Shabbat Project Arizona, part of the Worldwide Shabbat Project, is in its 5th year in Arizona and is expanding out to more areas of the Valley.
The theme of this year’s Shabbat Project is “Stop Doing. Start Being.” Built into the fabric of our Jewish life is to take just one day; Shabbat and just stop doing and start being.
What better way to prepare for the Worldwide Shabbat Project then to attend one of the three Challah Bakes and Shabbat Shuks for women and girls ages 9 and up.
The event has expanded to three locations this year to make each event more intimate and more accessible to all women and girls across the Valley. There will be challah coaches at each event. There are nearly 200 countries and more than 8,000 partners worldwide doing the Shabbat Project.
The three Challah Bakes and Shabbat Shuks will be held on Thursday, October 25th from 6 to 8pm at: Congregation Beth Tefillah at 10636 N 71st Way in Scottsdale; Beth El Congregation at1118 W Glendale Ave. in Phoenix and Chabad of the East Valley at 875 N McClintock Dr. in Chandler.
All participants in the events are invited to keep the worldwide Shabbat at their home with the 1.5 million Jews around the world keeping Shabbat or be placed in one of the many homes and dinners or lunches around town. To be placed for Shabbat or to register for any of the programs, call 602-469-1606 or visit shabbatprojectaz.com.
$18 for Women and Girls (13+)
$12 for girls (9-13)
Mega Challah Bake at Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road, Tucson from 7 to 9 pm. The annual evening of friendship and inspiration as women and girls make challah, uniting with Jews across the globe participating in The Shabbos Project. A joint initiative of Chabad Tucson, the Tucson JCC and local congregations and organizations. Email Feigie@ChabadTucson.com for more information.
We’ve come a long way, baby … A loving tribute to Ohio wife and mother turned longtime Arizona resident who made herself into a national superstar as a best-selling author and syndicated journalist lauded for opening up the secret world of the mother and housewife. A comic look at one of our country’s most beloved voices – a voice that reassures us that yes, the world is sometimes crazy, but if we look at it and laugh, we have most of it covered.
Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End (Tucson) |
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Five-time Tony Award® winner and winner of Best Musical, Fun Home is Alison Bechdel’s coming-of-age journey of self-discovery. Middle-aged cartoonist Alison is joined by two younger versions of herself from pivotal times in her life. They lead us through her dysfunctional childhood, her coming-out, and her father’s death, shortly after his own coming-out. A story of reflection, bittersweet memories, and the moments of pure joy that shine through the darkness, Fun Home is a one-of-a-kind musical experience.
Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm.
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.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
1:00 – 8:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Makor Retreat (By Invitation)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
JNF National Board of Trustees Meeting (By Invitation)
5:00 – 6:30 pm
JNF Israel Partners Meeting
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
8:30 – 10:00 am
JNF Community Presidents Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation)
3:00 – 6:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
9:00 – 10:30 am
Israel Experience Task Force Meeting
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
JNFuture Summit
9:30 – 11:30 am
Disabilities Task Force Meeting
10:00 – 11:00 am
Arad Task Force Meeting
10:00 – 11:30 am
Go North West Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Yerucham Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12: 00 pm
Gaza Envelope Task Force Meeting
10:15 – 12:00 pm
Arava Task Force Meeting
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Women for Israel Luncheon (Reservations Required)
Connecting American Jewry, Israel and the International Media over the Next 70 Years
Speaker: Captain (Res.) Libby Weiss, Former IDF Spokesperson
For more information and to register, click here.
12:00 – 2:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Opening Plenary
Featuring: Marlee Matlin, Academy Award Winning Actress and Activist: A Personal Story
Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus
Special Presentation of JNF Heritage Award to Andrew P. Klein
4:15 – 5:15 pm
College Summit Opening
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Housing Fund Committee Meeting
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30 pm
Shabbat Dinner (Reservations Required)
7:45 – 9:00 pm
Keynote Speaker
Holocaust Denial: A Personal Perspective
Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University
9:00 pm
Oneg Shabbat Dessert Reception
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
8:00 – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast Available
9:00 am
Shabbat Services
9:00 – 10:00 am
Small Communities Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 am
Arts and Entertainment Task Force Meeting
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Water Task Force Meeting
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Sapphire and Chai Society Program and Lunch
Leadership: Decidedly More Female
Speaker: Phyllis Kaminsky, President of Kaminsky Associates, International Consulting Firm
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Shabbat Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Plenary: Israel’s New Battlefield: Communications Strategies for Fighting Delegitimization
Speaker: Nathan E. Miller, President, Miller Ink
2:00 – 5:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
2:15 – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
The New Wave of Pioneers
Moderator: Stephanie Kelman, National Chair, JNFuture
Featuring: Captain (Res.) Libby Weiss, Former IDF Spokesperson
Parashat VaYera: Reconciling the (almost) Sacrifice of Isaac and Exile of Ishmael
A theological reading of conflict and resolution
Speaker: Rabbi Leor Sinai, Co-CEO, Alexander Muss High School in Israel
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Friends of Green Horizons (FOGH) Youth Movement Meeting: Our Children and Our Future
3:45 – 4:45 pm
Plenary: Disarmed: Unconventional Lessons from the World’s Only One-Armed Special Forces Sharpshooter
Speaker: Izzy Ezagui, Author and Former IDF Commander
5:00 – 6:00 pm
College Summit Partner Breakouts
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Major Donors Reception (By Invitation)
6:10 – 6:30 pm
College Summit Havdalah
7:30 – 9:30 pm
College Summit Party
8:00 – 11:00 pm
JNFuture Party
Wasted Grain (Scottsdale)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Conference Registration Available
7:00 – 8:45 am
Breakfast Available
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
JNF IN ISRAEL EXPO
7:30 – 8:30 am
Go North East Task Force Meeting
7:30 – 8:30 am
Fire and Rescue Task Force Meeting
8:00 – 9:00 am
Makom Task Force Meeting
9:00 – 9:45 am
Plenary: The David and the Goliath: Jews in the 21st Century
Speaker: Bari Weiss, Writer and Editor, The New York Times Op-Ed Page
9:50 – 11:10 am
JNF Joint Institute for Global Food, Energy, and Water Initiative Meeting: An Academic and Research Virtual College with the University of Arizona and the Arava Valley
10:00 – 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
Go North!: Building the Galilee for the 21st Century and Beyond
The Challenges and Opportunities in Building an Inclusive Society
10:00 – 11:00 am
College Summit: Regional Breakouts
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Plenary: Jewish National Fund Continuum: From Birth to the Boardroom
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Lunch Available
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Plenary: Israel Water Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Bob Lembke, President, United Water and Sanitation District
Moderator: Ben Perlman, Founder and President, Smart Water Group
Presenters: Yehuda Kaploun, President, WaterGen USA
Noa Zer, Director of Resource Development, Central Arava Regional Council
Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), The University of Arizona
Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
2:00 – 3:00 pm
College Summit Closing
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Go North!: Building the Galilee for the 21st Century and Beyond
Blueprint Negev: From Vision to Fruition and What Comes Next
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Plenary
Chop and Chat Face-Off Cooking Competition….Israeli Style
Featuring: Jamie Geller, American-Born Israeli Food Writer, Celebrity Chef
Lior Lev Sercarz, Chef and Owner of La Boite
6:30 pm
Dinner/Gala: Celebrating Israel@70
Featuring: Lior Suchard, World Renowned Master Mentalist
Capaim Band
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.
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.
Beginner Portrait Sculpting
Fridays, 2 – 5 pm
September 7-September 28
November 2-30, (No class on November 23)
This is a comprehensive class of practical instruction and hands-on sculpting in how to create a three-dimensional sculpture of the human face and head in clay. You will create and sculpt a generic portrait in clay. In these classes, you will learn the bones and anatomy of the face; how to correctly block in the human face; how to use variation in forms to create “movement”; how to use relative comparison to make features the correct size, and how train your eyes to recognize natural shapes and sharp/ soft transitions. Raymonde Zlotnikoff is an award winning international figurative sculptor who works and exhibits in both France and the United States. A $30 materials fee will be due on the first day of class.
Instructor: Raymonde Zlotnikoff
$285/ $275 J members
Perlman Art Studio
We’ve come a long way, baby … A loving tribute to Ohio wife and mother turned longtime Arizona resident who made herself into a national superstar as a best-selling author and syndicated journalist lauded for opening up the secret world of the mother and housewife. A comic look at one of our country’s most beloved voices – a voice that reassures us that yes, the world is sometimes crazy, but if we look at it and laugh, we have most of it covered.
Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End (Tucson) |
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