Meet for dinner, socialize and make new friends. Dinner is separate checks. Please contact Roz Vinnick at 480.991.1625 for current schedule of restaurants and to reserve your place.
This interactive and upbeat Shabbat celebration for families incorporates fun-spirited melodies and family-themed activities. We’ll share Shabbat dinner, followed by Open Lounge in the Youth Center with games and fun. Come celebrate Shabbat with ruach (spirit) and your congregational family! RSVP needed by Aug. 17.
The Second Annual “Get Art AZ” Event will take place Aug. 22, at Phoenix Theatre, 100 E McDowell Road in Phoenix. Last year’s inaugural event, held at the Musical Instrument Museum, drew hundreds of fans of live theatre who were eager to get a glimpse of upcoming offerings from theatre companies around the Valley. In addition to day-long performances, there were also booths with information about each theatre’s upcoming season, auditions and offerings of classes, camps and workshops.
This year’s event will follow in the same format with performances running 10 am-4 pm. The event is free. There will be silent and live auction items, including tickets to performances from the represented theatres.
Get Art AZ is a celebration of all aspects of live theatre arts, bringing together the community to support the non-profit Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation, which provides reduced-price theatre tickets and discounted or free camp/classes to children in Arizona who would otherwise be unable to attend or participate in live theatre.
Audrey was a member of Congregation Beth Israel and an integral part of Desert Stages Theatre in Scottsdale, serving as the Parent Coordinator. She passed away in 2012. Her friend and fellow “theatre-mom” Allyson Primack started the foundation in Audrey’s honor with a kickoff event held at the Valley of the Sun JCC in 2013.
Get Art AZ will also offer a reading and book signing by Allyson, who has authored three very popular books: You’ll Be Swell: What To Expect When You Expect Your Child Will Be A Star (a realistic guide to the world of show business today based on the author’s experience with her actor son); Mom On The Road, a fictionalized version of the author’s blog, “Mom On Tour” which chronicled 6 months on the road with her son in a National Broadway Tour; and Moving On From The Middle: To _______ On Your Graduation from Junior High School, an advice book for kids about to enter into high school. Books will be for sale with proceeds to the Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation.
www.audreyjohnsonfoundation.com
Calling all young families! Join JNFuture for a playdate! Enjoy a snack, meet new friends, create a special art project for children in Israel, and learn how you can support JNF’s important work.
All proceeds benefit JNF’s Sderot Indoor Recreation Center
Playtime Oasis
Indoor Playground
Children 0-8
Socks Required
Self-sufficiency is key to a sustainable yoga practice. In this workshop, we discuss the barriers to cultivating a home practice and ways to overcome those barriers. Write your own sequence and practice it in the studio. Members: $25; Non-members: $35. For more information, contact 480.483.7121 ext. 1281 or denisek@vosjcc.org.
Presented by Phoenix Community Kollel
Envisioning the New Year Ahead!
Create a vision Board for the New Year
Hosted by Brooke Foster
Suggested donation $8.
RSVP to Dina Bacharach 602-374-7448 or tlc@aztorah.com
Participants come together to give mutual support and explore issues regarding caring for our loved ones, drawing from the Jewish tradition and from psychosocial research on aging. The group is facilitated by Gary Goodman, Ph.D., and Rabbi Marty Scharf.
All Jewish women 18+ (Sassy Women Eating Elegantly Together) are invited to share lunch (“Dutch treat) with us. Trattoria Pina has excellent Italian fare with several vegetarian options. Join us there and enjoy fabulous food and the pleasure of each other’s company! Please RSVP by Aug. 24 to Evelyn.
This class is open to the general public in addition to our members. It is offered free of charge as a community service to promote good health. The class will be held in the Social Hall of Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley.
Class repeats Wednesdays
Adult Education Kollel (Class) – The High Holy Days: “Are You Ready?”
To help us each answer the question: “Are you?” we have invited some congregants to share with us something of importance to them; something that helps them with their preparation for this season, so that it can become that much more for us as well.
August 19: Rabbi Dr. Bennett Blum presents “Forgiveness: The Law and The Lore”
August 26: Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz presents “T’SHUVAH (Repentance): Up Close & Personal: What Does/Can it Mean in Today’s World?”
September 2: Scott Lewis presents “Learning to Learn from Each Other: A Collaborative Exploration of our Jewish Ethics through PIRKE AVOT”