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14 MARCH 4, 2016 JEWISH NEWS JEWISHAZ.COM
Trivia winnersOver 270 people attended the Phoenix Community Kollel “The Q” fundraiser honoring Dr. Martin and Joan Mollen on Feb. 17 at the Arizona Science Center. Teams of tables competed against each other in a multimedia trivia contest. Pictured are members of the kollel with the winning team, and emcee David Segal, right. Winners won an Amazon Echo.
Photo courtesy of Susan Heller
Biking for the yeshivaAndrew Foster is one of more than 110 riders who participated in the second annual Yeshiva High School of Arizona Community Bike-a-Thon on Feb. 14.More than $30,000 was raised for the school’s building fund. The “bike-athon” included multiple rides: a 63-mile expert ride, a 24-mile Weekend Warrior Ride and a 10-mile ride and a 2.5-mile Family Ride. The event also included a barbecue. Photo by Lori Krenzen
Kosher comidaStudents in the Introduction to Judaism course at Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley discuss kashrut with Rabbi Kenneth Leit-ner. The group is composed entirely of native Spanish-speaking students. The Chandler synagogue has a monthly Spanish service.
Photo by Michele Millman
Family fun under the pinesMembers of Temple Chai join in a family retreat at Camp Shadow Pines in Heber, Feb. 12-14. The theme was lovingkindness. Photo courtesy of Andrea Cohen
Talk on terrorismMore than 360 people attended the Bureau of Jewish Education’s Passages lecture at Beth El Congregation with Steven Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism on Feb. 14. His topic was “Terrorism in the Age of ISIS.” Pictured, from left, are Myra Shindler and Elaine Hirsch of the BJE, Rabbi Arthur Lavinsky of Beth El and Emerson.
Photo courtesy of the BJE
Senatorial visitRabbi Ariel Shoshan of Ahavas Torah, left, meets with Sen. John McCain in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24 to discuss Rabbi Israel Meir Lau’s upcoming visit to Arizona. The former chief rabbi of Israel will speak on March 14. Visit rabbilauaz.com.
Photo courtesy of Rabbi Ariel Shoshan
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