NowGen Happy Hour
Thurs., Sept. 15| 6-8 p.m.
The Bee’s Knees – 2401 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix 85016
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s NowGen for young Jewish adults. Engage, network and have fun at the newly renovated Camby Hotel! The Jewish Genetic Disease Center will provide information about its upcoming screening. For more information about NowGen and its events, visit facebook.com/nowgenphx.
All new, returning, and prospective Beth El Women’s League members are welcome to attend an internationally-themed dinner and “Meet Your Sisters” event.
Our event will feature a presentation by Emily Garber on, Jewish Genealogy: Myths and Opportunities. “Our name was changed at Ellis Island.” “Our shtetl was wiped off the map during World War II.” If these and other stories in your family have kept you from starting family history research, be assured, there’s a great deal to discover. Emily Garber, member of the Phoenix Jewish Genealogical Society, published author and recent traveler to her families’ shtetlach in Ukraine, will discuss the advantages of overcoming the myths and discovering the facts in Jewish genealogical research.
Please invite any female friends and relatives that are interested in learning more about our group. Contact Alicia to make your reservations at 602.944.3359 ext. 113 or amoskowitz@bethelphoenix.com.
| Discussion led by AZJHS Executive Director,
Lawrence Bell, Ph.D It was just one small hilltop in a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s, but it would send out ripples that are still felt worldwide today. The hill, in Lebanon, was called the Pumpkin; flowers was the military code word for “casualties.” Award-winning writer Matti Friedman re-creates the harrowing experience of a band of young Israeli soldiers charged with holding this remote outpost, a task that would change them forever, wound the country in ways large and small, and foreshadow the difficult conflicts the United States would soon confront in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. Pumpkinflowers is a reckoning by one of those young soldiers now grown into a remarkable writer. Part memoir, part reportage, part history, Friedman’s powerful narrative captures the birth of today’s chaotic Middle East and the rise of a twenty-first-century type of war in which there is never a clear victor and media images can be as important as the battle itself. |
Music & Me! A parent and child music class every Friday morning at the EVJCC. Taught by Hannah Creviston, Assistant Professor of Music at ASU, she uses an innovative curriculum to aid in developing musical potential of young children ages newborn through 18 months.
Celebrate Shabbat at The J each Friday morning with singing and blessings in the art gallery, a special lunch discount for participating parents and children and play space fun immediately following. Once a month we take our Shabbat celebration “on the go” to various locations in the Tucson community. All ages are welcome! For more information, contact Julie Zorn by email, jzorn@tucsonjcc.org or 520-299-3000 ext 236. Locations to be announced.
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! Dinner $25 per family (two adults & up to 4 children) and/or adults (13+) $10 per person. RSVP needed by Sept. 12.
Beth Ami Temple of Paradise Valley cordially invites the community to attend its Open House on Friday, September 16 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. and discover more about the “small temple with a big heart.”
Beth Ami Temple, established in 1978, is a boutique temple for active adults seeking a spiritual and social connection with their Jewish roots. The open house will offer the public the opportunity to meet Rabbi Arthur Abrams and Cantorial Soloist Pam Beitman, learn about the centrally-located congregation’s many social groups and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese.
After the welcome reception, the community can experience the temple’s Friday night services, as well as discover more information about the congregation’s Speakers Series, musical concerts, community involvement and meet current members. For more information, call 602-956-0805 or visit www.bethamitemple.org
Come celebrate Shabbat with the J as we say the blessings, sing songs and break bread together. Garden of Eden inspired recipes prepared by the J-Care garden club kids and Earth-worm dirt cup dessert projects will be created and enjoyed, as well. Please bring your dairy garden dish for 10 to share as we kick off the season together. RVSP at the J’s Welcome Desk: (520) 299-3000.
Join us for yummy Mediterranean food, rockin’ tunes and Friday evening liturgy at Temple Kol Ami’s monthly Cafe Kol Ami on September 16, 2016 at 6PM.
First, we’ll break bread over a tasty, nutritious dinner catered by Pita Jungle. Please see the link below for the exact menu (note: there will be a “children’s menu” featuring kid-friendly fare in addition to adult food from Pita Jungle.) Dinner is at 6PM: it’s a fun, friendly setting where you’ll feel free and comfortable to mix and mingle with others.
Immediately following dinner, we have our monthly Rock Shabbat services at 7PM, featuring our very own Cantor Gregg and the Yetzer Hatov Band! Come experience Temple Kol Ami’s Friday evening services in a fun, upbeat musical setting that the whole family will enjoy!
Please RSVP by September 16 at the following link:
https://templekolami.weshareonline.org/CafeKolAmiPitaJungle2016
Early Bird meal prices are $12 for adults and $6 for kids.
Late RSVP (after September 16) meal prices are $15/adults and $9/kids
When you register, please include the names of all adults & children who will attend in the comments section. We need the names of all attendees so we can pre-make name tags for everyone, which also serve as entry tickets.
See you there!
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association is presenting a Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown monthly following Shabbat services at 7:30 pm. The films will be shown at the Grayhawk Community Association office at 7940 E Thompson Peak Pkwy., Scottsdale in the Raptor Room. The schedule is: “Ahead of Time – Life & Times of Ruth Gruber” June 17, “1913 Seeds of Conflict” July 15, “A Home on the Range – Jewish Chicken Rangers of Petaluna” August 19 and “A Yiddish World Remembered” September 16. For information on pricing, call Arlene at 480-585-4437.