Category: Religion

Let’s Celebrate! Rosh Hashanah (Happy New Year) 5785!

Melanie Einbund Apples and honey, round challahs with raisins, blowing of the shofar, honey cakes, pomegranates, flowers, and all that is sweet and inviting as we welcome the New Year! We greet each other by saying L’shana tovah u’metukah (pronounced l’shah-NAH toe-VAH ooh-meh-too-KAH), which means “for a good and sweet year.” We are delighted to welcome…

A Jewish New Year Brings Celebration and Joy

Melanie Einbund The New Year 5785 is upon us! Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke is proud to announce our High Holiday Services! As we greet the New Year you are invited to join us as we observe and celebrate our traditions, practices, and rituals during this High Holy Day season. We are proud to announce…

Stop! Don’t Answer That Call!

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Unsolicited contact, whether through phone calls, emails, or text messages, is often the first step in many scams. Scammers rely on surprise and deception, making unsolicited contact a powerful tool to catch their intended targets off guard. Understanding this tactic is crucial for protecting oneself against various fraudulent schemes.…

Dress a Girl Around the World Sew-a-Thon

What a difference a dress makes in the lives of little girls! If you like to sew, you can help make a difference. A Dress a Girl Around the World Sew-a-Thon will be held Nov. 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W. Calle Concordia. Dress a…

Feeding Souls Safely

The Mission Ministry Team of Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church, located just south of Catalina off Oracle Road, includes a dedicated group of volunteers involved in preparing and serving meals for unhoused and/or hungry people in southeast Tucson. Once monthly, about a dozen Mountain Shadows members and friends travel downtown to Southside Presbyterian Church off 23rd…