For Yom Ha’Shoah, the international day of remembrance for those who perished in the Holocaust, PHSA will be holding their annual Yom Ha’Shoah commemoration event “We Are a People of Memory” on April 19 at 3 pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56 St. in Scottsdale. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane will be giving the keynote address.
Over 50 Holocaust Survivors will participate in the processional. Each will carry a candle as they enter the sanctuary. Cantor Jamie Shpall of CBI is coordinating the music including an adult choir and a children’s choir. The Jewish War Veterans Honor Guard will present the colors and Professor John Liffiton of Scottsdale Community College will receive the Shofar Zakhor Award for outstanding contributions to the teaching of the Holocaust and Genocide Awareness. In addition, George Kalman and Helen Handler, both Holocaust survivors, will speak. A Hebrew High student (to be announced) who received The Bronkesh Award for the most outstanding 2015 Holocaust paper will read his/her essay and Dr. Anna Scherzer, the daughter of Partisans, will sing the Partisan song, “Zog Nit Keymol.”
PHSA invites the whole community to gather together to watch this most inspiring tribute to those 6,000,000 Jews who perished in the Holocaust and to those Jewish Survivors who were able to live through it.
The program is funded by the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Community Foundation and Generations After, a program founded in 2013 for the descendents of survivors. There is no charge to attend. For further info, call 602-788-7003 or e-mail phoenixsurvivors@gmail.com
Whose Jerusalem? A talk on the Holy City in Judaism, Christianity and Islam with Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone. Presented by Valley Beit Midrash at 7 pm at Temple Kol Ami, 15030 N 64 St. in Scottsdale. $18 suggested donation. 602-445-3112, valleybeitmidrash.org
Yom HaZikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel and victims of terrorist attacks.
Hope for Today is a spiritual program of recovery for those who suffer from the debilitating effects of chronic pain and chronic illness, based on the Twelve Steps of AA. Offered each Tuesday in April at 3:30 pm by the Deutsch Family Shalom Center at the house at Temple Chai, 4645 E Marilyn Road, off south parking lot. No charge. Contact: cpa-az@cox.net.
Israeli Music Concert at 5 pm at Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E Fifth St in Tucson.
Come listen to Israeli favorites, discover new ones, and participate in an Israeli music sing-a-long as we celebrate and show our support of Israel. Featuring CAI’s Adult and Youth Choirs led by Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny. Free and open to all. caiaz.org 520-745-5550
There will be a Memorial observance in Tucson for Yom Hazikaron, a day of remembrance for the men, women, boys and girls who have lost their lives due to war or terrorism. As part of Weintraub Israel Center’s Partnership2gether, four teens from the Partnership region of Kiryat Malachi and Hof ashkelon, areas hit hardest by rocket fire during last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, have collaborated with teens from Tucson Hebrew High to plan this moving ceremony, which takes place on April 21at 6:30 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road in Tucson
Free and open to all. tucsonjcc.org
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The Israel Center is holding a Memorial Service for Yom Ha’zikaron on April 21 to honor the fallen soldiers of Israel and the victims of terrorists attack. The ceremony will take place at 7 pm at the Ina Levine Campus 12701 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Free and open to all.
What is Torah Studies?
Torah Studies is a weekly text-based Torah study program offered in 275 cities on six continents. Torah Studies was founded in 2004 to provide instructors with well-researched, in-depth classes on the weekly Torah portion. Torah Studies enables students of all backgrounds to gain a true appreciation of cardinal Jewish beliefs and practices.
The Torah Studies Experience
In each session, the Torah Studies student encounters a multi-sensory learning experience including a mix of Jewish texts, discussions, learning activities, illustrative anecdotes, visual aids, and digital multimedia. Jewish texts are weaved together to deepen the student’s understanding of a profound new Torah insight. Lessons focus on contemporary topics of Jewish interest, including personal, social, political, and economical issues. Student textbooks contain readings carefully selected from the entire gamut of Jewish literature including traditional and modern sources. The Torah Studies instructor acts as the guide-on-the-side, rather than the sage-on-the-stage, utilizing modern pedagogic techniques to revolutionize a tradition of classical Jewish learning.
Jewish Baby University for expectant parents. Learn preparation for childbirth, care of newborn, Jewish rituals and parenting skills for raising Jewish children. 6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9 pm at Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley. $115. 480-634-8050, lfeldman@bjephoenix.org
Bringing Heaven Down To Earth, a book by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, will be discussed with the author at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society at 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver in Phoenix. Free, but RSVP required at 602-241-7870, azjhs.org