March 12 | 6:30-8:30pm
Have you watched your friends, mother and grandmother play mahjong and wanted to learn? Or are you an avid player and want to pass the game onto others? Well then this is the event for you! Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing dynasty and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. Come teach, learn and play with women of all ages! Wine and snacks will be served. Bring your Mahjong card if you have one or purchase one the night of the event for $8.
Members: $10 | Guests: $15
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Get a “life lift” every Friday! Join Rabbi Becker for stimulating and provocative discussions based on the Torah portion, the Talmud and commentaries. Each week participants together will “plunge” into the sacred texts leading to challenging questions and healthy debate. In our pursuit of truth our thoughts crystallize and we emerge each week with “breakthrough” lessons that reshape our values, enhance our character and bring refreshing new meaning to our lives.
Contact Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 for more information. The program is free and open to all men and women in the Tucson Jewish community.
New fitness class beginning on Saturday mornings 8:00am
Start your Saturday strong! Commit to balance training that will increase your strength and endurance while providing a complete body workout. BOSU (or both sides up) will incorporate circuits as well as group exercises designed to maximize use of this clever piece of equipment as a tool for functional fitness training. Be prepared to sweat!
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker: Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM, Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Camp Shabbat for ages 6-10 years at Congregation Bet Shalom, 3881 E. River Road, Tucson from 11 am-1 pm. A wonderful, fun, learning experience with Israeli teens. Free. No RSVP required. For more information, call 520-577-1171 or rabbi@cbsaz.org.
For the first time in Tucson, everyone in the Jewish community has an opportunity to have their mezuzahs checked!
March 15-19th, Rabbi Moshe Peretz Gilden – a certified scribe from the Milwaukee Kollel – will be at Congregation Chofetz Chayim to check mezuzahs.
Email Rabbi Becker at yzbecker@me.com to set up your appointment. Please indicate the number of mezuzahs. The cost is $10 per mezuzah for inspection and replacement mezuzas are available for sale.
Join us Sunday, March 15, 5-6 p.m. – Rabbi Gilden will present a forum on the detailed training of a scribe, as well as what the scribe looks for in checking a Torah, mezuzah or tefillin and mezuzah placement in homes and private property. This event is free and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by March 11th at www.tuscontorah.org/mezuzah
The East Valley JCC and the City of Chandler will host the annual Klezmer Fest from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler.
Lively and upbeat, klezmer is the traditional Jewish folk music of Eastern European Jewish communities. Over time, the style of music has grown to include instrumental music, Yiddish vocal music and modern fusion music that combines klezmer with world music such as Afro-pop, rock or hip hop.
This music festival will also include a Yiddish Experience that includes workshops and lectures focusing on topics such as genealogy and the Yiddish language. In addition, there will be children’s activities, such as inflatables, face-painting and a petting zoo, as well as kosher pizza and salads available for sale by Brad’s Mobile Pizza Oven.
Local bands include Jerusafunk, a nine-piece ensemble from Phoenix that blends traditional klezmer music with American Funk and other world music genres, such as jazz, salsa and samba; the Rural Street Klezmer Band of Temple Emanuel of Tempe that plays traditional Jewish soul music inspired by Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Yiddish theater and American jazz; Zaftic, whose rich and succulent sound is a mixture of Turkish, Arabic, Baroque, Irish and jazz; and Klezmerkaba, an 11-piece band from Tucson whose repertoire consists of klezmer pieces steeped in Eastern European tradition, as well as familiar Jewish, Yiddish and Israeli pieces from different eras and ethnicities. The festival will conclude with a massive jam session featuring all the musicians.
Tickets are $15 adults, $5 children up to age 12.
Visit evjcc.org/klezmerfest.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker: Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM, Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.