Calendar

Dec
8
Tue
Community Haukkah Party at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us on the 3rd Night of Hanukkah to celebrate the “Festival of Lights.” Enjoy dinner with latkes, pasta, salad & ice cream; candle lighting; crafts; a skit called “The 8 Candles” with CAI’s Junior USYers; a concert and sing-a-long with CAI’s Adult & Youth Choirs led by Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny; and more.

Dec
13
Sun
Greatest Hanukkah on Earth!XVII – Making Miracles @ Temple Emanu-El
Dec 13 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Celebrate the miracle of lights with the torch lighting of our giant menorah, then a Hanukkah spectacular with music, songs, dance, skits, hilarious parodies, stories and more. For the finale we all light our own menorahs together. The Greatest Hanukkah on Earth! show is free and open to all. Following, the Temple Men’s Club caters a scrumptious kosher Hanukkah dinner with brisket and latkes, salads and desserts. Dinner of $25 for Temple members, $29 for non-members, $8 for kids 4-12, free for kids 3 & under; prepaid reservations required.

Jan
17
Sun
10th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Jan 17 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Everyone is welcome to participate! Check-in begins at 9:00am, with play beginning at 9:30am sharp, followed by lunch at 12:30pm. Play resumes at 1:30pm, with prizes awarded at 4:00pm. $36 entry fee includes lunch, game, party favors and prizes for the top three scorers, plus each round winner gets a prize. All proceeds benefit CAI’s United Synagogue Youth. Registration mandatory by January 8 (no walk-ins allowed).

Apr
18
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Apr 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

Apr
25
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

May
2
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

May
9
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

May
16
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

May
23
Mon
Cong. Anshei Israel Open Mah Jongg Play @ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All levels welcome. Men are welcome, too. Come join the fun!

Jan
13
Sun
Klezmer Music Festival @ East Valley JCC
Jan 13 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The East Valley JCC in Chandler will present its first Klezmer Fest in January 2019, which features two community events.

 

The screening of the documentary “The Last Klezmer: Leopold Kozlowski, His Life and Music,” followed by a musical performance by the film’s director and Klezmer expert Yale Strom, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler.

 

A Klezmer Music Festival will take place noon-5 p.m. at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. The event will feature musical performances by Yale Strom, the Rural Street Klezmer Band and Jerusafunk.

 

The music festival will also include a Yiddish experience, with genealogy workshops, Yiddish poetry readings and songs, lectures and crafts. There will also be children’s activities, such as inflatables, face-painting and a petting zoo, as well as a Kosher Jewish Food Experience.

Tickets for the Jan. 10 event are $15. Tickets for the Klezmer Music Festival on Jan. 13 are $15, adults, $5 children up to age 12.

 

To purchase tickets, visit evjcc.org/klezmerfest or call 480-897-0588. Group tickets are available for $12 each for groups of 12 or more.

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