7-8:30 pm: Survival of a Nation – Exploring Israel through the Lens of the Six Day War
The first of a six-session lecture series is part of an adult education course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, and is co-presented by Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin of Chabad Tucson and Oshrat Barel of the Weintraub Israel Center. Tickets for all six sessions are $99, which includes a textbook. To register for the lecture series please visit chabadtucson.com/israelcourse.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) is partnering with the Tucson Jewish Community Center (the Tucson J) to deliver a four-part educational series on cancer beginning in early February. The series, which is free and open to the public, will be delivered by clinical and faculty members of the UACC and will focus on trends in research and clinical care involving such topics as breast cancer, head and neck cancer, translational science, and diet. The lectures are free and open to the public and are held at the Tucson J at 6:30 p.m.
Bear Down. Beat Cancer.
Cancer directly impacts 1 out of every 3 people. Science and technology has transformed the fight against cancer since then-President Richard Nixon called for a War on Cancer by signing the National Cancer Act of 1971. Now there is a renewed effort to push the boundaries of medicine in a search for a cure with President Obama’s Cancer Moonshot. From precision medicine, to novel drug development, to the new frontiers of immunology, researchers and clinicians from the University of Arizona Cancer Center will discuss in a free, four-part series the state of cancer research and its impact on the newest and most promising cancer fighting treatments moving into the clinic. The first Thursday of each month, February to May. All lectures are at 6:30 p.m.:
February 2 – From Bench to Bedside: Translating Cancer Research into Clinical Patient Care
Andrew S. Kraft, MD
Sydney E. Salmon Endowed Chair
Director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center
Associate Vice President for Oncology Programs for the University of Arizona Health Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research in the College of Medicine
March 2 – Head and Neck Cancer: The Emerging Epidemic
Julie Bauman, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Translational Research
University of Arizona Cancer Center
April 6 – Diet and Cancer: What’s a person to Eat?
Cyndi Thomson, PhD, RD
Associate Director, Cancer Prevention and Control
University of Arizona Cancer Center
May 4 – Breast Cancer Research and Patient Care
Joyce Schroeder, PhD
Head of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Inititative
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tot Kabbalat Shabbat at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N Country Club Road, Tucson from 5-7 pm. Child-centered service with songs, stories and music led by Rabbi Batsheva Appel. Shabbat dinner of kosher chicken and sides (vegetarian upon request), followed by dessert oneg on the playground. $10 adults, under 13 free. 520-327-4501 or templeemanueltucson.org.
Congregation Or Chadash A Musical Celebration of Israel’s Birthday Friday, May 5th, 6:30pm Friday Night LIVE! Shabbat Service Under the Stars Musical service with the Or Chadash Teen Choir and the Chai Lights Klezmer Band More info: 520-512-8500
Congregation Chaverim Celebrate Israel with the Music of Naomi Shemer Friday, May 5th Service 7pm Saturday, May 6th Service 10am More info: 520-320-1015
Simchat Shabbat Special Needs Services 2017
Ten Years of Accessible Services!
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN), a nonprofit agency devoted to providing programs, services, and resources to help those in the Jewish Community with disabilities, and their families, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2017 Simchat Shabbat Season.
Saturday, January 7th, February 4th, March 11th, April 8th, and May 6th at Congregation Beth Israel
– click here for more 2015-2016 season dates & locations
All services begin at noon and last approximately 45 minutes. The general public is encouraged to join the services.
The first Simchat Shabbat service took place at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in 2007. The goal was to have a place where adults with special needs and their families could worship together. The service was created in partnership with CBI including specially designed prayer books that were funded through a generous community grant. With the success of the school year, summer services were added at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. In 2008, Simchat Shabbat won the esteemed Belle Latchman Community Service Award for Best Project Enhancing the Quality of Jewish Life.
“Nine years in, and it is still the most joyous service you will ever attend,” said Stacy Rosenthal, co-creator of Simchat Shabbat. “Everyone is welcome and no one is turned away. The only rule, it is a “no shush” service and a place where God hears all prayers.”
Simchat Shabbat reservations are not required, but appreciated. Please call the CJSN offices at (480) 629-5343 or send an e-mail to debby@cjsn.org, to let us know when you will be joining us, how many in your party, or for any questions.
Council Information:
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN)
Amy DL Hummell, Executive Director
(480) 629-5343
Chabad Tucson & Congregation Young Israel Cherishing Israel Shabbat Saturday, May 6th Service 9:30am followed by a presentation and special Israeli Kiddush at 12pm More info: 520-326-8362
Celebrating 50 years of reunification.
Free Israeli breakfast, Jerusalem photo booth, face painting, balloon artist, DJ, Israeli music, arts & craft zone, Israeli Scouts activity, Bedouin tent, backgammon competition and more.
“No Place on Earth” brings to light the untold story of 38 Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by living in a system of deep caves for 18 months, the longest-recorded uninterrupted underground survival in recorded history. Based on interviews with former cave inhabitants and the caving expert who uncovered the story, the docudrama is an extraordinary testament to resourcefulness, willpower and endurance against all odds.
While mapping out the largest cave system in Ukraine in the 1990s, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovered evidence that five Jewish families spent nearly a year and a half in the dank, pitch-black darkness of the Verteba Cave and Priest’s Grotto to escape the Nazis. Nicola joined with director Janet Tobias to film the incredible story of human survival.
This free event is open to all and includes a PJ Library Program, Israeli picnic, art contest for kids, Israeli music and folk dancing. For more informa- tion, visit jfsa.org.