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.
Simchat Shabbat Special Needs Services 2016
Nine Years of Accessible Services!
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN), a nonprofit agency devoted to providing programs, services, and resources to help those in the Jewish Community with disabilities, and their families, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2015-2016 Simchat Shabbat Season.
Saturday, May 28th, September 17th, and December 10th at Congregation Beth Israel
– click here for more 2015-2016 season dates & locations
All services begin at noon and last approximately 45 minutes. The general public is encouraged to join the services.
The first Simchat Shabbat service took place at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in 2007. The goal was to have a place where adults with special needs and their families could worship together. The service was created in partnership with CBI including specially designed prayer books that were funded through a generous community grant. With the success of the school year, summer services were added at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. In 2008, Simchat Shabbat won the esteemed Belle Latchman Community Service Award for Best Project Enhancing the Quality of Jewish Life.
“Nine years in, and it is still the most joyous service you will ever attend,” said Stacy Rosenthal, co-creator of Simchat Shabbat. “Everyone is welcome and no one is turned away. The only rule, it is a “no shush” service and a place where God hears all prayers.”
Simchat Shabbat reservations are not required, but appreciated. Please call the CJSN offices at (480) 629-5343 or send an e-mail to debby@cjsn.org, to let us know when you will be joining us, how many in your party, or for any questions.
Council Information:
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN)
Amy DL Hummell, Executive Director
(480) 629-5343
Bring the kids, ages 3 to 14, to the Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics Center where they’ll get to enjoy an exciting evening of gymnastics, dance, organized games, sports, jumping in a bounce house and on trampolines, obstacle courses, and then wind down the evening by watching a movie. The Kids’ Night Out is from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $30 per child with a $5 off sibling discount. Pizza, snacks and drinks are included. Advanced registration is required. $5 fee for same-day registration. There’s also easy online registration.
Pickup Basketball Sundays, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 Early Play: 7:00-9:30a.m. & Late Play: 9:30 – 11:30am Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Gather your friends and family for a great game of organized pickup basketball. Adults 18+. Free to J members; $10 for non-members. Information and registration: 480.481.7016 or sports@vosjcc.org.
Come and have a cup of coffee and nosh at our USY community cafe. The menu includes fresh coffee, bagels with toppings, and other seasonal breakfast delicacies. All proceeds benefit Beth El Congregation’s USY Youth Group.
Super Sunday Fall Phone-A-Thon
Sun., Sept. 18 – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
Grab some friends help the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix raise funds to help Jews in need and to build vibrant Jewish communities in Greater Phoenix, Israel and in 70 countries around the world. There’s plenty of food, fun and prizes, including TVs to watch the game! Register at jewishphoenix.org/phoneathon.