As part of AVIV’s Jewish Community Outreach, Pueblo Norte’s Jewish Residents are invited to attend AVIV’s Shabbat Service on Friday June 19. This service will either be lead by Rabbi Barton Lee or Marci Lee.
More information about AVIV go to www.avivaz.com
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association is presenting a Summer Film Festival with three documentaries being shown monthly immediately following Shabbat services at 7 pm.
June 19 – Geto: The Historic Jewish Ghetto of Venice
July 17 – Resistance: Untold Stories of Jewish Partisans
August 21 – Women Unchained, dealing with obtaining a Get, a Jewish divorce.
Open to all. First attendance is free. Membership in the group is $60 per year.
Call to RSVP and for the address of the north Scottsdale location.
Arlene 480-585-4437. www.dfjca.org
An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkle at 7:30 pm at Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W Congress in Tucson
$45-$110.
520-624-1515, foxinfo@foxtucson.com
June 20 movie: Big Hero 6
Dive & Dine Movie, Dinner and Havdalah, a Tucson JCC annual summertime favorite! Enjoy a movie, dinner and night of swimming with family and friends at the beautiful outdoor pool area.
Members: Adults $6, Children $5; Non-Members: $8; 2 & under are free. 3800 E River Road in Tucson.
Check the JCC FYI Hotline at 299-3000 x347 (FYI) for possible changes due to weather.
Or contact Scott at 520-299-3000 ext. 160 or szorn@tucsonjcc.org
Next Dive & Dine will be July 18
June 21
Temple Brith Shalom Men’s Club Pancake Breakfast at 10 am at the temple in Prescott.
Everyone is welcome, $10 per person.
RSVP to 928-708-0018.
TWO HUMANIST GROUPS SPONSOR NATIONALLY KNOWN JEWISH ATHEIST AUTHOR
Phil Zuckerman, nationally known author of Living the Secular Life will speak in Tucson on June 21 at the DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N Campbell Ave. in Tucson. His afternoon lecture, “Secularism and Individualism” sponsored by the Secular Humanist Jewish Circle, will start at 1 pm. Phil will talk how “being non-religious is strongly correlated with individualism and why secular individuals have fewer friends and weaker social bonds when compared to their religious peers.” He will focus on the “costs of secular individualism and how this relates to Jewish identity and being part of a Jewish humanist community.”
His morning lecture, “The Rise of the Nones: Causes and Consequences of rising irreligion in the USA,” is sponsored by Free Thought Arizona and will start at 10 am at the same location. Phil will discuss how “more and more Americans are walking away from religion and how atheism and agnosticism are on the rise. Why is this happening and what does it mean for American culture?”
Phil Zuckerman is a PhD professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. In 2011, Phil founded the first Secular Studies department in the nation. He is the author of several books, including Living the Secular Life (Penguin, 2014), Faith No More (Oxford, 2011), and Society Without God (NYU, 2008). He has also edited several volumes, including Atheism and Secularity (Praeger, 2010), and The Social Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois (Pine Forge, 2004). His books have been translated and published in Danish, Farsi, Turkish, Chinese, Korean and Italian. Phil writes a regular blog for Psychology Today titled “The Secular Life,” and he also writes for the Huffington Post. He lives in Claremont, California, with his wife and three children.
The Secular Humanist Jewish Circle (SHJC) is organized to meet the needs of cultural, humanist and secular Jews (as well as their non-Jewish family members/partners) in the greater Tucson community. SHJC is affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism.
The mission of Free Thought Arizona is to offer an ethical alternative to religious and paranormal world-views, protect civil liberties, defend reason, and increase scientific literacy in Arizona.
Both programs are free and open to the public. Please RSVP as space is limited. Susan, 520-577-7718, srubinaz@comcast.net.
Beat It! Family Drumming Workshop for Dads and Kids-and Moms, Too!
11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.
$12 per person.
Catch the rhythm and learn the basics of African, Latin and pop-music hand drumming with master instructor Frank Thompson.
Bring your own drum or use one of ours.
Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, 480-478-6000, mim.org
Phil Zuckerman, nationally known author of Living the Secular Life will speak in Tucson, sponsored by the Secular Humanist Jewish Circle. His talk is titled: “Secularism and Individualism”
At 10 am he is speaking under the auspices of Free Thought Arizona, also at the DuVal Auditorium on the U of A campus. This talk is titled: “Causes and Consequences of Rising Irreligion in the USA” – no charge.
Please RSVP to Susan at sruinaz@Comcast.net
Beamish Ceramic Carvings
Tucson JCC Art Gallery Exhibit: June 19 – July 28
Artists’ Reception Sunday, June 21 at 2:00 pm – 3800 E River Road
www.tucsonjcc.org
Rabbi Rosenberg from Beth Emeth Congregation will be offering the following classes:
Gnosticism
What is the source of many secret teachings that have formed in Judaism, in the Kabalistic writings and, interestingly enough, the early Christian Church? The sources are similar and the teachings seem to stay with us for thousands of years. In these 5 classes, Rabbi Rosenberg will talk about what Gnosticism is, where it came from and how it affected early and late Jewish teachings in the western world.
Mondays, 6/15—7/13 @ 1:00 p.m.
For reservations and information, please contact Lori at 623-584-7210. Classes will be held at Beth Emeth Congregation, 13702 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West, AZ 85375
Classes are open to everyone. There is no charge for congregation members; non-members – $3.00 per class.