THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
1:00 – 8:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Makor Retreat (By Invitation)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
JNF National Board of Trustees Meeting (By Invitation)
5:00 – 6:30 pm
JNF Israel Partners Meeting
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
8:30 – 10:00 am
JNF Community Presidents Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation)
3:00 – 6:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
9:00 – 10:30 am
Israel Experience Task Force Meeting
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
JNFuture Summit
9:30 – 11:30 am
Disabilities Task Force Meeting
10:00 – 11:00 am
Arad Task Force Meeting
10:00 – 11:30 am
Go North West Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Yerucham Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12: 00 pm
Gaza Envelope Task Force Meeting
10:15 – 12:00 pm
Arava Task Force Meeting
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Women for Israel Luncheon (Reservations Required)
Connecting American Jewry, Israel and the International Media over the Next 70 Years
Speaker: Captain (Res.) Libby Weiss, Former IDF Spokesperson
For more information and to register, click here.
12:00 – 2:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Opening Plenary
Featuring: Marlee Matlin, Academy Award Winning Actress and Activist: A Personal Story
Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus
Special Presentation of JNF Heritage Award to Andrew P. Klein
4:15 – 5:15 pm
College Summit Opening
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Housing Fund Committee Meeting
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30 pm
Shabbat Dinner (Reservations Required)
7:45 – 9:00 pm
Keynote Speaker
Holocaust Denial: A Personal Perspective
Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University
9:00 pm
Oneg Shabbat Dessert Reception
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
8:00 – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast Available
9:00 am
Shabbat Services
9:00 – 10:00 am
Small Communities Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 am
Arts and Entertainment Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Water Task Force Meeting
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Sapphire and Chai Society Program and Lunch
Leadership: Decidedly More Female
Speaker: Phyllis Kaminsky, President of Kaminsky Associates, International Consulting Firm
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Shabbat Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Plenary: Israel’s New Battlefield: Communications Strategies for Fighting Delegitimization
Speaker: Nathan E. Miller, President, Miller Ink
2:00 – 5:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
2:15 – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
The New Wave of Pioneers
Moderator: Stephanie Kelman, National Chair, JNFuture
Featuring: Captain (Res.) Libby Weiss, Former IDF Spokesperson
Parashat VaYera: Reconciling the (almost) Sacrifice of Isaac and Exile of Ishmael
A theological reading of conflict and resolution
Speaker: Rabbi Leor Sinai, Co-CEO, Alexander Muss High School in Israel
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Friends of Green Horizons (FOGH) Youth Movement Meeting: Our Children and Our Future
3:45 – 4:45 pm
Plenary: Disarmed: Unconventional Lessons from the World’s Only One-Armed Special Forces Sharpshooter
Speaker: Izzy Ezagui, Author and Former IDF Commander
5:00 – 6:00 pm
College Summit Partner Breakouts
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Major Donors Reception (By Invitation)
6:10 – 6:30 pm
College Summit Havdalah
7:30 – 9:30 pm
College Summit Party
8:00 – 11:00 pm
JNFuture Party
Wasted Grain (Scottsdale)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
7:00 – 8:45 am
Breakfast Available
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
7:30 – 8:30 am
Go North East Task Force Meeting
7:30 – 8:30 am
Fire and Rescue Task Force Meeting
8:00 – 9:00 am
Makom Task Force Meeting
9:00 – 9:45 am
Plenary: The David and the Goliath: Jews in the 21st Century
Speaker: Bari Weiss, Writer and Editor, The New York Times Op-Ed Page
9:50 – 11:10 am
JNF Joint Institute for Global Food, Energy, and Water Initiative Meeting: An Academic and Research Virtual College with the University of Arizona and the Arava Valley
10:00 – 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
Go North!: Building the Galilee for the 21st Century and Beyond
The Challenges and Opportunities in Building an Inclusive Society
10:00 – 11:00 am
College Summit: Regional Breakouts
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Plenary: Jewish National Fund Continuum: From Birth to the Boardroom
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Lunch Available
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Plenary: Israel Water Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Bob Lembke, President, United Water and Sanitation District
Moderator: Ben Perlman, Founder and President, Smart Water Group
Presenters: Yehuda Kaploun, President, WaterGen USA
Noa Zer, Director of Resource Development, Central Arava Regional Council
Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), The University of Arizona
Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
2:00 – 3:00 pm
College Summit Closing
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Go North!: Building the Galilee for the 21st Century and Beyond
Blueprint Negev: From Vision to Fruition and What Comes Next
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Plenary
Chop and Chat Face-Off Cooking Competition….Israeli Style
Featuring: Jamie Geller, American-Born Israeli Food Writer, Celebrity Chef
Lior Lev Sercarz, Chef and Owner of La Boite
6:30 pm
Dinner/Gala: Celebrating Israel@70
Featuring: Lior Suchard, World Renowned Master Mentalist
Capaim Band
Experience a very special exhibition of botanical art glass at Butterfly Wonderland by resident artist, Newt Grover. Newt has created beautiful glass floral and foliage art. Included with admission.
Sunday Morning Clay Class
Sundays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
June 10 – July 15 Sept.23 – Oct.28
Nov. 18 – Dec.23
Join instructor Gerrie Young in this clay class to improve or advance what you have learned in other classes. You can bring your clay knowledge up to date through practice with forms, tiles, the pottery wheel or sculpture. Material fee is $30 and due on first day of class.
Instructor: Gerrie Young
$105/ $85 members
Perlman Art Studio
Thanks to a generous grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Tucson J is able provide subsidized workshops at Sonoran Glass School in honor of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass, to create new works from pieces of broken glass.
Using shards of broken class, design your own challah plate or mirror frame that will then be kiln fired, shown in the New Works from Broken Glass Show (November 2 through December 9), and available for pick up at The J beginning on December 10.
The workshop will take place at Sonoran Glass School. Limited spots are available. For additional information, please contact Jennifer Selco at 520-618-5026 or jselco@tucsonjcc.org.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker: Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM, Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
We’ve come a long way, baby … A loving tribute to Ohio wife and mother turned longtime Arizona resident who made herself into a national superstar as a best-selling author and syndicated journalist lauded for opening up the secret world of the mother and housewife. A comic look at one of our country’s most beloved voices – a voice that reassures us that yes, the world is sometimes crazy, but if we look at it and laugh, we have most of it covered.
Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End (Tucson) |
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Five-time Tony Award® winner and winner of Best Musical, Fun Home is Alison Bechdel’s coming-of-age journey of self-discovery. Middle-aged cartoonist Alison is joined by two younger versions of herself from pivotal times in her life. They lead us through her dysfunctional childhood, her coming-out, and her father’s death, shortly after his own coming-out. A story of reflection, bittersweet memories, and the moments of pure joy that shine through the darkness, Fun Home is a one-of-a-kind musical experience.
Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Experience a very special exhibition of botanical art glass at Butterfly Wonderland by resident artist, Newt Grover. Newt has created beautiful glass floral and foliage art. Included with admission.
Introduction to Portrait Painting
Mondays, 1-4 pm
Oct 15- Nov 26 (No class on 11/12)
Would you like to paint portraits of your family, or sketch strangers while you travel? Discover the joy of portraiture and dispel the myth that it is harder than other subjects. You will learn: proportions, how to render features, how to create soft, believable hair, improve your drawing skills, how to mix skin tones, and overall painting skills. Gain the confidence to paint and draw any person you choose!
Instructor: Christine Lytwynczuk, I.D.E.A Art Studios
$216/$220
Pearlman Art Studio