Temple Havurat Emet monthly service celebrates the B’nai Mitzvah of the 2015 adult class. Three very special women have been studying for their Bat Mitzvah for quite some time and are going to do what they might have been doing at age 13! At 7:30 pm at the Lecky Center of the Robson Library, 9330 E Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. 480-802-5676, www.templehavuratemet.org
Spring Musicale follows Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association’s Shabbat services, featuring Sharon Friendly and keyboardist Debbie Offenhauser, performing country music to Broadway show tunes and opera. At 7:30 pm at a north Scottsdale location. First attendance is free; membership $60 per year. RSVP to Arlene: 480-585-4437, dfjca.org
Camp Swift Annual Carnival is a fun and free way to introduce Camp Swift to future campers and counselors. Teens in grades 7-12 are paired up with economically-disadvantaged kindergarten and first graders, and are invited to play carnival games, get their faces painted, jump in a bounce-house, and eat lots of freshly prepared BBQ food!
10:30-11:45am info session;
12-2:30 pm carnival at Foothills Community Center, 17835 N. 44 St. in Phoenix.
contact Kaylie@campswift.org
Parents’ Night Out Party (PNOP) at the Tucson JCC: Mystery Hunt
Parents can enjoy a night to themselves while the J-Care staff provides a fun-filled evening for their children. PNOPs include dinner, snack, games, dessert, field trip for ages 8+ and a movie with popcorn.
6-10 pm at 3800 E River Road in Tucson.
Members $20 for first child, siblings $15. Non-members add $5.
Contact Aimee Gillard 520-299-3000 x256 or agillard@tucsonjcc.org
Tweens On The Town for Grades 5-9, 6-10 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road. Spend your Saturday night hanging with new and old friends! Each event includes dinner and a trip to a fun location around Tucson. $20 members/$25 non-members. Contact Lindsay Migdal at 520-299-3000 x175 or lmigdal@ tucsonjcc.org
Try a Tri: Family Triathalon at the Tucson JCC
The Tucson JCC and Tucson Medical Center present a fun triathalon for the whole family – at the J, 3800 E River Road in Tucson
Events for all ages and abilities.
Call 520-299-3000 or go to www.tucsonjcc.org
J-Serve Day is the International Day of Jewish Youth Service. Since 2005, J-Serve has been a part of Youth Service America’s Global Youth Service Day weekend. J-Serve provides teens with the opportunity to fulfill the Jewish values of gemilut chasidim, acts of loving kindness, tzedakah, just and charitable giving, and tikkum olam, the responsibility to repair the world. Choose a service site that interests you from various locations around the Valley and spend the afternoon helping organizations in need. Meet other Jewish teens and help to build community.
Meet at JCC, 12701 N Scottsdale Road
Open to all 6-12 graders. Local sponsor is BBYO. Contact lcharnofsky@bbyo.org
POSTPONED TIL LATER DATE contact Linda Feldman
Jewish Marriage University, 2 full-day sessions of marriage preparation for engaged and serious couples and married couples, too. Also May 3, 9:30 am-3:30 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N Scottsdale Road. Plus, additional class for inter-faith couples on April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm. $85. includes breakfast and lunch.
480-634-8050, lfeldman@bjephoenix.org
Sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Phoenix
Get Screened: One in four Jewish individuals of Ashkenazi/Eastern European descent is a carrier for one or more Jewish genetic diseases. Know your genetic risks and options, previously tested (prior to 2012) for fewer than 18 disorders? Pre-registration required, Individuals, ages 18-45 $75. See website for information about FREE screening, College students with valid student ID – FREE
Pre-register at www.jewishgeneticsphx.org
480-668-3347 for more info.
Holocaust Remembrance at 2 pm at Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, 100 Meadowlark Dr. in Sedona. Held in conjunction Temple Heichal Baoranim of Flagstaff and the Martin-Springer Institute of Northern Arizona University. 928-204-1286, jcsvv.org