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Jan
13
Fri
Friday the 13th Israeli Kabbalat Shabbat @ Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus
Jan 13 @ 6:30 pm

 

 

Potluck Dinner – Bring your favorite Kosher-style* dish to share. Live music, kids activity, good food and great company!
Friday, Jan. 13 | 6:30 pm Dinner, $10 individual | $20 per family. Space is limited. Doors will open at 6pm.

Location: Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254

שישי ישראלי- קבלת שבת ישראלית
הצטרפו אלינו לערב שבת קהילתי
ארוחה משותפת )כל משפחה מביאה מנה)
פעילות לילדים ומבוגרים
קבלת שבת מוזיקלית מלוווה באוכל טוב וחברה מעולה!

*All disposable utensils & tableware, beverages, challah and parve dessert provided by IAC and Federation are certified Kosher.

For more information contact IAC Arizona: shahar@israeliamerican.org

Cohon Memorial Foundation Awards @ Temple Emanu-El
Jan 13 @ 7:30 pm

Join us in Tucson, where our president, Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon and vice-president Rabbi Baruch J. Cohon will present the 2016 Cohon Memorial Foundation Awards.
These cash awards are presented once a year to individuals, for important achievements that benefit Klal Yisrael — the total Jewish People.

In 1983, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein founded the IFCJ — the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews — devoting his life to building bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews and broad support for the State of Israel. His tireless effort continues to rescue oppressed and starving Jews in many parts of the world, including for example Holocaust survivors in Ukraine, bringing them to Israel for relief and freedom. Today the IFCJ raises over $140million annually, making it the largest Christian-supported humanitarian nonprofit working in Israel now.

Tammi Rossman-Benjamin is a University of California faculty member and the cofounder and director of AMCHA Initiative. She has written articles about academic anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, and lectured widely on the growing threat to the safety of Jewish students on college campuses. Most recently she led a coalition of nearly 50 Jewish and education advocacy groups that successfully lobbied the University of California, the nation’s largest and most prestigious public university, to condemn “anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic forms of Zionism.

Fiddler on the Roof @ Herberger Theater Center
Jan 13 @ 8:00 pm

TRADITION! It has been a 50-year tradition at ATC to bring you the best and most vibrant professional theatre Arizona has to offer. Our Golden Anniversary season will feature an epic production of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. Join us for this richly heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring such Broadway classics as “To Life,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this uplifting 50th Anniversary Celebration production raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

Times vary.

Jan
14
Sat
Fiddler on the Roof @ Herberger Theater Center
Jan 14 @ 8:00 pm

TRADITION! It has been a 50-year tradition at ATC to bring you the best and most vibrant professional theatre Arizona has to offer. Our Golden Anniversary season will feature an epic production of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. Join us for this richly heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring such Broadway classics as “To Life,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this uplifting 50th Anniversary Celebration production raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

Times vary.

Jan
15
Sun
Community Open House @ Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The family-friendly event features tours of The J’s 50,000-square-foot fitness center and new aquatics center with two heated pools, a heated splash pad and 26-foot climbing wall. The fun includes fitness demonstrations and the grand opening of The J’s recently renovated weight room with new, state-of-the-art Hoist and Cybex equipment.
There are also lots of fun activities for the kids and program previews, including pre-school, camp, afterschool enrichment, sports and aquatics. To add to the fun, members and guests will receive a ‘passport’ to be stamped with each visit to various programs such as pre-school, youth, sports, aquatics and fitness. Those with fully stamped passports will receive a prize. 
Highlighting the event are special one-day-only deals on membership, personal training, Pilates, swim lessons and more.

A Taste of Judaism @ Tucson Jewish Community Center
Jan 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Temple Emanu-El is proud to offer A Taste of Judaism, now in its 17th year in Tucson.  Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon and Rabbi Batsheva Appel lead an open, interactive exploration of Judaism in three, two-hour sessions on Spirituality, Values, and Community. This free introductory class is one of the most popular and successful outreach program in the country, attracting over 5800 people in the past 16 years in Tucson alone. The class includes delicious “tastes” of traditional Jewish foods prepared by Temple’s Women of Reform Judaism.  Pre-registration is required. Call Mila Vasser at 520-327-4501, x27 for information and registration.

Sundays, January 8, 15 & 22, 2 – 4 pm

Free and open to the public

Fiddler on the Roof @ Herberger Theater Center
Jan 15 @ 8:00 pm

TRADITION! It has been a 50-year tradition at ATC to bring you the best and most vibrant professional theatre Arizona has to offer. Our Golden Anniversary season will feature an epic production of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. Join us for this richly heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring such Broadway classics as “To Life,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this uplifting 50th Anniversary Celebration production raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

Times vary.

Jan
16
Mon
Seniors: Crystal Bridge- Advanced Supervised Play @ Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Jan 16 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Crystal Bridge – Advanced Supervised Play Mon., Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 | 9-11:30 a.m. | Mini-lesson until 9:15am Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Supervised-bid play and learn with ACBL-accredited teacher and certified director Maddy Bloom. Earn master points in a friendly atmosphere. Games include mini-lesson, light refreshments and incentives for returning players. Drop in: $10 per player. For information and reservations, contact Harriet at 480.481.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.

Health & Fitness: Parkinson’s PWR!Moves @ Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Jan 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Parkinson’s PWR!Moves 2TM
Mon., Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 | noon – 1 p.m.

Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
This class includes PWR!Moves 1TM  movements in addition to prone and supine floor exercises. Participants must be able to walk 100 feet on their own with or without a cane or walker.  Free to J members; $5 for non-members. Information and registration: 480.481.7015 or healthandfitness@vosjcc.org.

Seniors: Crystal Bridge – Sanctioned Game 0-750 Masters Points @ The Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Jan 16 @ 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Crystal Bridge – Sanctioned Game 0-750 Masters Points Mon., Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 | 12:30-4:00 p.m. |Mini-lesson at 12:15pm Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Regular sanctioned ACBL duplicate games for players with less than 750 master points. Led by ACBL-certified director Maddy Bloom. Enjoy light refreshments and a friendly atmosphere. Drop in: $10 per player. For information and reservations, contact Harriet at 480.481.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.

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