Calendar

Mar
28
Tue
LECTURE-SERIES AT BETH EMETH CONGREGATION – MARCH @ Beth Emet Congrgation of the West Valley
Mar 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Over ninety people, both Jews and Christians, attended each of the six lectures of Rabbi Leo M Abrami, MAHL, in January. We are pleased to inform you that his mini-courses will continue on March 14, 21 and 28.
9:30-10:30 am,  A Study of the Most Controversial Book of the Hebrew Bible, Ecclesiastes (Kohelet)
10:30-11:30 am, The Spiritual Convictions of Albert Einstein, Elie Wiesel and Shimon Peres,Three Nobel Prize Laureates
The lectures are free but you are requested to register by calling the office at (623) 584-7210 (a donation of $15 for all the lectures is suggested).
They will be held at Beth Emeth Congregation, 13702 W. Meeker Blvd. Sun City West.
All are welcome.
Women’s Seder at The J @ Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Mar 28 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join more than 100 women for The J’s annual Women’s Seder led by Rabbi Elana Kanter. $45 per person. For more information and reservations, contact Harriet at 480.481.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.

Mar
29
Wed
Mix, Mingle & Eat! @ Chabad of Phoenix
Mar 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
A light buffet dinner.

Plus, entertainment by magician and illusionist Robert Ray!

Mingle with old friends and make new ones!

CINDY WOOL MEMORIAL SEMINAR ON HUMANISM IN MEDICINE @ Marriott University Park at Main Gate
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Cindy Wool Memorial Seminar on Humanism in Healthcare will feature an exciting series of events with Dr. Victoria Sweet. Dr. Sweet is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and is a prize-winning historian.

Join us at one of the following events by registering here:

VIP RECEPTION:
Wednesday, March, 29, 2017, 5:30 pm
Marriott University Park at Main Gate
$100

Mar
30
Thu
Women’s Philanthropy IGNITION! Luncheon @ Scottsdale Hilton Resort
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am
Women’s Philanthropy IGNITION! Luncheon
Thursday, March 30  |  11 am
Scottsdale Hilton Resort
6333 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85250
Andra London brings her passion to the stage as she performs a heartwarming, powerful testament to the work of our Jewish community through inspirational songs and stories. Co-chaired by Judy Egett Laufer and Karen Nagle. Couvert: $65. Registration required by March 13: jewishphoenix.org/ignition2017.
Apr
1
Sat
Open House @ Friendly Pines Camp
Apr 1 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Open House at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott from 11 am-2 pm. Bring the whole family for an exciting day of camp tours, wagon rides, toasting marshmallows, zip line rides, drawings for prizes, delicious refreshments, and more. A complimentary buffet lunch, hot Dutch oven biscuits with honey butter, and ice cream cones will be served. Free. 928-445-2128 or friendlypines.com.

 

Shabbat Experience @ Congregation Bet Shalom
Apr 1 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 pm

Shabbat Experience at Congregation Bet Shalom, 3881 E River Road, Tucson from 11-11:30 am. 9:30-10 am Hebrew reading for elementary school-aged children; 11 am-noon conversational Hebrew, prayers, stories, Torah reading for birth to grade 6.
Also, join us for PJ Library story time during Shabbat Experience. Free. 520-577-1171 or cbsaz.org.

Book Signing with Author Marcia Fine @ LDV Wine Gallery
Apr 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Award-winning novelist Marcia Fine released her seventh book and fourth historical fiction novel, Hidden Ones – A Veil of Memories, this March. She will be having a book signing on April 1 from 2-4 pm at the LDV Wine Gallery at 6951 E. First St. in Scottsdale. The event will feature complimentary light bites and wine tasting (for a small fee).

Hidden Ones – A Veil of Memories is available in paperback ($16.95) and Kindle Edition ($4.99) on Amazon. For more information, visit marciafine.com.

The Famous Chocolate Seder @ Tucson Jewish Community Center
Apr 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

The Tucson Jewish Community Center (the Tucson J) will celebrate its famous Chocolate Seder on Saturday, April 1 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the Jewish Heritage Center. This famous annual event for school-aged children is so much fun and well respected, that the Tucson J won a national Jewish Community Centers Association Biennial Award for the program several years ago.

 

Tickets are $3.00 in advance or $5.00 at the door and can be purchased online at tucsonjcc.org/specialevents or by calling 520-299-3000. Children ages 2 and under are FREE. Space is limited. Tickets sell out fast!

 

The J’s annual Chocolate Seder is a high-energy event, oozing with sweetness and boasting chocolate-dipped strawberries for the karpas, a marshmallow and chocolate charoset mixture and even four glasses of chocolate milk substituted for a traditional seder’s four glasses of wine! The evening includes a fun, interactive Seder, sing-a-longs, prizes and of course…lots of chocolate!

Apr
2
Sun
Darkaynu Family Fun Day and Open House @ Darkaynu Tucson Jewish Montessori
Apr 2 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

We invite you and your family to tour our facility, specializing in early childhood education for Jewish children, and meet our administration and teachers. Enjoy arts and crafts, face painting, music and movement with Rabbi Becker, refreshments, games and prizes, and a jumping castle. Fun for the whole family!

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