In the recent past, I have lost many people in my life including my husband, Shelby. Four friends have died. Others have ...

Tu B’Shvat is more than one day of honoring our trees and agriculture. The holiday serves as a yearly time to reconnect with our earth and our community. By celebrating in Tucson, we learn from the ...

A familiar face at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Rhina Gerhauser in March marked a quarter-century there as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer. Her motto is, “It’s never too late to ...

In 2015, Miriam Ruth Black saw a news report about Syrian refugees trudging across Europe, seeking safety. She noticed a little boy among the crowd. “I thought, ‘There’s my dad,’” says Black, whose ...

One way is through the dissemination of accurate information. From Feb. 21-22, Anshei Israel will host Gil Hoffman, CEO of ...

Volunteers at Kol Ami Synagogue prepare supplies for Tucson Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Program (MDOT) care kits. From left, Sharon Schramer, Sydney Ruskin (Kol Ami program manager), Sadie Goldman, ...

After Colton Zuckerman, a freshman at The Gregory School in Tucson, was diagnosed with leukemia in October, his family decided to encourage blood donations across the country. “Our goal is, by the end ...

ANNIKA MIRIAM ANDERSON, daughter of Mila Vasser Anderson and Wayne Anderson, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 7 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Rimma and Richard ...

Baruch’s latest book is “ Tornado of Life: A Doctor’s Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the ER ,” which he will discuss on Feb. 11 for this year’s Cindy Wool Memorial Seminar, presented by ...