Jewish Family & Children’s Service presents its monthly Memory Café on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Avenue in Phoenix, from 10 to 11:30 am. May’s special artists are the popular music duo of Shannon Wallace and Charles Lewis.
As musicians specializing in interactive music workshops for those of all ages living with all stages of dementia and cognitive impairment, Wallace and Lewis have developed the Musical Memory Care Workshop (MMCW) that provides participants with consistency, love, empathy, respect, and sincerity through music – the ingredients paramount for positive outcomes. Join us for an upbeat morning of music and fun.
The Café is a meeting place for those with changes in their thinking or memory, mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder, along with their care partners. Offered on the first Thursday of the month, each Café has a new theme and includes meaningful, fun activities to engage the participants and stimulate their minds and bodies. Cafes are a place to socialize, relax, meet others and have fun. Coffee and snacks are provided.
This month’s café is sponsored in part by Connections in Home Care, a locally-owned Home Care company providing excellence in in-home care to Valley seniors. www.chcaz.org
There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. The Café is open to people of all backgrounds. To register or for further information, please e-mail Kathy.rood@jfcsaz.org or call Kathy at 602-452-4627.
Yom Hashoah Remembrance at Northwest Division/Olson Center for Jewish Life, 190 W. Magee Road #162, Oro Valley from 3:30 to 5 pm. Guest speakers, learn about the Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center’s Mapping Migration Photographic Memoir Project and Rabbi Billy will lead lighting yahrzeit candles and kaddish and Emily Ellentuck will lead song. RSVP to 520-505-4161 or jfsa.org/nwyomhashoah.
About this Event
80 Years Later – What Does “Never Again” Mean?
Panelists:
Dr. Alex Alvarez, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, NAU
Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney
Moderated by: Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, Congregation Beth Tefillah
Sponsored by The Phoenix Holocaust Association in collaboration with The Bureau of Jewish Education & The Jewish Community Relations Council
Meet the outrageous drag queen and TV cooking show host, Betty D. Licious, in her first live TV special. Betty and her band of back-up boys manage mess-ups and mishaps on camera, while off-stage she faces personal struggles with aging, losing friends, and being her authentic self. When Betty learns of a plot to end her TV series, hilarity and hysterics collide. Cookin’s a Drag is a wildly campy send-up with a poignant heart of gold.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
An open studio for beginners and advanced students with individual instructions and demonstrations according to your needs.
Through an atmosphere of class support and critiques of the work at each session, discussions lead to greater learning and skill development the spring, each artist displays his/her work as a class in the Gallery at The Tucson J.
Instructor: Murray Keshner
Each session is 4 classes, which can be taken anytime in the spring.
Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Get a “life lift” every Friday! Join Rabbi Becker for stimulating and provocative discussions based on the Torah portion, the Talmud and commentaries. Each week participants together will “plunge” into the sacred texts leading to challenging questions and healthy debate. In our pursuit of truth our thoughts crystallize and we emerge each week with “breakthrough” lessons that reshape our values, enhance our character and bring refreshing new meaning to our lives.
Contact Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 for more information. The program is free and open to all men and women in the Tucson Jewish community.
Meet the outrageous drag queen and TV cooking show host, Betty D. Licious, in her first live TV special. Betty and her band of back-up boys manage mess-ups and mishaps on camera, while off-stage she faces personal struggles with aging, losing friends, and being her authentic self. When Betty learns of a plot to end her TV series, hilarity and hysterics collide. Cookin’s a Drag is a wildly campy send-up with a poignant heart of gold.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker: Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM, Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Camp Shabbat for ages 6-10 years at Congregation Bet Shalom, 3881 E. River Road, Tucson from 11 am-1 pm. A wonderful, fun, learning experience with Israeli teens. Free. No RSVP required. For more information, call 520-577-1171 or rabbi@cbsaz.org.