May 2
Temple B’rith Shalom in Prescott’s Gala Fundraiser at the Prescott Lakes Country Club, 311 E Smoke Tree Lane. $75 per person. 928-708-0018.
May 3
Make-the-Call Spring Phone-a-Thon volunteers needed! 9 am-1 pm at the Ina Levine
Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N Scottsdale Road. Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix for food, fun and prizes as you raise money to help Jews in need in the Valley, Israel and 70 countries around the world. Childcare available with advance notice. Register: 480-634-4900, ext. 1202, or jewishphoenix.org/springphoneathon
CAI’s 85th Birthday Celebration honoring Rabbi Emeritus Arthur Oleisky and Rabbi Robert Eisen. Includes hors d’oeuvres and cocktails followed by dinner catered by Feast. Entertainment by Rabbi Bob Alper, known as the “world’s only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy … intentionally.” Live auction. $85. 5 pm at Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E Fifth St., Tucson. 520-745-5550, caiaz.org
May 4
Dessert reception honoring Aaron Scholar for his 30+ years of leading the Greater Phoenix Bureau of Jewish Education. 7:30 pm at Hilton Scottsdale Resort, 6333 N Scottsdale Road. $18. RSVP: 480-634-8050 or bjephoenix.org
Judaism Decoded: The Origins & Evolution of Jewish Tradition is a new six-week course offered by the Jewish Learning Institute. Monday evenings at 7:30 pm at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N McClintock Dr. in Chandler. $99 includes textbook. 480-855-4333 or [email protected]
May 5
Cutting-edge Development in Indian Country: The ins and out of getting deals done on Native land. 5:30 pm cocktail reception, 6:15 pm program at Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E Via de Ventura in Scottsdale. Sponsored by the Real Estate and Finance Group of the Federation’s Business & Professionals Division. Professionals $36; students $18. RSVP: 480-634-4900, ext. 1202, or [email protected]
May 6
Jewish Free Loan celebrates 65 years. See page 65
May 7
Lag B’Omer. See page 54
Girls Night Out: Wine & Italian Cucina. Grab your gal pals for an evening of culinary instruction and wine Italiano style. 5:30 pm at Allstate Appliance Showroom, 15250 N Hayden Road, Scottsdale. Renowned Chef Carmella Dodge will show you how to create mouth-watering dishes including caponata and crostini, Tuscan chicken and pasta with butternut squash puree. Plenty to eat! $35 VOSJCC members; $50 nonmembers. Register: vosjcc.org/girlsnightout
May 8
Early Shabbat Service followed by cookie oneg, geared to families with children 2-10, but everyone welcome! 6 pm with Rabbi Stephanie Aaron at Congregation Chaverim, 5901 E Second St., Tucson, 520-320-1015, chaverim.net
May 9
Music of the Night, dinner dance honoring Cantor Janece Cohen. See page 59
Tennis-Mixed Doubles Social Round Robin. 4-6 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road, Tucson. $12. Contact: Chuck Reisig, 520-299-3000, ext. 151.
May 10
Mothers Day: Call your mother already!
Mothers’ Day Champagne Brunch at Temple B’rith Shalom in Prescott. Complete dairy brunch including blintzes, lox and decadent desserts. $18. Open to all. RSVP with check to Temple B’rith Shalom, include the number attending and mail to: 2077 Brohner Way, Prescott, AZ 86301. All proceeds benefit the TBS. brithshalom-az.org
May 12
Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema, documentary film screening at 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix. Free but RSVP: 602-241-7870 or [email protected]
May 14-31
Never the Sinner, a drama about the scandalous Leopold and Loeb murder and trial in 1920s Chicago. Prescott Center for the Arts, 208 N Marina in Prescott. $15. 928-445-3286, pca-az.net
May 14
Tucson JCC Annual Meeting includes dinner. Free babysitting. $18 at 6 pm at 3800
E River Road, Tucson. RSVP to Lori Maurer 299-3000 ext. 212, tucsonjcc.org
May 15
Smile on Seniors Shabbat Dinner. 6 pm at Chabad Center, 2110 E Lincoln Dr., Phoenix. Celebrate Shabbat with a four-course home-cooked Shabbat dinner, in a warm and loving atmosphere. Suggested minimum donation $5. RSVP: 602-492-7670 or [email protected]
Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:15 pm at Young Israel of Phoenix, 6516 N Seventh St., Phoenix. Monthly services full of spiritually uplifting singing and dancing led by hazzan Oren Ephraim. Free. 602-265-8888 or [email protected]
May 17
Yom Yerushalyim – Jerusalem Day
Film, I am a Jerusalemite, at Anshei Israel. See page 60
Arizona Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting honoring Jeffrey Schesnol and featuring keynote speaker David Epstein on Jewish Department Stores in the Wild West, Why They Succeeded and Why They are Gone. 11 am at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver in Phoenix. Tickets include a dairy brunch. $25 members, $36 nonmembers. 602-241-7870 or azjhs.org
May 19
“The Return” documentary screening. See page 64
May 20
Shavuot Kibbutz Style. See page 60
May 21
Shavuot Study Session. See page 60
Young Jewish Phoenix Networking Happy Hour. 6 pm on the third Thursday of each month; locations change monthly. YJP is aimed at engaging Jewish young adults in their 20s-40s. Info and location at [email protected]
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shalit. Book discussion led by AzJHS Executive Director Lawrence Bell, Ph.D. 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix. Free but RSVP: 602-241-7870 or [email protected]
May 24-25
Shavuot: Holiday commemorating the receiving of the 10 Commandments
Tikku Leil Shavuot study sessions in Tucson. See page 60
May 27
Shearim Torah High School Legacy of Life Dinner. See page 65
May 31-June 2
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework Convention 2015. See page 65
