Syrian Cuisine Cooking Series
Chef Shahd will teach you to make Syrian delicacies as well as a sampling of her signature recipes. Chef Shahd?s single-session cooking classes at The J have been featured on Tucson?s own Fox 11 news. Co-hosted with the International Rescue Committee in Tucson. The recipes will be kosher and vegetarian.
Sundays, 12-3pm
September 17-October 8
$220/ $200 J members for 4 weeks
$70/ $65 J members for an individual session
Demonstration Kitchen
Sunday, September 17: Syrian Salads
Shahd will teach you how to make her signature Syrian vegetable salad; a healthy potato salad; tabbouleh; and fattoush salad.
Sunday, September 24: Syrian Appetizers
Learn to create Syrian appetizers, including mutabal,a beet and eggplant dish; ful medamas, a fava bean dish; and baba ganoush.
Sunday, October 1: Syrian Specialties
Shahd will share her favorite recipes for oozy, a Syrian stuffed bread; kubah dabeh, a vegetarian croquette; taziki sauce; and yalange, a Syrian vegetable casserole.
Sunday, October 8: Syrian Desserts
Shahd will lead a lesson on Syrian desserts, including baklava; atayif, Syrian pancakes; and kunafeh, a pastry made from pistachios.
A mother, a daughter, three possible dads, and a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Cleverly told through the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is loaded with non-stop laughs and familiar melodies.
2 pm matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays.
The time is 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American mother of three works for a Southern Jewish family. She and their eight-year old son Noah, find themselves in the middle of a family conflict during the Christmas and Chanukah holidays.
A Co-Production with A/C Theatre Company
Viciously funny and devastatingly heartbreaking, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a modern masterpiece! With an electrifying glam-rock score and high-voltage performances, this show is thrillingly progressive and thoroughly entertaining!
Learn to play the world’s greatest card game!
Classes for 60+
READERS THEATRE MONDAYS –
10 am-noon Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, and 23 (6 weeks)
Temple Beth Shalom & JCC of the No.W. Valley
12202 N. 101st Avenue
Sun City, AZ 85351
$50.
Readers’ Theatre is acting out plays with script in hand!
Teacher: Janet Arnold, who has over 30 years’ experience as an actor, director and producer of theatre.
Jump in the pool and cycle your way to fitness using water resistance to improve your strength and cardio health. This challenging program is ideal for everybody from teens and tri-athletes to active seniors. Close-toed shoes and a minimum of 3 participants and pre-registration required.
Members: $50 per session
Classes for 60+
READERS THEATRE
TUESDAYS – 10:00-11:30 am
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 (8 weeks)
Valley of the Sun JCC
12701 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
$50
Taught by Janet Arnold, who has over 30 years’ experience as an actor, director and producer of theatre.
Lunch & Learn with Benzy Kogen
The Influence of the Early Rabbis on Contemporary Jewish Life
Tuesday, September 26, Noon – 1 pm
Following the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70, Jewish life could have simply ceased to exist. Minus its central place of worship, the very heart of the people had been cut out. It took a remarkably special group of individuals — determined to keep Judaism alive — to actually keep it alive … and make it THRIVE! This interactive session will focus on the early literature of these Rabbis (Pirkey Avot), and examine how these incredible texts “inform” our Jewish lives today — especially during the High Holiday season! Bring a dairy/vegetarian lunch or purchase a lunch from the Café at the J!
Benzy Kogen is a fourth-generation Master Jewish Educator and holds four degrees in education. Benzy currently serves as the High Holiday Cantor at Handmaker Home for the Aging in Tucson.
Free and open to the public
Jewish Heritage Center
Fight back against Parkinson’s. This 45-minute class improves stamina, speed, coordination, postural imbalances and encourages deep breathing. Pre-registration required.
Members: $50
Guests: $70