EVJCC Blog
EVJCC welcomes NCSY GIVE West teens for a special day of camp fun
The East Valley JCC welcomed some special guests this past week: a group of more than 60 girls from NCSY GIVE West, a summer travel and volunteering trip for teen girls. On Tuesday afternoon, June 30, the teens joined Camp Rimon campers (grades K-6-), and pre-K...
Arizona’s first ordained female Orthodox rabbi, Karolyn Benger, to start new role at EVJCC
Karolyn Benger, wife of Rabbi Michael Beyo, East Valley CEO, received rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Maharat in New York on June 10. The institution was founded in 2009 specifically to educate and ordain Orthodox Jewish women as credentialed spiritual leaders....
Rabbi Michael Beyo, EVJCC CEO, releases new book based on podcast
‘Conversations with the Rabbi’ addresses difficult questions in contemporary religious lifeRabbi Michael Beyo, CEO of the East Valley JCC and Six Million Voices, released a new book, “Conversations with the Rabbi: Conversations Across Faith, Culture and Humanity,” on...
Dr. Michael Cohen honored by the Jewish News
Dr. Michael Cohen, center, chair of the East Valley JCC's Lone Soldier Project, will be honored in the March 20 issue of Phoenix Jewish News as part of the paper's inaugral 12 Over 60 feature. He's pictured here at a recent event with Rabbi Michael Beyo, EVJCC CEO, ...
BBYO teens connect with Holocaust history through art
By Pam Morris Imagine a room filled with teenagers, sitting rapt with attention, as they listened to an incredible story of courage, perseverance, strength and family. BBYO at the East Valley JCC in Chandler met for their weekly programming, and came away with...
Spirit Week: An Opportunity for Tikkun Olam
Children love any opportunity to dress up: Costumes, favorite colors, book characters, you name it! This year, Halloween is on a Friday and as a Jewish school, we choose to focus on other aspects of fall, treat giving, etc. After all, March is right around the corner...
Letters of Light: An artist’s healing memorial to the Bibas brothers
Exhibit delves into the spiritual meanings of the Hebrew lettersAs she listened to the beautiful sounds of piano music during a concert at the East Valley JCC in March 2023, Violet Zilman had a vision of white Hebrew letters on canvas flowing on the walls of the...
Yom Hashoah commemoration to feature Holocaust survivor Charlotte Adelman
The Center for Holocaust Education at the East Valley JCC invites the community to an evening of remembrance and reflection at the annual East Valley Yom Hashoah commemoration on Wednesday, April 23. The event will begin with a 5:30 p.m. reception, followed by a 6...
From Devastation to Dedication: A Holocaust Torah’s new home in an Israeli yeshiva
A Torah desecrated during the Holocaust has been saved and will be rededicated in memory of the victims of Oct. 7, in honor of the IDF soldiers who are defending the Jewish people and with hope that all the hostages return home. Members of the Greater Phoenix...