Calendar

Jul
10
Sun
Summer Film Series at Congregation Anshei Israel @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Jul 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.

July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof

July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar

July 24 • The Dybbuk

July 31 • The Jazz Singer

August 7 • The Pawnbroker

For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org

Jul
17
Sun
Summer Film Series at Congregation Anshei Israel @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.

July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof

July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar

July 24 • The Dybbuk

July 31 • The Jazz Singer

August 7 • The Pawnbroker

For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org

Jul
24
Sun
Summer Film Series at Congregation Anshei Israel @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.

July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof

July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar

July 24 • The Dybbuk

July 31 • The Jazz Singer

August 7 • The Pawnbroker

For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org

Jul
31
Sun
Summer Film Series at Congregation Anshei Israel @ Congregation Anshei Israel
Jul 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.

July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof

July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar

July 24 • The Dybbuk

July 31 • The Jazz Singer

August 7 • The Pawnbroker

For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org

Apr
23
Sun
8th Annual JFCS of Southern Arizona Celebration of Caring honoring KATHRYN UNGER @ Tucson Country Club
Apr 23 @ 5:30 pm – 8:15 pm

Please join us in honoring Kathryn Unger for her community leadership, and more than two decades of support for JFCS of Southern Arizona.

With a passion for “Tikkun Olam” (repairing the world) and “Tzedakah” (acts of kindness and justice), Kathy has selflessly dedicated her time and energy to support Jewish organizations, and the under-served diverse populations of our community. She is the Past Chair of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Board of Directors, and has served on the Boards of Directors of JFCS of Southern Arizona and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.

The speaker for the event is CNN analyst and author David Gregory, a sought-after speaker on politics, world affairs, and now faith since the release of his book “How’s Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey.” Over the last 25 years, David Gregory’s career in journalism has taken him across the country and around the world. He is a CNN political analyst, and host of his podcast which features interviews with newsmakers and thought leaders. During his 20 years at NBC News, David served as the moderator of Meet the Press for six years, and was chief White House correspondent during the presidency of George W. Bush. In his book, David writes about his life and quest to deepen his faith.

The emcee is Stella Inger, an Anchor with KGUN 9 in Tucson.

Event steering committee members include:

Barbara Befferman Danes
Heather Caine, Chair
Fred Fruchthendler
Carole Levi
Eric Mellan
Jill Rosenzweig
Betty Anne Sarver
Liz Weiner-Schulman

Apr
24
Tue
Jewish Family & Children’s Service to Host Jewish Crisis & Response Team Training @ Temple Chai
Apr 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Jewish Family & Children’s Service is hosting a crisis and response training for professionals and paraprofessionals from Jewish faith-based organizations. The training will take place at Temple Chai, 4645 E Marilyn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032 on Tuesday, April 24 from 6 – 8:30 pm. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

When a crisis occurs in the Phoenix Jewish community, these trained volunteers will be available to offer immediate support services to help those impacted cope with the aftermath of the crisis.

This three-hour training will give participants the opportunity to enhance their crisis intervention skills and gives the volunteers additional insight into the challenges faced by the community in the wake of a crisis situation.

Participants will leave the training with the skills to provide culturally sensitive responses to those in crisis, including those that have been victims of a hate crime, as well as a deeper understanding of how people heal through EMDR therapy.

The training session will be presented by Ira Dressner, Ph.D., LCSW, EMDR Consultant and Trainer, and Liana Dressner, MSW, LCSW, EMDR Consultant. Ira Dressner graduated from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs with a MPA and Ph.D. He has been a psychotherapist and counselor for 26 years and specializes in trauma. Liana Dressner graduated with her bachelor’s in social work and Master’s in Social Work from New York University.

Aug
26
Sun
‘Hummus! The Movie’ @ East Valley JCC
Aug 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

“Hummus! The Movie” is a documentary that explores the unifying power of this Middle Eastern dish through the stories of three hummus makers:  a Muslim woman, a Christian man and an Orthodox Jew.

The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].

Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.

Dec
2
Sun
Israeli Film: ‘My Home’ @ East Valley JCC
Dec 2 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

In this documentary, filmmaker Igal Hecht explores Christian, Muslim, Druze and Bedouin communities in Israel to discover how these minorities feel about their place within the modern State of Israel.

The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].

Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.

Jan
13
Sun
Klezmer Music Festival @ East Valley JCC
Jan 13 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The East Valley JCC in Chandler will present its first Klezmer Fest in January 2019, which features two community events.

 

The screening of the documentary “The Last Klezmer: Leopold Kozlowski, His Life and Music,” followed by a musical performance by the film’s director and Klezmer expert Yale Strom, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler.

 

A Klezmer Music Festival will take place noon-5 p.m. at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. The event will feature musical performances by Yale Strom, the Rural Street Klezmer Band and Jerusafunk.

 

The music festival will also include a Yiddish experience, with genealogy workshops, Yiddish poetry readings and songs, lectures and crafts. There will also be children’s activities, such as inflatables, face-painting and a petting zoo, as well as a Kosher Jewish Food Experience.

Tickets for the Jan. 10 event are $15. Tickets for the Klezmer Music Festival on Jan. 13 are $15, adults, $5 children up to age 12.

 

To purchase tickets, visit evjcc.org/klezmerfest or call 480-897-0588. Group tickets are available for $12 each for groups of 12 or more.

Feb
24
Sun
Gesher watches Hava Nagila @ Harkins Shea 14
Feb 24 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival and Gesher Disability Resources present Hava Nagila the movie.

FREE TO ATTEND
SENSORY-SENSITIVE SCREENING OF THIS HILARIOUS DOCUMENTARY

“IT’S NOT JUST A SONG, IT’S AN EVENT,” OFFERS JOSH KUN, ONE OF THE ACADEMICS WHO SPEAKS ON THE MYSTERY, HISTORY AND MEANING OF “HAVA NAGILA.”

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