We are excited to announce that Wendy DeTata has joined VBM and Arizona Jews for Justice as our new Director of Community Engagement & Office Management! This marks a step forward for VBM and AJJ as we continue to deepen our relationships, expand our reach, and strengthen our community connections.

@rabbishmuly.bsky.social suggests that we're losing much of our best talent to the most lucrative careers.

What would be possible in our society if the most brilliant minds and committed hearts were working on social problems? We need to make it possible for them.

Join Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman as she discusses the pictures of Jewish women filling leadership lacunae during troubled and troubling times, drawing on their passionate attachments to traditional Jewish values and culture.

Registration: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/class/and-sh...

Welcome, Ariel Rosen, AJJ's Teen Fellowship Coordinator! She is a Scottsdale native, a graduate of Fordham University and Midreshet Rache, an AJJ Social Justice Fellowship alum, and a mom of three. She is committed to advancing pluralistic Jewish values and community engagement in the valley.

Wishing you a Sukkot filled with warmth and togetherness. May your sukkah be a space of reflection and a place to reconnect with yourself, loved ones, and traditions. May we step out into the fresh air of the sukkah and return feeling uplifted with a renewed commitment to learning and leadership.

The Elie Wiesel Social Action Fellowship is officially underway for its third year! Cohort 3 brings together an inspiring group of Jewish young professionals, all dedicated to making a meaningful impact in their communities and the world. Stay tuned as we follow their stories throughout the year.

Rabbi Dvir Cahana, Base Rabbi for Mem Global in Miami, will share the powerful work of the Amen Institute. An incubator that empowers artists to become seekers and sharers of wisdom through Jewish text and creativity.

Registration: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/event/the-co...

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Missed a Guest Speaker in May? We’ve Got You Covered!

If you missed any of our Guest Speaker classes last month, no worries, every session is available in our Learning Library!

All the guest speaker sessions, all in one place: valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-lib...

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Applications are now open for the Elie Wiesel Social Action Fellowship! Open to Jewish young adults (ages 22–29) across the U.S., this program empowers emerging leaders to develop impactful social change initiatives in their communities.

For more information and to apply: forms.gle/2c6RQN8DT7aT...

Learn with Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey Claussen as he will consider how Jews have passionately disagreed about fundamental moral claims about what constitutes Jewish ethics and how we may understand our ideas within the history of Jewish debates.

Registration: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/event/jewish...