Calendar

Jan
18
Thu
Mischlinge Exposé: A Concert with Classical Pianist Carolyn Enger @ Crowder Hall, Fred Fox School of Music
Jan 18 @ 7:30 pm

As a musician with German-Jewish origins, Carolyn is deeply interested in exploring the history of assimilation and conversion behind the Mischlinge and bringing to life the stories of people like her father and godmother with music, art, literature, and film. Carolyn’s Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan). Interweaving video and audio testimony from Carolyn’s godmother and her father (both labeled Mischling, Grade A by the Nazis), with the music of composers from the salon period who converted to Christianity in the decades before the war, and works reacting to questions of identity after the war, the program vividly illustrates what it was like to be between worlds in Germany in the first half of the 20th century.

Jan
19
Fri
Men’s Mishnah Class Mon-Fri @ Congregation Chofetz Chayim
Jan 19 @ 6:15 am – 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.

Mommy & Me Rock Shabbat at Temple Kol Ami @ Temple Kol Ami Early Childhood Center
Jan 19 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Join us every Friday morning for a fun and interactive, parent-child class at Temple Kol Ami’s Early Childhood Center. Mommy & Me Rock Shabbat is a wonderful opportunity for parents and tots to have fun and spend quality time together in a warm Jewish environment.

Mommy & Me Rock Shabbat is open to all moms and their children ages infant to 2 years.

More than just a play group or social event, this teacher-led class offers a wealth of opportunities for moms to connect and share experiences with each other while their children learn and grow.

Typical Mommy & Me activities include:

  • Jewish themes & songs
  • Music & movement
  • Arts & crafts
  • Interactive, developmentally-appropriate Tot Shabbat

Come meet other moms while kids learn about group dynamics and prepare for pre-school.

Mommy & Me classes are just $5 per class (or $35 for a 10 class pass) for Temple Kol Ami members.

Non-members pay $10 per class (or $75 for a 10 class pass).

For registration or more information, please contact Temple Kol Ami Early Childhood Center at 480-951-5825. You may also feel free to email tkaecc@templekolami.org.

About the Teacher: Highly-experienced educator Rachel Schneider (our Rabbi’s wife!) leads Mommy & Me each week. Rachel has been teaching for nearly 20 years. She has taught preschool through 12th grade, most recently at Pardes in Scottsdale. She holds two master’s degrees: one from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and one from the University of Southern California. Rachel and her husband, Rabbi Jeremy Schneider, have four children ages 8, 6, 2, and 4 months old.

French Cuisine Cooking Class at The J
Jan 19 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

New! Beginner French 2

Tuesdays
January 16-February 20
6-8pm

In collaboration with the Alliance Française de Tucson, learn French from the very beginning! This class will work to quickly increase your ability to communicate in French. This class follows Beginner French. 
Course fee includes membership to the Alliance Française de Tucson.
$135 for students from Beginner French; $165 for new students
SNS Room 2

Jan
20
Sat
Men’s Mishnah Class Saturdays @ Congregation Chofetz Chayim
Jan 20 @ 8:15 am – 9:15 am

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 @ Congregation Bet Shalom
Jan 20 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

Shabbat Cholent Study @ Shalom Home
Jan 20 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Join us at Shalom Home every Shabbat morning to learn and discuss the weekly Torah portion with a 2018 perspective. Come enjoy meat and vegan varieties of cholent (prepared with love and made from scratch) along with Shalom Home baked challah. All are welcome!
Contact Jesse for more details: 480-619-3344 or shalomhomeaz@gmail.com
Swift Carnival @ Paradise Valley Family Resource Center
Jan 20 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Since 2001, the Swift Carnival has provided a fun and FREE way to introduce Swift’s mentorship programming to future campers and counselors. Seventh through twelfth grade teens team up with kindergarten through sixth grade students from Title 1 Schools, and are invited to play carnival games, have their faces painted and visit engaging attractions. In continued partnership with locally-owned and family-operated foodservice distributor, ACME, all event participants and volunteers are provided with a freshly prepared barbecued meal- completely free of charge.

Jan
21
Sun
Kinder Activity Day @ Tucson Hebrew Academy
Jan 21 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Tucson Hebrew Academy is enrolling for the 2018-19 school year! You’re invited to engage with our teachers, get a feel for our warm and supportive learning environments, and see THA in action with a tour of the building. Your student will have the opportunity to engage with future classmates and teachers.

“The 40-Day Challenge” – Make Happiness Happen with Esther Becker (Series 3) @ Southwest Torah Institute/Women's Academy of Jewish Studies
Jan 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Jewish wisdom teaches that it takes 40 days to form a habit. The same is true for molding character and how we look at life. In six 45 minute sessions with Esther Becker held on Sunday mornings at 10:30am, “The 40-day Challenge” is an ongoing series providing women with an engaging systematic approach to successfully integrate positive life enhancing attitudes. Our newest program “Make Happiness Happen” begins on Sunday, January 7th. The program is free and open to all women in the Tucson Jewish community.

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