There’s no place like home… there’s no place like CAI! This “Wizard of Oz”-themed event will allow current synagogue members to see old friends after the summer break and make new ones, as well as let those interested in learning more about CAI get acquainted. Clergy, school directors, staff and affiliate group representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the synagogue, its services, schools, programs and gift shop. Learn about our award-winning Preschool/Kindergarten, Religious School & USY programs and ask about our FREE membership program that includes High Holy Days tickets.
Lunch is included and there will be fun activities for all ages (Witch’s jumping castle, Glinda the Good Witch “bubble” balls (requested $1 donation to benefit USY), Twister (get it?), and more. Watch “The Wizard of Oz,” get silly with props in our rainbow backdrop (bring your camera!), and play our CAI/OZ Trivia Contest… you could win a great prize!
IT’S ALL FREE, but we ask that attendees participate in our Mitzvah Project to benefit HOPE Animal Shelter (friends of Toto!). EACH PERSON: PLEASE BRING AS YOUR ADMISSION TO THE EVENT
- Authority, Trader Joe’s, Fancy Feast or Kirkland brands dry or canned dog/cat food, or;
- Dog/cat toys, or;
- Laundry detergent, bleach or dish soap
RSVP by August 12 and be entered in a raffle; winner will be drawn at the party.
September 7: Rabbi Robert Eisen presents “The Testament of Abraham”
September 14: Rabbi Ruven Barkan presents “Teshuva and The 12 Steps”
September 21: Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny presents “Nusah: The Melody Which Gives Meaning”
3-week series $18 per person PLUS food donation for the Community Food Bank. Please bring item(s) to class. RSVP required by Sept. 2.
September 7: Rabbi Robert Eisen presents “The Testament of Abraham”
September 14: Rabbi Ruven Barkan presents “Teshuva and The 12 Steps”
September 21: Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny presents “Nusah: The Melody Which Gives Meaning”
3-week series $18 per person PLUS food donation for the Community Food Bank. Please bring item(s) to class. RSVP required by Sept. 2.
September 7: Rabbi Robert Eisen presents “The Testament of Abraham”
September 14: Rabbi Ruven Barkan presents “Teshuva and The 12 Steps”
September 21: Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny presents “Nusah: The Melody Which Gives Meaning”
3-week series $18 per person PLUS food donation for the Community Food Bank. Please bring item(s) to class. RSVP required by Sept. 2.
It’s back! After a several year hiatus, Schmooze is proud to bring the Phoenix area a large ShabbatLuck (Shabbat potluck dinner) event in North Phoenix (at Temple Chai) for an evening of food, friends, and fun. Please read the details and RSVP at http://evite.me/VvRrJZWPCb. Please also sign up for an item to bring on the event wall.
Feel free to join Temple Chai (Reform) for its Shabbat service at 6:15 PM with other ShabbatLuck members. We will mix and mingle in one of the social halls after the service around 7:30 PM with dinner served around 7:50 PM. If you are unable to join us for services, you can still show up for the dinner. If you do attend the services, feel free to drop off potluck items first.
You can also check out the periodic updates on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1814486558789166.
We hope you can join us on November 18th for this Schmooze (30s & 40s) event!
By popular demand, Schmooze is excited to bring you another ShabbatLuck event (Shabbat potluck dinner), this time in North Phoenix at Congregation Beth Israel. Please read the details and RSVP at http://evite.me/FdDxHFptRv for an evening of food, friends, and fun. Please also sign up for an item to bring on the event wall.
Feel free to join Congregation Beth Israel (Reform) for its Shabbat service at 6:15 PM with other ShabbatLuck and AVIV of Arizona members. We will mix and mingle in the Museum after the service around 7:30 PM with dinner served around 7:50 PM. If you are unable to join us for services, you can still show up for the dinner. If you do attend the services, feel free to drop off potluck items first.
Again, please read details, RSVP, and sign up to bring something at http://evite.me/FdDxHFptRv.
We hope you can join us on May 19 for this Schmooze (30s & 40s) & AVIV of Arizona event!
“Hummus! The Movie” is a documentary that explores the unifying power of this Middle Eastern dish through the stories of three hummus makers: a Muslim woman, a Christian man and an Orthodox Jew.
The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.
Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].
Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.
In this documentary, filmmaker Igal Hecht explores Christian, Muslim, Druze and Bedouin communities in Israel to discover how these minorities feel about their place within the modern State of Israel.
The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.
Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].
Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.
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.
“Special Needs” – “Disability” – “Inclusion” – so many ways to describe individuals in our community who have differences. Come hear what those words mean to a mother of a young adult, a disability agency, and an individual. Rabbi Nate Crane will moderate a panel through which these speakers can tell their stories sharing what support means to them in both the secular and Jewish communities. Learn how best to help in various situations and get involved in a way that makes sense to you.
Panelists Amy DL Hummell of Gesher Disability Resources, Sharon Landay, and Barton. Facilitated by Rabbi Crane of Congregation Or Tzion and Hagigah.