March 4-5 – begins at sundown on the 4th Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia from the wicked Hama, through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai. Check for a fun and creative Purim Shpiel near you!
All are welcome & encouraged to come dressed in costume for this fun event! Bounce houses, carnival games & prizes for the kids. Pasta dinner with sides at 6:00pm; fun, interactive Megillah reading with digital surprises at 7:07pm; costume parade & hamantashen.
$5 all ages with reservations by Mar. 1; $10 at the door. (All children 2 & under free). For more information & to RSVP, visit www.caiaz.org or call Barb at 745-745-5550, ext. 242.
5550 E Fifth Street in Tucson
Dr. Adam Ussishhkin, Ph.D will speak about the history of Hebrew and yow Hebrew fits into the larger Semitic group of languages, with some background on Biblical vs. Modern Hebrew. He will also cover information about the history of Yiddish, a Germanic language. Although Yiddish is spoken primarily in the orthodox Jewish community, it is experiencing a secular revival in different parts of the world.
Dr Ussishkin is an associate professor of linguists at the university of Arizona. He has a BA in linguistics and French fro UCLA and a Ph.D in linguistics from UC Santa Cruz.
The Program is free and open to the public. It will take place at the Murphy-Wilmot Public Library, 530 N Wilmot Road, Tucson AZ.
Please RSVP to Susan at srubin@comcast.net, 577-7718, or Becky, schulmb@aol.com, 296-3762. Participants are asked to bring a snack to share and encouraged to make a cash donation to the Community Food Bank or Southern Arizona.
The Secular Humanist Jewish Circle is a local group in the greater Tucson area, organized to meet the affiliative needs of cultural, humanist, secular Jews ( and their on-Jewish family members/partners). For more information about SHJC, go to www.secularhumanistjewishcircle.org.