The Valley of the Sun JCC announces its Jeff Berkowitz Youth Basketball League. The new league was founded in honor of Jeff Berkowitz, beloved youth basketball coach at The J for many years. In addition to skills, the unique league seeks to teach youth respect for themselves, their peers and their community “Jeff’s Way” through teamwork, sportsmanship, integrity and hard work.
“This league is about more than learning the fundamentals of basketball fundamentals, it is also about learning to work together and to give back,” said Jay Jacobs, CEO. “The league continues the legacy Jeff instilled in the youth he coached for so many years and how he would helped them be champions on the court and in life.”
The league is geared towards boys and girls grades Pre-K-4. Youth learn fundamentals and techniques to improve their game, as well as how to be a champion on and off the court.
League registration is open and play begins Oct. 7. All are welcome, regardless of faith, background or ability. The J’s youth sports programs are in partnership with Steptoe & Johnson LLC.
Limited spots are available. For more information and to register, visit vosjcc.org/jbbasketball.
Sundays, Oct. 7-Dec. 16
No game on Dec. 2
Skills Day/Exhibitions
Sunday, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 & Nov. 4
Pre K-K: Sundays | 1pm
Grades 1-2: Sundays | 2pm
Grades 3-4: Sundays | 3pm
Practices and Games
Sunday, Nov. 11, 18, 25 and Dec. 9 & 16
Pre K-K: Sundays | 1pm
Grades 1-2: Sundays | 2-3:30pm
Grades 3-4: Sundays | 3:30-5pm
Fiber Artists of Southern Arizona (FASA) is a group committed to creating
and promoting the fiber arts. These textile and mixed media artists express
contemporary themes based on their individual experiences.
The Tucson area group shares a common interest in exploring creative
expression through their fiber art. A variety of ideas are interpreted using both
historical and non-traditional techniques. To learn more about FASA and to see examples of our latest art, please go to our website
www.FASA-art.com
Trish Hastings-Sargent
Joanne Krawchuk
Sharon Nemirov
Jeanmarie Nutt
Ruth Sharp
Aimee Smythe
Peggie Thomas
Mary Vaneecke
Janet Windsor
Gallery Talks with the artists will be held on Tuesdays at 3pm on October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
Occasionally, we meet an older person we admire and think: “I want to be like her when I grow up. I want to be wise, joyful, grateful, compassionate, patient, funny, curious, optimistic!” As Estelle Reiner said in the classic deli scene from When Harry Met Sally: “I want what she’s having.” The question for us as we get older is: what do I need to do now to become the eighty-five-year-old I someday hope to be? What work do I have to do now to acquire a heart of wisdom?
Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Emerita of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, was the first woman to lead a major metropolitan synagogue as Senior Rabbi. Twice named one of Newsweek’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America, Rabbi Geller was featured in the PBS documentary Jewish Americans
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.
An absolutely hilarious new comedy that’s anything but neighborly! High-powered lawyer Pablo and wife Tania, a doctoral candidate, are working toward the American dream. They move into a well-to-do, mostly white neighborhood in our nation’s capital. A delicate disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out, laugh-out-loud comic border dispute, exploring what is an otherwise hot-button issue through a refreshing comedic lens.
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Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s breakout musical comes to life onstage at Phoenix Theatre. When Tony falls for Maria, it seems like love could conquer all…until their rival gangs go to war. They’ll risk everything to be together, and they may have to.
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.
Experience a very special exhibition of botanical art glass at Butterfly Wonderland by resident artist, Newt Grover. Newt has created beautiful glass floral and foliage art. Included with admission.
Shemesh Fall Break Camp at The J
Oct. 8-12 | 9am-3pm, AM and PM Care available
Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
No school, no worries. We got fun-filled days of sports, swimming, arts, games and more! Grades K-4. For pricing and additional information, visit vosjcc.org/shemeshcamps.