Moral Choice and the Holocaust
4-week class taught by Prof. Mark Stern, PhD through Minderful Center. 9:10-10:40 am held at The Springs of Scottsdale, 3212 N Miller Road. $60. Register at 480-619-9993 or minderful.com
Centered on case study discussions as well as lectures. Syllabus can be emailed upon request prior to registering.
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.
Shabbat and Me – Tucson
A free Shabbat enrichment program with singing, storytelling, crafts plus blessings with challah and grape juice. All ages welcome.
Fridays 10-11 am at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road.
Sept 4: Shabbat Candle Holders;
Sept 11: Apples and Honey serving dish;
Sept. 18: Shabbat on the Go at Ben’s Bells at Main Gate Square;
Sept. 25: Sukkot fall mobile.
Contact Julie Zorn at 520-299-3000, ext. 236 or jzorn@tucsonjcc.org
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 Sept. 11.
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association will hold Shabbat Services followed by the film “From Philadelphia to the Front,” tracing the experiences of six Philadelphia Jewish-American WWII veterans.
First attendance is free. Membership is $60 per year.
Call to RSVP and for the address of the north Scottsdale location: Arlene 480-585-4437, dfjca.org
We Hope you’ll Join Us….A High Holiday celebration combining a sense of community, a strong Jewish identity, inspiration, spirituality, and meaningful participation
Leader: SHJC welcomes Jeremy Kridel, a practicing attorney, with bachelor and masters degrees in religious studies and now studying for the rabbinate at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism.
Time and Place: Saturday, September 19, 2015, St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Rd., Tucson
Doors open at 9:30 a.m., and the celebration begins at 10.
What: Kol Nidre chanted by soprano Victoria Kinghorn, a tashlich ceremony, shofar blowing, songs, poetry, a flower ceremony to remember loved ones, and more. In keeping with Humanistic Judaism’s philosophy,the service will celebrate moral and ethical teachings of the holidays without prayer or reference to supernatural authority.
Mr. Kridel’s talk will explore “The Value of Hesitation.”
A catered lunch will follow the service.
RSVP Tickets are $25. for members and $40. for non-members.
RSVP by September 15 to Becky at 296-3762, schulmb@aol.com or Susan at 577-7718, srubinaz@comcast.net.
Or you can make out your check to SHJC and send it to
our Treasurer, Les Simon,7500 N Calle sin Envidia, Apt 13106, Tucson, 85718.
For more information about us, please see www.secularhumanistjewishcircle.org.
L’Shana Tova!!
The J’s fun-filled kids’ nights allow parents to enjoy special time while their children have a fun with friends enjoying dinner, games, a movie and build-your-own sundaes. Grades K-5. Members: $20; Non-members: $30. For more information, contact 480.483.7121 ext. 1275 or youth@vosjcc.org.
Parents’ Night Out – Need an evening out without the kids? Parents Night Out at the East Valley JCC gives parents the opportunity to take a well-deserved break! With our experienced staff, parents feel confident that their kids will have a great time in a safe and fun environment. Includes games, crafts and a variety of activities.
6-11 pm. $25 for first child, $15 for sibling. Non-members welcome.
At the EVJCC, 908 Alma School Road in Chandler.
Contact 480-897-0588 or bayers@evjcc.org
Parents’ Night Out-Parents can relax and enjoy a night off while the J-Care staff provides a fun themed evening for children grades PreK-5. Includes special-themed programs, dinner, snack, games, a movie and more!
48-hour advance reservation required. At the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road in Tucson. JCC
members: first child $20, each additional sibling $15; Non-JCC members: first child $25, each additional sibling $20.
Contact Aimee at 520-299-3000, ext. 256 or agillard@tucsonjcc.org.
Learn to build a safe, stable foundation using alignment and take flight! Explore a variety of arm balances and address common mistakes that will allow you to catch some air! Members: $25; Non-members: $35. For more information, contact 480.483.7121 ext. 1281 or denisek@vosjcc.org.