Author and Chef Amelia Saltsman to offer Cooking Demonstration and Tasting at the Tucson JCC
This is Jewish Food? Who Knew?
Friday, March 11 from 2 – 4 pm
The Tucson Jewish Community Center (the Tucson J) is pleased to partner with the Tucson Festival of Books to welcome author and chef Amelia Saltsman to the Tucson J for a special cooking demonstration and tasting in The J’s new Demonstration Kitchen on Friday, March 11 from 2 – 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the demonstration and tasting or $35 with a signed cookbook, The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen. Please call the Tucson J for reservations or go on line at tucsonjcc.org for registration. Seating is limited. Please RSVP no later than March 7.
Writer, teacher, and award-winning author Amelia Saltsman is passionate about helping people make the connection between small-farmed foods and real-life meals. She is committed to raising what she calls the “food literacy” rate: knowing how, when, and where our food is grown (and by whom); knowing how to cook a simple, healthy meal; and understanding the local and global impact our food choices have on our families and communities.
Saltsman has channeled both her values and her passions into her latest cookbook, “The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen.” Guided by the lunar calendar, the book offers a fresh approach to Jewish cooking. Her recipes acknowledge the long thread of Jewish culinary tradition while shifting the focus to seasonality and sustainability.
Here is a new way to think about Jewish food. In The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Amelia Saltsman takes us far beyond deli meats and kugel to a world of diverse flavors ideal for modern meals. Inspired by the farm-to-table movement, her 150 recipes offer a refreshingly different take on traditional and contemporary Jewish cooking. Amelia traces the delicious thread of Jewish cuisine from its ancient roots to today’s focus on seasonality and sustainability. Guided by the Jewish lunar calendar, she divides the book into six micro-seasons that highlight the deep connection of Jewish traditions to the year’s natural cycles.
There’s More! On Sunday, March 13, Amelia joins local culinary all-star, Janos Wilder, and other Tucson Festival of Books cookbook authors, to create a one-of-a-kind dinner at Wilder’s new Carriage House. This special dinner is a fundraiser for the Tucson J. Please contact Janos Wilder for more information at janos@janos.com.
About the Tucson JCC
Tucson JCC (The Tucson J) employs more than 200 people on its 110,000 square foot campus. For more than 60 years the The Tucson J has provided a warm and welcoming environment for various groups from the entire community. There are boundless opportunities to balance your physical, mental, and emotional self. The J has something for everyone including a state-of-the-art fitness and wellness center; cultural arts programs; early childhood education enrichment programs; a wide variety of adult classes; and a sculpture garden and rotating art gallery showcasing the work of local and national artists. The J is also a catering and event rental facility.
The Tucson J is located at 3800 E. River Rd. Tucson, AZ 85718.
Phone: 520-299-3000 I 520-529 0373, www.tucsonjcc.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TucsonJCC Twitter: Twitter.com/TucsonJCC Instagram: Instagram.com/tucsonjcc
Let’s Celebrate Health Together!
- 101.5 Live
- The Suns Interactive KIA
- BMX Demonstration
- Stage performances – Fabulous DJ
- Booths are educational and/or interactive
- Inflatables, Face Painting and Fabulous Food
- Super Hero’s will be joining US
So much more . . .
Join us as Jordan Wiley-Hill, storyteller and founder/director of The Mindfulness Education Exchange, guides participants in how to deepen their relationship with the service, raise their prayer experience, and develop practices and understandings for everyday life.
Yoga Training Program with Joseph Lauricella, ERYT 500
Yoga Immersion-“The Yoga Practice”
Journey into the wonderful world of yoga! This program is designed to educate while transforming body and mind. Build a solid foundation for your personal practice and create a powerful shift in your life. Completion of this 4 week intensive allows students to put these 40 hours of training towards becoming a nationally Registered Yoga Teacher.
February 20 – March 13
Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-4pm
$450/$395 members
Yoga Instructors are Welcome!
Go to www.TucsonJCC.org to sign up
Or call 520-299-3000 x 251 if you have questions.
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
Gidon Sagher ’s jaw-dropping act of mind reading and psychological manipulations has gained him worldwide recognition as a leading mentalist. In his show, Gidon combines mind-reading, fortune telling, memory manipulation and much more – all delivered in his unique charismatic and humorous manner. It is a fun and top-quality show that is promised to keep the audience on the edge of their seat, fully engaged and dazzled from the very first minute to the mind-blowing end.
Appropriate for ages 12 and older.
Pickup Basketball
Sundays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27
Early Play: 7:30-10 a.m. & Late Play: 9 a.m. – noon
Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
The J has pickup basketball games Sunday mornings for ages 18+. Gather your friends and family for a great game of organized pickup. See you on the court! Free to J members; $10 for non-members. Information and registration: 480.483.7121 ext. 1283 or sports@vosjcc.org.
Join us for rides, games, food (kosher), and shopping.
Yoga Training Program with Joseph Lauricella, ERYT 500
Yoga Immersion-“The Yoga Practice”
Journey into the wonderful world of yoga! This program is designed to educate while transforming body and mind. Build a solid foundation for your personal practice and create a powerful shift in your life. Completion of this 4 week intensive allows students to put these 40 hours of training towards becoming a nationally Registered Yoga Teacher.
February 20 – March 13
Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-4pm
$450/$395 members
Yoga Instructors are Welcome!
Go to www.TucsonJCC.org to sign up
Or call 520-299-3000 x 251 if you have questions.