Calendar

Aug
30
Sun
Jewish Tucson: Free Bagel Brunch @ Jewish Community Center
Aug 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Jewish Tucson: Welcoming newcomers and those interested in connecting to Tucson’s Jewish community!

Join us for brunch and a chance to connect with local synagogues, organizations, and agencies.

We will also have Cheri’s Desert Harvest joining us with a variety of all natural jellies and other locally made, kosher goodies, indigenous to the Sonoran Desert, to taste.

www.jewishtucson.org

RSVPs appreciated! Contact Ori Parnaby at 299-3000 x241 or [email protected]

Nov
13
Fri
Scholar-in-Residence Gil Hoffman at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Nov 13 @ 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 13: Service 5:45pm, Shabbat Dinner 6:45pm, Presentation 7:45pm; and Saturday, Nov. 14: Shabbat Service D’var Torah 9:00am, Presentation (in lieu of Torah Study) 3:30pm

Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post. Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Hoffman has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets. Called “the most optimistic man in Israel” by Israel Television, Hoffman’s writing and TV appearances provide a behind the scenes look at both the intrigue and humor in the Israeli political arena.

His visit will include a Shabbat dinner and presentation, and delivering the Shabbat morning D’var Torah and an afternoon presentation on Saturday. *RSVP & fee required by Nov. 9 for Shabbat dinner only – CAI members: adults $14, children $8; guests: adults $20, children $12.

Friday, Nov. 13

5:45pm         Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Service

6:45pm         Shabbat Dinner*

7:45pm         Gil Hoffman presents, “Behind the Scenes in Israeli Politics and the Battle over the Future of the Jewish-Democratic State”

Saturday, Nov. 14

9:00am         Shabbat Service – Gil Hoffman presents D’var Torah, “Peace Politics and Plutonium: An insider’s look at the Mayhem in the Middle East”

3:30pm         Gil Hoffman presents, “Red States, Blue States and the Jewish State: The view from Jerusalem on Obama’s relationship with Israel”

4:30pm         Mincha, followed at 5:00pm by Seudah Shlesheet (Third Meal), Ma’ariv and Havdallah

Feb
27
Sat
NEW! Neshamah Minyan: A Service of and for the Soul at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Feb 27 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us as Jordan Wiley-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.

Mar
5
Sat
NEW! Neshamah Minyan: A Service of and for the Soul at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Mar 5 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us as Jordan Wiley-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.

Mar
12
Sat
NEW! Neshamah Minyan: A Service of and for the Soul at CAI @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Mar 12 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us as Jordan Wiley-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.

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.

Apr
23
Sun
Shalom in Every Home: The Role of Spirituality in a Healthy Household @ Jewish Community Center
Apr 23 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Sacred time and emotional fullness can help promote meaningful and long-term family health. Enjoy an interactive and reflective conversation about bringing family closer together through age-old practices such as transforming a dining room table into an altar to create shared family spirituality. Speaker Avraham Alpert is the spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Shalom in Tucson and is in his final year of rabbinical seminary at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Los Angeles after serving as a hazzan for more than 18 years. He leads services and officiates a full range of life cycle events, counsels people in need, trains students of all ages, coordinates lay-leaders, develops programs, and teaches creative classes.

This is one of two April lectures in the Shalom in Every Home Healthy Family Lecture Series sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona and the LEAH program, which is funded by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.

Mar
9
Mon
Young Jewish Professionals – Purim Around the World! @ Kitchen18
Mar 9 @ 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Young Jewish Professionals are invited to:

Purim Around The World

Purim Eve – Monday, March 9, 2020

7:15 – 9:30 PM

Featuring:

Open Bar · International Buffet · Music · Costume Contest · Megillah Reading & More!

 

For More information and to RSVP, visit:

www.chabadofscottsdale.org/YJPPurim

*Must be 21+ to Attend

Mar
10
Tue
Purim in India @ Chabad of Scottsdale
Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm

Chabad of Scottsdale presents

Purim in India

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

5:00 PM Megilla Reading

5:30 PM Dinner Delicious

Featuring:

Indian Cuisine Exciting · Entertainment · Live Music Raffle · Masquerade in Indian Attire

 

For More information and to RSVP, visit:

chabadofscottsdale.org/PuriminIndia

For advertising information, please contact [email protected].