Every festival has its heartbeat — and this one pulses through song. From rock-infused Jewish anthems to liturgical meditations, the artists behind the songs featured in our Appreciation Video are at the forefront of what’s sometimes called contemporary Jewish music — where tradition and modern life converse in cadence and lyric. Alan Goodis – Stand Up Alan Goodis is a Jewish musician who’s built his craft around connection. Rooted in folk and community songleading, he tours across North America inspiring

STRONG WOMEN
IN THIS YEAR’S FILM FESTIVAL

The spotlight is on women who refuse to fade into the background. This year’s film festival lineup includes stories of women who are bold, brave, complex, and unstoppable whose stories demand to be seen and heard.

We’ve highlighted several films below you won’t want to miss!

The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival is in full swing. We hope you’ve some of our great films and have left the theater with feelings of laughter, inspiration, sadness and overall a great experience. One of my favorite films being shown this weekend is Bad Shabbos. David and Meg – an engaged interfaith couple – plan to introduce the bride’s Catholic parents from Wisconsin to the groom’s Jewish neurotic family at a Shabbat family dinner in New York. That is,

by Cinemensch: Andrew Levy What could be so bad about a Shabbat dinner? Good food, drinks, challah, this sounds like the perfect Friday night for any Jewish family. Think again.  Bad Shabbos is a hilarious comedy about a Shabbos terribly gone wrong. David and Meg – an engaged interfaith couple – plan to introduce the bride’s Catholic parents from Wisconsin to the groom’s Jewish neurotic family at a Shabbat family dinner in New York, until an accidental dead body gets