Calendar

Sep
24
Sat
Cong. Anshei Israel Neshamah Minyan: A Service of and for the Soul @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Sep 24 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us as Jordan Hill, storyteller and founder/director of The Mindfulness Education Exchange, guides participants in how to deepen their relationship with the service, raise their prayer experience, and develop practices and understandings for everyday life.

Handmaker Schedule for High Holiday Services @ Handmaker
Sep 24 @ 7:30 pm

SELIHOT SERVICES and STUDY SESSION

 Saturday Evening, September 24 in the Great Room – 7:30 pm

ROSH HASHANAH

Erev Rosh Hashanah – Sunday, October 2 – Evening Service at 6:30 pm

First Day Rosh Hashanah– Monday, October 3

Morning Services at 9:30 am

Kiddush/Oneg at 1:30 pm

Evening Service at 6:30 pm

Second Day Rosh Hashanah– Tuesday, October 4

Morning Services at 9:30 am

Kiddush/Oneg at 1:30 pm

SHABBAT SHUVA

Saturday, October 8

Morning Service at 9:30 am

Kiddush/Oneg at Noon

YOM KIPPUR

Kol Nidrei/Shabbat Evening Service – Tuesday, October 11

Evening Service at 5:30 pm

Yom Kippur –  Wednesday, October 12

Morning Service at 9:30 am

Torah Reading – 3:00 pm – Yizkor Services – 4:00 pm

Mincha – 4:45 pm N’eilah – 5:35 pm

SUKKOT

Sukkot Festival Morning Service – Monday, October 17 – 9:30 am

Kiddush/Oneg – 1:00 pm

SHEMINI ATZERET/SIMCHAT TORAH

Shemini Atzeret Festival Morning Service/Yizkor/Simchat Torah Festivities

Monday, October 24 – 9:30 am

Yizkor at approximately 11:30 am

Followed by Kiddush/Oneg

Cong. Anshei Israel Selihot Program & Service @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Sep 24 @ 8:00 pm – 11:15 pm

The evening includes a wine, cheese and dessert reception; Havdallah program “Areshet S’fateinu … May the Words of our Lips … Translating Prayer into Song”; the changing of the Torah covers and a moment to honor our Minyan; followed by the opening service to the High Holy Days, Selihot, at 10:00pm. No charge; however, reservations are requested by Sept. 19.

Sep
25
Sun
Health & Fitness: Pickup Basketball
Sep 25 @ 7:00 am – 11:30 am

Pickup Basketball Sundays, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 Early Play: 7:00-9:30a.m. & Late Play: 9:30  – 11:30am Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Gather your friends and family for a great game of organized pickup basketball. Adults 18+. Free to J members; $10 for non-members. Information and registration: 480.481.7016 or sports@vosjcc.org.

Blanket Boosters @ Beth El Congregation
Sep 25 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Join our knitting and crocheting group. Beginners are welcome, yarn and crochet hooks are provided. Blankets produced are donated to local organizations that help children in crisis. For more information, please contact Sandy at 602.249.3778 or ssandy6807@gmail.com.

Jewish Genetic Diseases Center Fall Screening and Education Event @ Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus
Sep 25 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Project Jewish Love’s Dating and Relations Presentation with Jason Fierstein, MA, LPC @ Please email for location
Sep 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Project Jewish Love for an Insightful Presentation on Dating and Relations
Presented by Jason Fierstein, MA, LPC
Details to follow

As “The Man That Men Will Talk To,” Jason Fierstein is an expert relationship counselor and therapist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Fierstein’s expertise is to help men and women learn how to communicate with each other and develop successful relationships. From Fierstein’s “10 Relationship Tactics To Go From Good To Great With Her” and his cheat-sheets with new tools, tips and strategies for great relationships, work life and personal life will help us all to create stronger connections and communications.

Cong. Anshei Israel Kever Avot Memorial Service @ Evergreen Cemetery, Anshei Israel Section
Sep 25 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

Even if your loved ones are not buried in CAI’s Cemetery, you are encouraged to participate in the service and pay your respects to your dearly departed. The 30-minute service includes a special booklet of prayers.

“Incredible!” — Esther’s 2016 Community-Wide Annual Women’s Book Brunch @ Congregation Chofetz Chayim/Southwest Torah Institute Women's Academy of Jewish Studies
Sep 25 @ 10:45 am – 1:30 pm

Written by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, “Incredible!” is the biography of Rabbi Yossi Wallis, a true story of physical and spiritual courage, Divine Providence, spine-tingling adventure and utter dedication to Torah. Rabbi Wallis rose from membership in an all-Jewish gang in the Bronx to leading Arachim, a world-renown Jewish outreach organization. Event registration begins at 10:45 am and the brunch and book discussion start at 11 am. The $36 cost includes both the book and the brunch. Space is limited to 100 participants.

Northwest Fun in the Sun Day @ Riverfront Park
Sep 25 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Come see what the Northwest has to offer! Join us for a FREE fun day at Riverfront Park in Oro Valley. Enjoy a one-mile walk, inflatable obstacle courses, activity tables, popcorn, food trucks, and more! Bring the kids! Hosted by the Jewish Federation Northwest Division and the Tucson J.

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