic examination. Financial arrangements can be made to extend payments over a period of months. The office accepts payments by Visa and MasterCard and accepts all insurance plans. Office hours available Monday-Saturday.

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any people would just as soon avoid scheduling a dental appointment, unless an unbearable toothache lands them reluctantly in the dentist’s chair.

Fear of pain is one reason for procrastination, but it’s not the only factor.

People worry a routine checkup could reveal the need for expensive, major work.

Wary patients also sometimes harbor doubts about whether a costly procedure is even necessary.

But patients can put themselves at ease and get the most out of their dental visit by fully vetting their dentist and learning how to weigh options, says Rick Mars, DDS, (www.dentalcaregroup.net), author of “The Big Smile: The Principles of Modern Dentistry — for Dentists and Patients.” Mars has practiced in the Miami, Florida area for more than 25 years.

“Many dentists don’t do a good job of educating their patients and communicating with them,” Mars says, “and most patients don’t do a good enough job educating themselves. We have a saying in dentistry that if you put 10 dentists in a room with a single patient, they will come up with 10 different treatment plans.

“But the great thing about dentistry is the multitude of creative solutions available to patients. You need to ask the right questions to make sure you understand the treatment options.”

Mars offers these tips for finding the right dental treatment at a fair price: Educate yourself and listen when your dentist educates. “The worst thing that can happen is that you don’t get the treatment you need and something disastrous happens,” Mars says. “The second worst thing that can happen is that you do get treatment, but you didn’t actually need it. Taking an active role means you not only do your own research and get a second opinion, but you also listen care-

fully to your doctor when your doctor educates you.”

Read online reviews with a critical eye. “The internet can be very helpful when you’re vetting a new dentist, but there’s also a lot of misinformation out there with patients’ reviews,” Mars says.

“In today’s world, patients wield power like they never previously had. In general, people who bother to write reviews are disgruntled and want recourse and even revenge. On the other hand, numerous positive reviews, ideally from people you know who were treated by that dentist, can add up to a trustworthy referral.”

Interview your dentist and their team. “You can ask them how many times they’ve done a certain procedure and even ask to see photos of their cases,” Mars says. “It may require a specialist rather than a general dentist. And find out why they charge what they charge.”

Get an honest second opinion. “Even though you trust your dentist, you might hear a treatment plan that just doesn’t sit well with you,” Mars says. “Get a copy of your radiographs from your current dentist to take to your second-opinion dentist. Never show the second dentist your treatment plan until they give their final suggestions.”

Ask to see the results of your dental investment. “Rather than limit your evaluation of your dentist to time, cost, or customer service, think about your dental work like you consider mechanical work to your car,” Mars says. “After treatment, dentists can and should show you radiographs of your teeth and point out the details proving your problem is fixed.

“If you’ve done your homework,” Mars says, “your dentist, whether a general practitioner or a specialist, should leave no room for doubt that you’re in the right place.”

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Dr. Frank Son, a Southern California native, graduated from New York University College of Dentistry. He is dedicated to keeping up with the latest techniques through continuing education courses; participation in local, state, and national dental societies; and maintaining open lines of communication with a variety of specialists. “My practice philosophy is to simply treat each patient like a friend or family member,” says Dr. Son. Going to the dentist shouldn’t have to be a dreadful ordeal. We are a patient-centered practice committed to providing you with the highest level of care in a relaxed and fun environment. We will do everything possible to make sure your dental experience is enjoyable and comfortable. We use only the most up-to-date technology and techniques to ensure the best treatment outcome. In addition to our friendly and welcoming staff, our office therapy dog, Mosey, will help bring a smile to your face.

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He graduated with honors from the University of Arizona in molecular and cellular biology. He then graduated Omicron Kappa Upsilon (a national dental honor society) from UCLA School of Dentistry, where he received his doctor of dental surgery degree (DDS). He completed his residency and received his master’s (MSD) degree in endodontics at the University of Washington and completed a preceptorship in dental surgical implantology at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

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s I go around the community in Tucson, many people ask me what I think about Israeli politics. Who is going to “win,” what will the future look like, plus questions about how our political system with its many parties works and how it relates to world and American politics.

Indeed, this is a fascinating time to follow Israeli politics. Next month, we are going to vote for the third time in less than a year, with sub-currents in Israeli society, the prime minister’s legal situation, and the rise of the political center all integrated into a complex and intricate system of powers and positions.

There are, however, a few trends I can highlight to shed some light on these internal processes. These include the aforementioned solidification of a strong and large center, party groupings and the assimilation of political agendas, and young adults’ voting trends.

The trend of creating a large political center is not new to Israeli politics. Since the early 2000s, the Israeli public was offered the notion of a central worldview.

Former prime ministers Ariel Sharon, who served from 2001-2006, and Ehud Olmert, 2006-2009, headed Kadima, the center party of their time, and managed to create some changes in the Israeli reality — most memorably, moving out of the Gaza Strip. A big group of voters in Israel identify an opportunity in centrist parties, and are expected to vote, for the third time, for “Blue and White,” an alliance of three centrist parties (Israel Resilience Party, Yesh Atid, and Telem) that was formed to run in the April 2019 elections.

The process of grouping between parties has a long history in the Israeli political map as well. Small parties that fear they will not get enough votes to get into the parliament have grouped together, with each bringing its voter base (and sometime losing parts of it). In 2015, The Arab Joint list brought together four very different parties in a successful attempt to overcome a challenging electoral threshold, the minimum number of votes necessary to gain seats in parliament. In the September 2019 elections, they ended up being the third largest party in the parliament, after Likud and Blue and White.

A new development is the grouping of small right wing parties, with a similar process happening on the left.

The third trend that might have some influence in the March 2 elections is the way young people in Israel tend to vote. A recent survey conducted by researchers Noa Lavie and Irit Adler from the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa suggests that young adults in Israel (ages 18-35) tend to vote in greater numbers than their peers in the United States and their votes tend to reflect a relatively more conservative worldview.

As these three trends unfold, they all add to the complex political situation in Israel. On March 22, Tucson’s Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life and the Weintraub Israel Center will co-sponsor a symposium focusing on Israel in the 21st century. David Graizbord, Ph.D., associate director of the University of Arizona’s Center for Judaic Studies, will give the opening lecture, speaking about the historical roots of Israeli politics. For more information on the symposium, which will be held at the Olson Center, 180 W. Magee Road #140, call 505-4161 or email northwest jewish@jfsa.org.

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HOME & GARDEN

Bet Shalom’s midbar (desert) farm project goes to the chickens

DEBE CAMPBELL AJP Assistant Editor

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ongregation Bet Shalom’s first Tu B’shevat Farm Festival brought about 80 community members of all ages together, including congregants, University of Arizona Hillel Foundation students, youngsters, and young adults connected to local farms and outdoor education programs. “The Midbar Project is a way for our people to connect with Torah and with each other in simple yet meaningful ways outside the walls of our shul,” says Bet Shalom’s Rabbi Avi Alpert.

The project was about two years in the making. Former congregation president Anne Lowe introduced the initial idea of raising chickens on the synagogue’s spacious grounds as a way to engage young families. While visiting her 5-year-old granddaughter, she saw a chicken farm project at the Boulder Jewish Community Center. She described her granddaughter’s delight and fondness for the

Volunteers pitch in with chores at Congregation Bet Shalom’s Tu B’Shevat Farm Festival Feb. 9.

chickens she’d raised and thought it was a great idea to transplant to Tucson.

The project broke ground in Decem-

ber 2018 with hand-digging eight sunken beds about three feet deep, in the Tohono O’odham method of farming in the So-

noran Desert. “It took a handful of volunteers a year to dig and fill with a mixture of native soil, compost, and coconut husks,” says Lisa Schachter-Brooks, congregation manager. The beds were complete in December 2019. Micah Chetrit is the farm manager, with Molly Block as the community program cultivator, and Jack Speelman as volunteer coordinator.

To celebrate the New Year of the Trees Feb. 9, participants pitched in on the farm, painting the fence, weeding the seedbeds, leveling native soil in the sunken beds, pruning trees, making mulch, and planting crops of potatoes and dill.

“I feel that it is very important for people in general, but especially for Jews, to reconnect with the land,” says Speelman, a UArizona linguistics student. “I believe that we are caretakers of the world and that each of us should strive to leave the world better than we found it; sustainable, in all meanings of the word. Jewish farming is essential to this.”

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“Jewish farming feels aligned with a general movement in Judaism I’ve been honored to experience and be a part of,” adds Block, a community newcomer. “There is movement within Judaism toward a less structured, more radicalized exploration and expression of Judaism.

We are deeply connecting with ancestral traditions as the foundation for seemingly evocative, embodied connections to the self, the community, and the divine spirit that runs within and through all beings.”

The event included the first official planting of the beds and launch of the community chicks in the chicken coop, says Schachter-Brooks. Leanne Rogers and Aaron Farber took the lead on the chicken coop project, including donating materials. Many congregation volunteers built the coop including two Kurdish refugee

families that Bet Shalom helped during their transition to Tucson several years ago. Prior to the event, 18 chicks went into the homes of four families, where they will stay for about a month, until they are old enough to survive in the coop. During the event, the coop was painted and prepared to receive the chicks next month.

Lowe says four orange trees are awaiting planting along River Road. “Someday there will be free oranges on the roadside so the homeless can have fruit. There are lots of ongoing ideas but for now we will focus on the garden and chickens,” she says. “I may no longer be president but I’m still totally in on this project.”

Festivities also included face painting, music, creosote crafts, and a Tu B’Shevat fruit seder.

“I was thrilled to see the turnout and engagement at the Tu B’Shvat celebration,” Speelman says. “Getting to work alongside kids, young adults from Hillel, and members of different Jewish communities across Tucson was an uplifting and enlightening experience.”

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rapidly growing global population, ecosystem degradation, changing climate conditions, and water and land scarcity all contribute to the need for integrated and innovative food production technologies. Researchers at the University of Arizona are testing a vertical farming approach.

Fueled in part by a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative, the university’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center will join a multi-university team to study indoor leafy green production, with the goal of improving the quality, quantity, efficiency, and costeffectiveness of indoor vertical farming production.

The initiative — called Optimizing Indoor Agriculture, or OptimIA — includes researchers from the University of Arizona, Michigan State University, Purdue University, and The Ohio State University. It has caught the eye of more than 25 industry leaders, whose matching financial support brings the project total to $5.4 million.

“We’re privileged to work with a team of powerhouse scientists, engineers, economists, and industry partners to collectively address the significant challenges faced by the indoor vertical farming industry,” says Murat Kacira, a professor of biosystems engineering and director of the UArizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.

As the global population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion by the year 2050, the demand to sustainably produce healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables is more pressing than ever.

Leafy greens being grown under red and blue light wavelengths, which supports efficient chlorophyll absorption.

“Controlled environmental agriculture is one piece of the puzzle, combining plant science, engineering and computer-controlled production systems to enhance the yield and quality of our crops and optimize resource use,” Kacira says. “It provides unprecedented opportunities for integrated production systems, where resources can be recycled and reused with greatest use efficiencies.”

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To better serve this burgeoning industry, researchers hope to integrate the indoor vertical farmers within the specialty-crop segment of agriculture, with the ultimate goal of increasing sustainability and profitability.

To do that, the multi-university team plans to assess variable environmental conditions, such as humidity, air movement, temperature, light, and carbon dioxide concentration, and then provide a more complete picture of best practices for indoor farming stakeholders.

Kacira and his team will use computer simulations, modeling, and experimental studies conducted at UArizona’s Vertical Farming Facility to design and test more effective localized air-distribution methods, environmental monitoring, and control strategies for indoor vertical farms.

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While most of the research will take place at the project universities, on-theground trials will be conducted at industry partner facilities, with UArizona working alongside AeroFarm, Ridder, and Heliospectra.

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“Indoor vertical farming captures the imaginations of a younger generation interested in the future of sustainable agriculture,” Kacira says. “This project allows us to work hand-in-hand to educate the next generation of scientists, engineers, and growers who will lead the future of controlled environment agriculture.”

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR The calendar deadline is Tuesday, 10 days before the issue date. Our next issue will be published March 6, 2020. Submissions may be emailed to office@azjewishpost.com or mailed to AJP, 3718 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718. For more information, call 319-1112. See Area Congregations on page 22 for synagogue addresses and additional events.

Men’s Mishnah club with Rabbi Israel Becker at Cong. Chofetz Chayim. Sundays, 7:15 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 6:15 a.m.; Saturdays, 8:15 a.m.

747-7780 or yzbecker@me.com.

Chabad of Sierra Vista men’s tefillin club with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, first Sundays, 9 a.m., at 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or www.jewishsierravista.com.

ONGOING 745-5550 or visit www.caiaz.org.

www.torahofawakening.com.

Temple Emanu-El mah jongg, Mondays, 10 a.m. 327-4501.

Tucson J social bridge, Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon-3 p.m., year round. Drop-ins welcome. Meets in library on second floor. 299-3000.

Cong. Anshei Israel mah jongg, Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon. All levels, men and women. Contact Evelyn at 885-4102 or esigafus@aol.com.

“Too Jewish” radio show with Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon on KVOI 1030 AM (also KAPR and KJAA), Sundays at 9 a.m. Feb. 23: Jacqueline Jules, author of “The Generous Fish.” March 2: Rabbi Stanley Davids, author of “Deepening the Dialogue: Jewish-Americans and Israelis Envisioning the Jewish-Democratic State.”

Tucson J current events discussion, Mondays, noon-1:30 p.m. Members, $1; nonmembers, $2. Bring or buy lunch, 11:30 a.m. 2993000, ext. 147.

Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley bagel breakfast, first Sundays, 9:30 a.m.

Members, $7; nonmembers, $10. 648-6690 or 399-3474.

Jewish 12-step sobriety support group meets Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. at Cong. Bet Shalom. dcmack1952@gmail.com.

Southern Arizona Jewish Genealogy Society, second Sundays, 1-3 p.m. at the Tucson J. Contact Barbara Stern Mannlein at 731-0300 or the J at 299-3000.

Chabad Tucson Torah & Tea class for women, with Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. at a private residence. Call 881-7956 or email feigie@chabadtucson.com.

Cong. Bet Shalom Krav Maga self defense, third Sundays, 1:30-3 p.m. $15. Call to register at 577-1171.

Spouse Bereavement Group, cosponsored by Widowed to Widowed, at Tucson J, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Contact Katie at 299-3000, ext. 147.

Tucson J Israeli dance, taught by Brandi Hawkins, 2nd and 4th Sundays, 5 p.m., no partners. Members, $6; nonmembers, $8. 299-3000.

JFCS Holocaust Survivors group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Raisa Moroz at 795-0300.

Cong. Anshei Israel parent-tot class, led

by Ally Ross. Mondays, 9-11 a.m. Children up to 24 months and their parent(s). Free. Mandatory vaccination policy. Call Nancy Auslander at

Awakening Through Jewish Meditation — Discover Freedom, with Reb Brian Yosef, Tuesdays/Sundays at 10:30 a.m., at Cong. Bet Shalom. Free. Check calendar at

Friday / February 21

Dinner and keynote at 6:30 p.m. at the Tucson Marriot University Park Hotel, 880 E. Second St. Conference continues Feb. 24, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Student Union. Conference, $50 per day or $75 both days, dinner $50. RSVP for availability for dinner. RSVP for conference by Feb. 21 at www.judaic.arizona.edu or contact Jackie Schmidt at jan1@email.arizona.edu.

5 PM: Cong. Or Chadash Shabbat dinner and service “Celebrating 25 Years of Gratitude,” honoring Stuart Mellan, JFSA president and CEO. Preceded at 4:30 p.m. by happy hour.

At Deanna and Harvey Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy, 3718 E. River Road. Services at 6:30 p.m. at Cong. Or Chadash. Dinner, $75; patron, $125. Proceeds benefit Or Chadash, with a portion donated to JFSA. RSVP for dinner availability at www.orchadash-tucson.org/mellan or 512-8500.

5:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Family Shabbat Experience service and dinner. Service with percussion instruments followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Dinner $25 per family for members (2 adults and up to 4 children); guest family $30; adults (13+) $10. RSVP for dinner availability at www.caiaz.org or 745-5550.

7:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Men’s Club Rodeo Shabbat service, preceded at 6 p.m. by Rodeo Shabbat dinner. Dinner, $15 for adults, $5 ages 4-12, age 3 and under, free. RSVP for dinner at 327-4501 or www.tetucson.org.

Sunday / February 23

8:30 AM-5 PM: Arizona Center for Judaic Studies presents “Contradictions & Tropes of Antisemitism” International Conference, at UArizona Student Union Memorial Center.

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Cong. Bet Shalom yoga, Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $5. 577-1171.

10 AM-NOON: Jewish Artist Group. Free. At Tucson J. Contact Carol Sack at concierge@ jewishtucson.org or 299-3000, ext. 241.

Monday / February 24

6-7:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Beginning Modern Hebrew, Session III, with Abby Limmer, Ph.D. Continues Mondays, six classes. Members, $55; nonmembers $70. 327-4501.

Tuesday / February 25

5:30-7:30 PM: JFSA REAP dinner and presentation, “Most Litigated Issues in Real Estate,” with panelists Jodi Bain, Mel Cohen, Matthew Thrasher, and Jim Whitehill. At Hacienda del Sol, 5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. Members, free; nonmembers, $55. RSVP at www.jfsa. ticketspice.com/reap-2020.

Wednesday / February 26

11 AM: Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center book talk with Nina Edelman,

Tucson J canasta group, Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., and Thursdays noon-4 p.m. Instruction available and a beginners’ table every week. Call or text Lisa at 977-4054.

Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center social action. First Tuesdays, 12:45 p.m. Bear witness to federal criminal immigration proceedings. Meet at rear plaza of DeConcini Federal Courthouse for brown bag lunch and learn with immigration attorneys and migrant justice organizers, then enter courthouse together at 1:30 p.m. 405 W. Congress St. www.jewish historymuseum.org or 670-9073.

Cong. Anshei Israel Talmud on Tuesday with Rabbi Robert Eisen. Meets 6 p.m. 745-5550.

Weintraub Israel Center Shirat HaShirim Hebrew choir, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Learn to sing in Hebrew. Contact Rina Paz at 304-7943 or ericashem@cox.net.

Cong. Anshei Israel gentle chair yoga with Lois Graham, Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Members of Women’s League, $6 per class; nonmembers, $8 per class. Contact Evelyn at 8854102 or esigafus@aol.com.

Temple Emanu-El Talmud study, Wednesdays, 10 -11:30 a.m. Text required, call 327-4501. author of “A Tale of Two Soldiers.” Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. 670-9073 or www.jewishhistory museum.org.

7:30 PM: Invisible Theatre additional performances of “Becoming Dr. Ruth.” Starring Susan Claasen. Continues Feb. 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. At 1400 N. First Ave. Tickets at www.invisibletheatre.com or 882-9721.

Friday / February 28

1 PM: Brandeis Lecture at Handmaker presents “Jews of Iberia, a History,” with Adrea and Stu Berger. Continues Fridays through March 20. Free. 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. Contact Nanci Levy at nlevy@handmaker.org.

7:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Downtown Shabbat at Jewish History Museum, featuring Sam Golden. 564 S. Stone Ave. 327-4501.

Saturday / February 29

6-7 PM: Temple Emanu-El Havdalah Hootenanny and Potluck Dinner featuring Sam Golden. Bring a dairy or vegetarian dish to share.

Register at www.tetucson.org or 327-4501.

8-11 PM: JFSA Young Leadership Hava Tequila on the Red Carpet. At Westward Look, 245 E. Ina Road. Dessert and drinks, live music, raffle prizes, silent auction. 21+, cocktail attire. Benefits JFCS Jewish Emergency Financial

Chabad of Sierra Vista women’s class with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, last Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or www.jewishsierravista.com.

Jewish mothers/grandmothers special needs support group for those with children/ grandchildren, youth or adult, with special needs, third Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at Tucson J. Contact Joyce Stuehringer at 299-5920.

“Biblical Breakthroughs with Rabbi Becker” at the Southwest Torah Institute. Fridays, noon, for men and women. 747-7780 or yzbecker@me.com.

Tucson J Fine Art Gallery presents “Elements of Nature through the Artist Eye,” works by Lily Rosenberg and Lisa Mishler, through March 1. 299-3000 or www.tucsonjcc. org.

“2020 and Beyond: Reimagining Jewish Life in Southern Arizona” survey. Take the survey now at www.jewmatter.com. Ends March 16.

Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley art gallery presents “Art in Dimension,” with paintings by Ann Marcus Lapidus, and jewelry and women’s kippot by Jere Moskovitz, through March 10. Open Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. or call 648-6690 for a viewing appointment.

Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center exhibit, “Asylum/Asilo,” through May 31. Drop-in hours Fridays 1-3 p.m., Saturdays/ Sundays 1-5 p.m. 564 S. Stone Ave. 670-9073 or www.jewishhistorymuseum.org.

Assistance and Young Jewish Tucson. $36. RSVP at www.jfsa.ticketspice.com/hava-tequila.

Sunday / March 1

6:30 AM: Tucson J Purim Costume Run with 10K/5K timed run/walk and 1K non-timed run/ walk. Packet pick-up starts at 6:30 a.m; registration available until 7:30 a.m. 10K begins 7:45 a.m., 5K begins 8 a.m., 1K begins 8:45 a.m. Walkers may begin early in 10K/5K. Awards in under 40 and 40+ age groups. Prices and registration at www.bit.ly/purimrun.

2-4 PM: Temple Emanu-El Sunday Salon, “The Real Story of Jewish Liberalism: Judaism, Jews, and the Downtrodden in a Historical Perspective.” Free. 327-4501.

6 PM: Tucson Hebrew Academy 8th-grade Israel trip fundraiser at Gaslight Theatre, “Showdown in Tucson.” $26. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. Tickets at 529-3888.

Wednesday / March 4

6 PM: Brandeis National Committee 24th Annual Book & Author Dinner at Hacienda Del Sol, 5501 N. Hacienda Del Sol Road. “Ask the Authors” round table with limited seating. $90 or $125 for seating with an author. RSVP by March 1 to Sheila Rothenberg at sheila.tucson@comcast. net or 917-579-8030

7-8 PM: Arizona Center for Judaic Studies Rabbi Marcus Breger Memorial Lecture, “Jewish Borderlanders in Times of Revolution and the Roaring Twenties,” with Maxwell E. Greenberg, JHM 2020 scholar-in-residence. Free. At Tucson J. 626-5758 or www.judaic.arizona.edu.

Thursday / March 5

9:15 AM-2:30 PM: Brandeis National Committee 24th Annual Book & Author Day at Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive, with books sales/signing, artisan boutique, silent auction, four-author program, buffet luncheon. $80 or $125 for seating with an author. RSVP by March 1 to Sheila Rothenberg at sheila.tucson@ comcast.net or 917-579-8030

Friday / March 6

11 AM: JHM Gallery Chat, “Tzedek Justicia We Will Pursue,” with Yvette Borja, ACLU staff attorney. Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. 670-9073 or www.jewishhistorymuseum.org.

5:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Shalom Shabbat “Silly Silly” service followed at 6 p.m.

by Shalom Shabbat dinner, and traditional service at 7:30 p.m. Dinner $12 for adults, $3 ages 4-12, age 3 and under, free. RSVP for dinner

Saturday / March 21

Saturday / March 7

11 AM-1:30 PM: Interfaith Community Services presents “Empty Bowls: A Fundraiser to Fight Hunger and Feed Hope,” benefitting the ICS food banks. At Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road. $25 includes one handcrafted bowl, unlimited soup samples. Tickets at www.icstucson.org through Feb. 26.

Sunday / March 8

10 AM: JFSA Women’s Philanthropy Connections brunch with guest speaker Dr. Ruth Westheimer, at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. $45 plus minimum of $180 pledge ($18 for students) to the 2020 Federation Community Campaign. Reserve at www.jfsa. ticketspice.com/connections-2020 or call Anel Pro at 647-8455.

10 AM-NOON: JFCS CHAI Circle (Cancer, Healing and Inspiration for Jewish Women) meeting, “The Healing Power of Sound,” with Tryshe Dhevney, sound energy expert. Includes crystal singing bowls for relaxation. At the Tucson J. RSVP to Irene Gefter at igefter@jfcstucson.org or 795-0300, ext. 2271.

UPCOMING

6 PM: Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley presents “Dine and Laugh!” with Unscrewed Theater of Tucson improv cast and three-course dinner, at the Madera Crystal Ballroom in Quail Creek, Green Valley (2055 E. Quail Crossing Blvd.) Preceded at 5 p.m. with a cash bar. Ballroom doors open 5:30 p.m. $60 includes dinner and show.

RSVP by March 1 for tickets at 393-0317 or mail check payable to BSTC, with “Improv” on the memo line to BSTC, P.O. Box 884, Green Valley, AZ, 85622.

Sunday / March 22

at 327-4501 or www.tetucson.org.

3:30-5 PM: Handmaker Lecture Series

presents “The Future of the Tucson Jewish Community … A Rabbinic Perspective,” with Rabbi Yossi Shemtov, Cong. Young Israel; Rabbi Thomas Louchheim, Cong. Or Chadash; and Rabbi Robert Eisen, Cong.

Anshei Israel. Free. Refreshments. 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. RSVP to Nanci Levy at nlevy@ handmaker.org or 322-3632.

Thursday / March 26

5-8 PM: A conversation with Noam Chomsky, UArizona professor, focusing on conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, PEPs (Progressive Except on Palestine), and campus activism. Reserve free tickets at https://afgj.salsa labs.org/aconversationwithnoamchomsky.

NORTHWEST TUCSON

All Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life (JFSA Northwest Division) events are held at 180 W. Magee Road, #140, unless otherwise indicated. See Area Congregations on page 22 for synagogue addresses.

Arizona book club discusses “A Beautiful Mystery” by Louise Penny. RSVP at 505-4161 or northwestjewish@jfsa.org.

ONGOING

Chair yoga with a Jewish flair taught by Bonnie Golden. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, Mondays, 10-11 a.m. $7 per class or $25 for four. 505-4161 or northwestjewish@ jfsa.org.

Wednesday / February 26

Noon-1:30 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Sam Cohon of Congregation Beit Simcha, who will speak on “Kabbalah, Jewish Mysticism for Today.” Kosher dairy lunch, $10.

RSVP required at www.jfsa.org/nwkabbalah or 505-4161.

NW Needlers create hand-stitched items for donation in the Jewish community. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life. Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. RSVP to judithgfeldman@gmail.com or 505-4161.

Mah jongg meets at Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., 505-4161.

Friday / February 28

5-6 PM Shabbat Shabang Family Shabbat in the Northwest, with Julia Berg, rabbinic student from Cong. Or Chadash, and PJ Library. Free. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life. Bring two cans of baked beans per child for JFCS mishloach manot Purim baskets for families in need. 505-4161. RSVP at www.jfsa.org/nwfamilyshabbatfeb.

Chabad of Oro Valley adult education class, Jewish learning with Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. 477-8672 or www. jewishorovalley.com.

Chabad of Oro Valley Shabbat service and dinner, third Fridays. RSVP at 477-8672 or www.jewishorovalley.com.

UPCOMING

Sunday / March 1

Friday / February 21

2 PM: Chabad of Oro Valley five-week class, Learn to Read Hebrew Before Passover.

Sundays through March 29. $75. Register at www.jewishorovalley.com/hebrew.

6:30 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha Rodeo Shabbat. www.beitsimchatucson.org or 276-5675.

Saturday / February 22

Thursday / March 5

1:30-4 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha Rodeo Shabbat afternoon service on horseback.

At Westward Look Stables, 245 E. Ina Road. www.beitsimchatucson.org or 276-5675.

6:30-8 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha Adult Education Academy four-week class, Life After Death in Jewish Belief, with Rabbi Sam Cohon.

Continues Thursdays through March 26.

Members, $55; guests, $75. Includes textbook, “The Death of Death” by Neal Gilman. www.beit simchatucson.org or 276-5675.

Monday / February 24

5-6:30 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life and Hadassah Southern

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AREA CONGREGATIONS REFORM

CONSERVATIVE

Congregation anShei iSrael

5550 E. Fifth St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 745-5550 Rabbi Robert Eisen, Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny • www.caiaz.org Daily minyan: Mon.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Fri., 7:30 a.m.; Sun. and legal holidays, 8 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. / Mincha: Fri., 5:45 p.m. / Shabbat services: Sat., 9 a.m., followed by Kiddush; Tot Shabbat, 1st Fri., 5:45 p.m.; Family Service, 3rd Friday, 5:45 p.m.; Holiday services may differ, call or visit website. / Torah study: every Shabbat one hour before Mincha (call or visit website for times) / Talmud on Tuesday, 6 p.m. / Weekday Torah study group, Wed., 11 a.m. beverages and dessert provided.

ORTHODOX Congregation Chofetz Chayim/SouthweSt torah inStitute

5150 E. Fifth St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 747-7780 Rabbi Israel Becker • www.tucsontorah.org Shabbat services: Fri., Kabbalat Shabbat 15 minutes before sunset; Sat. 9 a.m. followed by Kiddush. / Mincha: Fri., 1 p.m.; Sat., 25 minutes before sunset, followed by Shalosh Seudas, Maariv, and Havdallah. Services: Sun., 8 a.m.; Mon. and Thurs., 6:50 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Fri., 7 a.m.; daily, 15 minutes before sunset. / Weekday Rosh Chodesh services: 6:45 a.m.

Congregation young iSrael/ChaBad of tuCSon

2443 E. Fourth St., Tucson, AZ 85719 • (520) 881-7956 Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, Rabbi Yudi Ceitlin • www.chabadoftucson.com Daily minyan: Sun. and legal holidays, 8:30 a.m.; Mon. and Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Tues., Wed., Fri., 6:45 a.m. / Mincha and Maariv, 5:15 p.m. / Shabbat services: Fri. at candlelighting; Sat. 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush. Mincha, Maariv, and Havdallah TBA.

ChaBad on river

3916 E. Ft. Lowell Road, Tucson AZ 85716 • (520) 661-9350 Rabbi Ram Bigelman • www.chabadonriver.com Shabbat services: Fri., Mincha at candlelighting time, followed by Maariv. / Sat., Shacharit service, 9:30 a.m. / Torah study: women, Wed., 2 p.m.; men, Tues. and Thurs., 7 p.m. Call to confirm.

ChaBad oro valley

1171 E. Rancho Vistoso #131, Oro Valley, AZ 85755 • (520) 477-8672 Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman • www.jewishorovalley.com Shabbat services: 3rd Fri., 5 p.m. Oct.-Feb., 6 p.m. March-Sept., all followed by dinner / Sat., 10 a.m. study session followed by service.

ChaBad Sierra viSta

401 Suffolk Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 • (520) 820-6256 Rabbi Benzion Shemtov • www.jewishsierravista.com Shabbat services: Sat., 10:30 a.m., bimonthly, followed by class explaining prayers. Visit website or call for dates.

REFORM

Congregation Beit SimCha 2270 W. Ina Road, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85741 • (520) 276-5675 Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon • www.beitsimchatucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m., with Torah study at 9 a.m; monthly Shabbat morning hikes.

Congregation Chaverim 5901 E. Second St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 320-1015 Rabbi Stephanie Aaron • www.chaverim.net Shabbat services: Fri., 7 p.m. (no service on 5th Fri.); Family Shabbat, 1st Fri., 6 p.m. / Torah study: 2nd Sat., 9 a.m., followed by contemplative service,10 a.m.

Congregation Kol SimChah

(Renewal)

4625 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 296-0818 Mailing Address: 6628 E. Calle Dened, Tucson, AZ 85710, Shabbat services: 1st and 3rd Fri., 7:15 p.m.

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Congregation m’Kor hayim 3888 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 (Tucson Hebrew Academy) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31806, Tucson, AZ 85751 • (520) 305-8208 Rabbi Helen Cohn • www.mkorhayim.org Shabbat services: 2nd and 4th Fri., 7 p.m. / Torah study, 2nd and 4th Sat. 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Congregation or ChadaSh 3939 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 512-8500 Rabbi Thomas Louchheim, Cantor Janece Cohen www.orchadash-tucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 6:30 p.m.; 1st Fri., Friday Night LIVE (Sept.-May); 2nd Friday, Tot Shabbat (Sept.-May), 6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. / Torah study: Sat., 8:30 a.m.

temple emanu-el 225 N. Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85716 • (520) 327-4501 Rabbi Batsheva Appel • www.tetucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m./ Torah study: Sat., 8:30 a.m. except when there is a Rabbi’s Tish.

temple Kol hamidBar 228 N. Canyon Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 • (520) 458-8637 www.templekol.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 908, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636, Friday night Torah study group: 6 - 7:15 p.m. / Shabbat services: Fri., 7:30 p.m.

TRADITIONAL-EGALITARIAN

Congregation Bet Shalom 3881 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 577-1171 Rabbi Hazzan Avraham Alpert • www.cbsaz.org Shabbat services: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (followed by monthly dinners — call for info); Sat. 9:30 a.m., Camp Shabbat (ages 6-10) 10 a.m.-noon, followed

by Kiddush lunch; 12:30-2 p.m. CBS Think Tank discussion led by Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz and Prof. David Graizbord; monthly Tot Shabbat (call for dates) / Weekday services: Wed. 8:15 a.m. / Hagim 9:30 a.m.

OTHER

Beth Shalom temple Center

1751 N. Rio Mayo (P.O. Box 884), Green Valley, AZ 85622 • (520) 648-6690 Rabbi Norman Roman • www.bstc.us Shabbat services: 1st and 3rd Fri., 7 p.m. / Torah study: Sat., 9:30 a.m.

handmaKer reSident Synagogue

2221 N. Rosemont Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85712 • (520) 881-2323 www.handmaker.com Shabbat services: Fri., 4:30 p.m., led by various leaders, followed by Shabbat dinner; Sat., 9:30 a.m., led by Mel Cohen and Dan Asia, followed by light Kiddush lunch.

JewiSh arizonanS on CampuS 2146 E. 4th Street Tucson, AZ, 85719 • (520) 834-3424 • www.myjac.org Shabbat hospitality and social events for UA students with Yosef and Sara Lopez. Shabbat services on request.

SeCular humaniSt JewiSh CirCle www.secularhumanistjewishcircle.org Call Cathleen at (520) 730-0401 for meeting or other information.

univerSity of arizona hillel foundation 1245 E. 2nd St. Tucson, AZ 85719 • (520) 624-6561 • www.arizona.hillel.org Shabbat services: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and alternative services two Fridays each month when school is in session. Dinner follows (guests, $8; RSVP by preceding Thurs.). Call for dates/times.

OBITUARIES Marla Edelstein Marla Beth Edelstein, 70, died Jan. 30, 2020 after a battle with cancer.

Mrs. Edelstein was born in Philadelphia on March 28, 1949 to Shirley and Jules Mechanic. She graduated from Northeast High School and Temple University, where she received her bachelor of science and master’s degrees in education and linguistics.

On August 6, 1972, she married Mitchell, an aspiring physician and her college sweetheart. They had two daughters.

The family relocated to Tucson in 1985.

Mrs. Edelstein worked as both a teacher and an office manager. She also ran the local chapter of the NFIC, now the CCFA (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation) in the late ’80s to early ’90s.

Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Dr. Mitchell Edelstein; daughters, Elana (Henrik) Helgesen of Burbank, California, and Jessica (Marc) Riesgo of Tucson; twin sister, Elisa (Toby) Simon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, brother-in-law, Joel (Ann) Edelstein, of Phoenix, and sister-in-law, Lynne (Mark) Gomez of Tucson; and one grandson.

Services were held at Adair Funeral Homes Avalon Chapel, with Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg of Temple Emanu-El officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and American Cancer Society.

John Schiro John “Jack” Schiro died Dec. 29, 2019.

A graduate of Cincinnati Country Day School, University of Cincinnati and attendee at Tulane University, Mr. Schiro pursued a career in marketing and sales for several well-known companies, obtaining top honors

in his profession.

Survivors include his sister, Caren Schiro of Tucson; Corky Steiner of Cincinnati, Ohio, and David Schiro of New York City and Palm Beach, Florida; and many Schiro cousins.

Services were held in Cincinnati. Local arrangements were made by Angel Valley Funeral Home. A memorial will be held in Tucson in the spring.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trees for Israel through The Jewish National Fund or the charity of your choice.

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OUR TOWN Bat mitzvah Josephine Elyse Hanley, daughter of Rebecca and Todd Hanley, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 29, at Congregation Or Chadash.

She is the granddaughter of Shana and Richard Oseran and Pat Dale, all of Tucson.

Josephine attends Miles Exploratory Learning Center where she is an honor student. She enjoys soccer.

For her mitzvah project, Josephine created 50 “blessing bags” for the homeless. They contain toiletries, socks, and other essentials, along with a handwritten note with inspirational messages.

People in the news Tucson native Alexander Boxer, author of “ A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data” (W.W. Norton & Company, 2020), will return to his hometown as a presenting author at the Tucson Festival of Books, March 14-15 on the University of Arizona campus. Boxer is a data scientist with a doctorate in physics from MIT, a master’s degree in the history of science from Oxford and a bachelors in classical language from Yale. His research has appeared in Nature Physics, and he was Atlas Obscura’s original Washington, D.C. field agent.

Local artist Lynn Rae Lowe is included in the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s “United By Art” exhibit. Featuring artists of various origins, the exhibit aims “to show that, regardless of our ethnicity or religious background, we are united by one common language called ‘art,’” says Christian G. Ramos, the consulate’s press secretary. The exhibit is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through March 27 at The Leonora Carrington Gallery at the Consulate of Mexico, 3915 E. Broadway Blvd. Admission is free.

Business brief Live Theatre Workshop has purchased a new property after 26 years of renting its current location. The theatre arts nonprofit will hold a groundbreaking event Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. at the new location, 3322 E. Ft. Lowell Road. A $1 million capital campaign to renovate buildings and outdoor spaces is underway, with a lead challenge gift from the Connie Hillman Family Foundation. The theatre aims to open its next season on the new campus this summer, says Michael Martinez, LTW executive director. Meanwhile, shows and classes continue in the current location. For more information, visit www.livetheatreworkshop.org or call 327-4242.

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