Have you ever forgotten what you are doing or why you are doing it?
Do you experience physical discomfort and then worry about it?
Do you get lonely?
Research studies have shown that when older adults practice mindfulness
on a regular basis, they experience improvements in memory, have an easier
time dealing with pain, and diminish loneliness, anxiety and depression.
Cultivating a mindfulness practice can significantly boost your quality of life.
Join Shelly Hubman, co-founder of The Mindfulness Education Exchange
(www.mindfuledex.com) for a 4-week series.
Shelly, combines two decades of experience as an award-winning educator
with more than two decades of serious mindfulness practice. She specializes
in providing older adults with a wide range of tools and techniques that help
them find greater well-being in their lives.
Sign up online at www.tucsonjcc.org, at the Welcome Desk or by calling
520-299-3000.
$60/$40 members, Drop-ins welcome $17/$12 member.
Crystal Bridge – Duplicate Games Mondays, April 4, 11, 18 and 25 – 12:15 p.m. mini-lesson & 12:30 p.m. play Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Regular sanctioned ACBL duplicate games for players with less than 500 master points. Led by ACBL-certified director Maddy Bloom. Enjoy light refreshments and a friendly atmosphere. $9 per player. For information and reservations, contact Harriet at 480.481.7030 ext. 7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.
Offers women insight and inspiration prior to their Passover preparations.
April 5 10:30 am-1:00pm
April 12 10:30 am-1:00pm
April 19 10:30 am-1:00 pm
Located in the Demo Kitchen
$30 for 3 sessions
As we age, our nutritional needs, food preferences and eating habits change.
Enjoy a morning with friends learning how eating well can help you improve your
health and quality of life. Each session will conclude with a cooking
demonstration and lunch.
Part 1 – What is Food? Tuesday, April 5th 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Must register by April 3rd
Not everything we eat these days is real food. Do you know the difference
between real food and edible products that aren’t really food? Learn how to
make smart food choices and separate truth from fiction by using food labels and
your common sense when choosing what to eat.
Cooking Demonstration Focus: Easy ways to increase Fruits & Veggies in our diet
Part 2 – Why We Eat? Tuesday, April 12th 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Must register by April 10th
Is it a struggle to eat because you don’t feel like cooking for just one or two
people? Do you just not have the appetite you used to? Or, conversely, do you
consume foods mindlessly, not realizing what or how much you have eaten? In
either case, it is important to know why people eat in order to better understand
your own patterns.
Cooking Demonstration Focus: Quick and easy meals for one or two
Part 3 – What’s On Your Plate? Tuesday, April 19th 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Must register by April 17th
As we age, our nutrient requirements change, as should the foods we eat in order
to maintain our health and vitality. Learn what nutrients to include, how to create
balanced and easy meal plans, as well as how shopping and food safety can
impact your health.
Cooking Demonstration Focus: Grains and Legumes
Tucson Jewish Community Center
3800 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 299-3000 | tucsonjcc.org
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Let’s Knit Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26 – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Share the pleasure of knitting and crocheting. Help others with projects and patterns. Can’t knit? We’ll teach you. No reservations required. For more information, contact Harriet at 480.481.7030 ext. 7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.
Join AZ Everything Jewish for a night of music and caring with pianist Marvin Goldstein, vocalist Vanessa Joy and special guest Nati Rom, for two shows.
Rom is the founder of the Lev HaOlam Package Project, which works against the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement by marketing handmade goods from settlements in the West Bank.
The shows will be 6:30-8:30 pm and 9-11 pm.
Preregistration is required as seating is limited.
The Moshe ben Rena Memorial Lecture
Life After Death
Hear the amazing testimony of Rabbi Alon Anava.
He was a Jewish Atheist who went through a near death experience that…changed his life!
Free admission, light refreshments.
Suggested donation $18 to benefit Mikvah Chaya Mushka
Women’s Seder Wed., April 13 – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Join more than 100 women for our annual Women’s Seder led by Rabbi Elana Kanter. Tables of 8-10 may be reserved by the table hostess as one order with all guest names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and money. $40 per person. For more information, contact Harriet at 480.483.7121 ext.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.
The pre-Passover seder allows women to celebrate together as they begin the intensive preparations for Passover. The seder has been held at the VOSJCC for some seven years. Last year’s event drew about 150 women.
The seder also is an opportunity for women to sample foods they might want to serve at their own seder or during the holiday. Celebrating together can renew enthusiasm for beginning this intensive cleaning and cooking season.
The seder enables exploration of the central themes of Passover. Rabbi Kanter says that she follows the same basic framework each year, but then adds reflections on events of this year and new pieces of learning.