by EVJCC | Mar 4, 2020 | EVJCC programming, Jewish Life & Learning
When Elizabeth Lee received a box of her grandparents’ old papers and photos, she combined them with historical research and turned them into a book that traces her family’s roots through several generations and across continents. Today, along with her sister, Lorrie...
by EVJCC | Oct 4, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Camp, Community, CORE, Early Learning Center, EVJCC programming, Holocaust Education, Jewish Life & Learning, Lone Soldier Project
Each year, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize our volunteers, staff members, donors, partners and board members at our annual meeting. This year’s Pillars of the Community event, held on Sept. 25, included a reception with delicious treats by Chef...
by EVJCC | Jun 7, 2019 | Community, Jewish Life & Learning
Leib Bolel, president and CEO of the Arizona Israel Technology Alliance (AITA), provided an update about the relationship between Arizona and Israel technology communities at the June 6 session of Open Beit Midrash. AITA was established in 2017 to promote economic and...
by EVJCC | Aug 28, 2018 | Jewish Life & Learning
If you’re looking for a place to pick up kosher round challah and honey cake for your High Holiday meals, The Challah Factory at the East Valley JCC has some sweet options for you. Chef Melinda McNeil will be baking round challah (plain, raisin and chocolate...
by East Valley JCC | Aug 23, 2018 | Jewish Life & Learning
Most Jews know this much about the High Holidays: If you don’t go it’s bad and bubbe will be upset. Also, they get the sense that if you don’t show for Rosh Hashanah dinner or the break-fast at the end of Yom Kippur, it’s bad. What about the moments in between? What...
by EVJCC | Aug 2, 2018 | Jewish Life & Learning
The East Valley JCC’s fall season kicked off today with the first Open Beit Midrash session. Rabbi Michael Beyo, the EVJCC’s CEO, taught his 9 a.m. session about the Book of Joshua and his 10 a.m. class about the Talmud then finished it off with a...