Through SEPT. 20
Lucky Stiff, a zany, offbeat and very funny musical murder mystery farc. At Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W Paradise Lane, Peoria. azbroadway.org
SEPT.1
Hadassah VOS talk on sex trafficking. See page 79
SEPT. 2-6
Red Rocks Music Festival in Phoenix and Sedona. See page 28
SEPT. 3, 10, 17, 24
Moral Choice and the Holocaust, 4-week class taught by Prof. Mark Stern, PhD, through Minderful Center. 9:10-10:40 am at The Springs of Scottsdale. $60. Register at 480-619-9993 or minderful.com
SEPT. 5
“The Making of a Mensch,” a project of Character Day 2015, a global day to engage Jewish and secular communities around the world in different perspectives and teachings around character development, screens at Congregation Kehillah. 7:30 pm includes dessert. RSVP: [email protected] or 602-369-7667
SEPT. 8
Hava Nagila (The Movie), documentary showing at 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver in Phoenix. Presented by Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Free. RSVP to 602-241-7870 or [email protected]
SEPT. 9 & 10
Talk on Ashkenazi genetic diseases. See page 79
SEPT. 9 – OCT. 4
Chicago, the musical, by the great team of Kander and Ebb, plays at Phoenix Theatre, 100 E McDowell Road in Phoenix. Use Code “Jewish Life” by Sept. 14 for special $49 price!
602-254-2151, phoenixtheatre.com
SEPT. 10
A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs by David Lehman. Book discussion led by AZJHS President Mark Sendrow, at 7 pm at Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver in Phoenix. Free. RSVP to 602-241-7870 or [email protected].
SEPT. 10-20
The Complete Works of Willam Shakespeare presented by three actors in a way you’ve never seen before. Desert Foothiills Theater. dftheater.org or 480-488-1981
SEPT. 10-27
Young Frankenstein, the musical. Based on Mel Brooks’ classic film spoof of Mary Shelly’s novels of bringing the dead back to life. At the Prescott Center for the Arts, 208 N Marina in Prescott. 928-445-3286, pca-az.net
SEPT. 11
Mesa Arts Center 2015 Season Kick-Off: Celebrate a major milestone in 2015-16: the 10th season of entertainment and education at One E Main St., Mesa. Free Season Kickoff Festival 6-11 pm. 480-644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com
SEPT. 13
Happy New Year! Erev Rosh Hashanah
SEPT. 14 and 15
Rosh Hashanah
Be sure to check our online calendar for times and locations of services throughout the state.
Sept. 15
Learn how stem cell therapy can help treat your lung disease. Seminar at 4 pm at the Scottsdale Lung Institute Clinic, 8377 E Hartford Dr., Suite 120, Scottsdale. See the facility, meet the doctor and set up a free consultation. 855-434-9235 or lunginstitute.com/JewishLife
SEPT. 16-OCT. 4
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, presented by Arizona Theatre Co. in Tucson. See page 22
SEPT. 18
Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona, in collaboration with UA Arizona Center on Aging, presents the Mel Sherman Institute on Mental Health lecture series. “Helping Seniors Achieve and Maintain their Best Health as they Age”. 1-3 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road in Tucson. Free, but RSVPs requested: jfcstucson.org/aging or 520-795-0300 ext. 2222.
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association Shabbat Services followed by film “From Philadelphia to the Front,” tracing the experiences of six Philadelphia Jewish-American WWII veterans. First attendance free; membership $60/year. RSVP for location: Arlene 480-585-4437, dfjca.org
SEPT. 19
Lewis Black at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.
See page 37
SEPT. 20
Brundibár presented by Arizona Opera in Tucson. see page 18
Fact and Fiction, Myth and Metaphor: How Secular Humanistic Judaism Deals with Traditional Jewish Texts/Sources. Practicing lawyer and rabbinical student Jeremy Kridel addresses questions at 2 pm at the Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E River Road in Tucson
Free but RSVPs requested: Susan, 577-7718, [email protected]
This year’s Congregation Chofetz Chayim/Women’s Academy for Jewish Studies annual community-wide brunch and book presentation A World After This, a 91-year saga of love and surviving the Holocaust. 11 am at 5150 E Fifth St., Tucson. $25 for book/brunch. 520-591-7680.
SEPT. 22
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre)
SEPT. 23
Yom Kippur
SEPT. 24
Meet the Author: Karnit Goldwasser, author of The Way to You and wife of kidnapped Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, shares her ordeal and struggle to bring her husband home. Sponsored by the Valley Israel Center at 7:30 pm at the Valley of the Sun JCC. $10. Registration required: [email protected]. See page 19.
The Music & Stories of Jewish Composers presented by Arizona Opera in Phoenix.
See page 19
SEPT. 26
The Music & Stories of Jewish Composers presented by Arizona Opera in Tucson. See page 19
Simone Dinnerstein, classical pianist at 7:30 pm at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd in Phoenix. $32.50-$37.50.
480-478-6000, mim.org
SEPT. 27
Brundibár presented by Arizona Opera in Scottsdale. See page 18
Sukkot at the Lake – Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s Israel Center for a fun family picnic with all-you-can-eat barbeque, live music, kid zone, water activities. $15. 11 am-4 pm at Saguaro Lake. RSVP: [email protected]
SEPT. 27
Erev Sukkot
SEPT. 30
The Brothers Warner, film presented by Arizona Opera in Tucson. See page 23
OCT. 1
Grandparent-Grandchild Connection – Join the Jewish Community Foundation and author Jerry Witkovsky for an intergenerational conversation. At 7 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N Scottsdale Road. $10. includes copy of book The Grandest Love: Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection. RSVP to 480-699-1717 or jcfphoenix.org
OCT. 4
Erev Shemini Atzeret
Sukkot Ends
